Sweet Statue in a Quiet Spot

I was sent to the old St. Michael's Academy in Cornwall, Ontario when I was out hunting for a grotto for this week's get pushed challenge.
It is now a retirement home. The gardens remain, and the waterfall and stones that held the nativity scene remain, but the grotto itself is now gone.
I really must learn how to use my Photoshop program. Most of my shots are SOOC with just a bit of cropping but I know this photo would be so much nicer with no clutter in the background!

[Paul]

It's s lovely capture sooc. I love Cornwall. Been a while since e last visited though.

[Wendy]

@paul10 Thanks for your faithful commenting, Paul! I guess, "Ooops" is in order. I should have said Cornwall, Ontario!

[Paul]

@farmreporter. Oh. Haha. Well I've never been there then 😆😆

[Lisa Poland]

sweet statue

[Renee]

Nice discovery! At last you know what SOOC means!

[bkb in the city]

Beautiful statue

[Pat Knowles]

Beautiful serene girl & would be a pleasure to sit beside that in a garden. I wouldn't be able to get rid of the background but I can see what you mean.

[Granagringa]

Really lovely lighting. I especially like the light on her cheek. (You really had to find a grotto????)

[Wendy]

@granagringa Yep - that's my get pushed challenge for the week. It's going to be tougher than I thought!

[Suse♡]

Really beautiful and evocative shot

[Stephanie]

It's a very beautiful statute. The only religious grotto I know of is the one in Lourdes, France.

[Jenfurj]

It is a really lovely statue & has a very calm feel to it. I didn't notice the background until I read your caption.

[Nadiya Bilovodenko]

lovely shot!

[Jacqui Jay]

The shadowing on her stone face is subtle and sweet - a great contrast for the softness of the wood behind her. A blurred background might have been nice but the sunlight has given you a nice edge to the statue, pulling it away nicely. Good luck with the grotto hunting.