Grosse Tête, a photo from Ile-de-France, Nord

Photographer's Note

I finally found the location of this giant head sculpture thanks to a book called Paris; Viewed from the Sky. It is just next to Les Halles. Unfortunately the sculpture has suffered some vandalism. I took several shots and chose this one because it had the fewest people in it, plus, it was taken from a different angle than the other shot of it I have seen on TE.

A note on the title: In French tête means head. And gros/grosse means big. Just like the words grand/grande, apparently there is some unwritten rule about which nouns go with which adjectives, (I still have troubles with it). The other meaning of the title is big ego, for example fame could give someone a "big head".

Postprocessing: Origninally taken in color, I converted the image to greyscale. I adjusted the levels quite a bit to make the shadows more dramatic.

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RegisMinot (1543) 2004-05-29 9:38

The dark background underlines the dramatic aspect of that head . You have chosen the right angle of view.
I have only a small criticism about the presence of the woman on the right, which distracts the eye from the main subject.

omritoppol (826) 2004-05-29 11:00

A very good POV i must agree. I like the shades in this picture, good choice to use B&W, but it is a bit gray IMO. Thanks for sharing

flydragon (0) 2004-08-16 4:13

hello Michele
another shot from this big head
different from the other composition
but i really like your composition
verry classic but its work ;o)
and your black and white is really good
a bit dramatic
well done

voodoo (60) 2004-10-07 5:05

Nice job, very soothingly lighted.///Matt