The Venus De Milo is perhaps the most famous Greek sculpture known today, and for good reason. Discovered in 1820 by a peasant farmer in the island of Milos, the statue's arms and plinth have never been accounted for, creating an aura of mystery about what exactly she was doing (ie. holding an apple is a popular theory), and where the rest of the structure could be found.Nevertheless, her beauty is on display at the Louvre, one of my three favorite museums (along with the Musee D'Orsay in Paris and Metropolitan Museum in NYC). Here, I was trying to capture the texture of the stone, while simultaneously trying to black out all the other tourists surrounding her and the flashes from their cameras. Thankfully, I was able to get the image of her alone with the black background as the perfect juxtaposition. (I must confess I still have no idea what I did with the lens/camera to achieve this but as I continue this "journey" I hope to figure it out so I can reproduce this effect at will).
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