Description: A sculpted flame erupting from a cylindrical flameholder is mounted on a squat pedestal resembling a flattened granite pyramid with ribs. The flame is covered in gold leaf, and a low chain railing surrounds the ensemble. A plaque is mounted on the flameholder but is unreadable in this photograph. Behind the monument is a low stone railing, and cars are descending and disappearing into an underpass behind it, although the entrance to the underpass itself is not visible because it is beneath the monument in the foreground. The monument and underpass are in shadow. Beyond them, a metallic bridge is visible crossing a river, and on the opposite, sunlit shore of the river, there are many trees.
Technical Details:
Body: Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5 compact digital
Lens: Leica DC Vario-Elmar (integrated)
Exposure/Focus: full auto (about 1/250 and f/8 at ISO 100)
Web Preparation: Photoshop 5.0
Miscellaneous: handheld
Date: July 24, 2008
Location: Place de l'Alma, Paris, France
Photo ID: P20080724 Liberty Flame
Photo Credit: Copyright © 2008 by Anthony Atkielski. All rights reserved.