Beautiful work - great capture

Powerful sculpture and fine shot.

Lovely camera work super captcher!!

A completely different expression. As you say, confidence. And that can muster others to perform when all seems overwhelming. This sculptor is a real artist. And so are you, considering the treatment of this subject - a strong profile image a little from below. Keep up the good work! :-)

Very very well composed and beautiful picture !!!!!!!!!

Older than the rest. Experienced. Guessing late 30s. It is hard for a 19 year old to feel as this man does. Great shot and series.

You captured every stroke of the sculptor's tools, Tara. An amazing photo of an amazing sculpture!

I agree with Bill, this one has some age on him. Confident but also vigilant. Most would have taken a wide shot and that would have been just another monument. But you, with your superb artist's eye focused on the faces and in doing so brought them to life. A great series.

A superb series. It is really good to see this marvellous work close up.

Superb capture. God bless.

What an intense photo, and very beautiful against that dark background. Great series, my friend..

love tht accent on the head and the choice of th background

Fine capture.

ditto several commenters, incl bill, mark and andrea. I appreciate bill's perspective, as he's been in war. And yes, this man does seem more experienced. Again, you've composed your shot with the person on one side---it's hard to explain this, but centering, because it's centered, takes away the independence of the surrounding, because everything points to the object in the center; whereas placing an object on either side gives much more voice to the 'other' side, thus there are two distinct entities communing with each other, or at least contrasting with each other. So you allow the background to speak much more, by putting these busts on one side. But, more importantly, it also makes them feel like they're walking into a long empty space, which they are, in war, both internally and externally.

Also you have him in pure profile---not common in this series---which makes him look 'noble' (it gives him an air of leadership and nobility). And he's bathed in light, whereas your background is suddenly very dark. All beautifully handled, Tara. A terrific end to a terrific series. I saw these a few times; but sitting with them in detail has brought so much out of them. Artists capturing art is a difficult balance; you have done it consummately.

Tara, I'm at 40 minutes, and I want to do bill as well. But this is part 1. I'll do part 2 in the next couple of days. I'm not done here!