Heavenly Archer

After seeing Clash of the Titans (in 3D) last week I figured it was time to go ahead and post this picture.  I took it at the Huntington Gardens, and after a little research, I found out this is a statue of the Roman goddess Diana.  The statue is called Diana of the Chase, as she is a hunter.  Although she is a Roman goddess, she has a Greek equivalent, who is Artemis (she is not specifically called out in Clash of the Titans 3D, however her fellow gods are).  As she is a goddess and not human she can’t be instigating violence against the gods, but if she was a human and shooting up at the gods, it would probably be bad news for her.  

If you’ve seen the original Clash of the Titans, or the remake (which can be seen in 3D), you know that picking a fight with the Greek gods is a pretty terrible idea.  They’re gods after all, and have all kinds of powers and can crush puny humans pretty easily.  You would also know this is a bad idea if you’ve read anything about Greek mythology; if you can’t read though, you should see Clash of the Titans (in 3D) to learn that messing with gods is a bad idea.

Exif information
Model	Canon EOS 20D
Original date	2010:01:17 12:17 AM
Exposure time	1/250 sec
Focal length	21mm
F-Stop	f/8
ISO speed	ISO-100
Exposure Bias	0

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Put Him In!

Today’s bonus post is a crossover, not unlike popular TV series such as Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order, which have also done crossovers.  Last summer I went out shooting in Wichita with my Cousin and as I was taking this picture, unbeknownst to me, he was taking my picture.  As a cross-promotional endeavor, we decided to post each of our perspectives of the same scene.  I wanted to get a different angle on this statue that is in front of Wichita State’s Eck Stadium where they play baseball.  It isn’t always easy to set up for certain angles, and as you can see on Matthew’s page, this was one of those times.  As you’ll see, I’m pretty sprawled out on the concrete to get this angle.

Check out my Cousin Matthew’s take on the scene at http://matthewwellsphotography.blogspot.com/.  While you’re at it, check out his other work too.

Edit: Damn!  He outdid me in the humor department.. this time!

Exif information
Model	Canon EOS 20D
Original date	2009:09:05 14:19
Exposure time	1/200 sec
Focal length	10mm
F-Stop	f/10
ISO speed	ISO-100
Exposure Bias	0