Easter Island figure

We were given this as a Christmas Present many years ago by my sister in law Victoria. It sits proudly in our garden.

Now, I know I am never going to get to Easter Island for real, so this was taken in the garden.

It is a kind of homage to Michael Kenna, one of my favourite photographers, who published 44 images of Easter Island in a book. Take a look at his work if you get a moment.

http://www.michaelkenna.net/gallery.php?id=23

[Jason Daniels]

Wow, would love to go to Easter Island, but I may live vicariously in your backyard...

[Sean O'Neill]

@bobfoto Haha, I fear my backyard would not be exciting enough for you Jason.

[Leonie Mogridge]

With the big open sky as the background, this looks huge....How big is it?

[Jocasta]

Fantastic - very Kenna - never heard of these statues before - do you think they inspired Anthony Gormley?

[Sean O'Neill]

@onie about 3ft Leonie. I perched it on our outdoor Jenga blocks and lay on the grass to shoot it!

[Sean O'Neill]

@jocasta maybe they did.

[Jason Daniels]

@seanoneill - Oh I don't know.... you got this guy?

[John Falconer]

Great shot.

[Kathy A]

This is fabulous, great pov.

[Phil]

He looks great - I have one (from homebase) which is the nearest I'll ever get to Easter Island too!

[Quin]

Fabulous pov and great processing

[Ann Stenson]

This is just awesome Sean...love your pov! : )

[Britt Nhi Sarah]

It's got a 1950's feel to it. Great!

[Sjouk]

Great picture, love the Pov and thanks for the link, really interesting & gorgeous pictures that man has !!

[Taffy]

Wow -- what a great choice for POV!

[Danny G.]

Fabulous pov, cool figure

[Humphrey Hippo]

Love the texture. He looks so grand.

[emily tull]

cool dude

[Ruth Moucharafieh]

and i thought you were there!!! Love the light and texture!

[Lee]

Like how you've done this, great POV and the texture stands out really well.

[Ceeceebee]

Fabulous statue, for a moment I thought you were there and was insanely jealous! Great pov, it looks so large.

[8yearson]

That's what you call a double chin.... and I should worry haha! Great photo Sean, your pov has made this appear gigantic!

[Hubregt Visser]

Beautiful shot! It seems huge, but for some reason I think that the real size is moderate?

[dh (delena)]

I like the low pov. It makes it look very imposing.

[Ingrid Budge]

Cool shot Sean, seeing this is as close as I'll get too! So many places I'd love to visit, maybe one day ....

[KWind]

Love it.... fabulous POV! Beautiful in B&W!

[Liane]

wow, great shot

[☠northy]

this is really nicely done! excellent pov and composition... and just the right amount of shadow for interest...

[fife]

Fabulous POV. Well done!

[Pat Knowles]

You have replicated your artist Michael Kenna very well...love the dominance you have achieve in this shot....a very strong face!

[Simply Amanda]

Nicely captured. Perfect pov. It looks HUGE!

[Andreas]

Fabulous perspective, really looks like the real thing. Fab processing

[Corinne]

before reading your comment I was just thinking you were lucky to have seen this ! i like the idea of having it in your garden !
the pov makes it look enormous !

[R L Anderson]

What a terrific protector for a garden! I have seen a gargoyle or two that were impressive but none more so than this Easter Island miniature!

[diane day]

amazing capture and perspective....