Saint Benedict Canvas Print

The Monte Cassino monastery & basilica were blow to bits during World War II. Which summarizes the results of a miss understood combatant communication. The statue we see today was also disassembled with an allied explosion. However, it was pieced back together as part of the post-World war effort to put the place to right. I really like this statue as it looks as though Saint Benedict is watching for someone coming up behind him from the corner of his left eye.

My subjects are both natural and architectural. I am interested in textures and shapes and how light and shadow play on those objects often creating new ones. I use a Nikon D-800, and an iPhone 10s Max. I make every effort to compose in the camera and thus I crop infrequently. I use Lightroom, Photoshop & NIK to work with highlights & shadows which often brings out the elements in a photograph for which I have primary interest. I have no hesitation using any other tool if the results make the photograph work. My preference is to do nothing to a photograph presenting it as it was taken. My web site is named light & shadows because both light and shadows are the visual elements that hold the most fascination for me. If time and space...