BOTH SCULPTURES THAT ARE SHOWN ON THE RIGHT ARE ALLEGORIES OF THE ISSUE OF HUMANITY AND ARE PART OF THE SCULPTURE COLLECTION YOU WILL FIND IN THE GARDEN „BÜRGERWIESE“. THIS PUBLIC GARDEN IS LOCATED IN THE CITY CENTRE OF DRESDEN AND WAS BUILT BETWEEN 1838 AND 1869.

“VENUS, ARMOR DIE FLÜGEL BESCHNEIDEND” (VENUS CLIPPING AMOR’S WINGS) IS PROBABLY SELF-EXPLANATORY.

SOME WORDS OF EXPLANATION FOR „ZWEI MÜTTER“(TWO MOTHERS):

YOU SEE TWO MOTHERS FIGHTING FOR A PLACE ON A ROCK DURING A FLOOD. THE PLACE IS SMALL AND ADEQUATE ONLY FOR ONE MOTHER. THE HUMAN MOTHER WITH HER CHILD IS FIGHTING AGAINST A TIGRESS CARRYING HER CUB. THE END OF THE STORY IS NOT CLEAR.

THE LIGHT SITUTAION IN THE GARDEN IS DIFFICULT. I USED A MULTISHOT TECHNIQUE NAMED HDR (HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE) TO GET A WELL EXPOSED FINAL IMAGE. I WORKED IN THIS CASE WITH FIVE EXPOSURES, WHICH WERE THEN COMBINED / MERGED DOWN TO ONE TO GET A WELL BALANCED FINAL PICTURE WITH DEFINED SHADOWS AND HIGHLIGHTS.