Hwy15_David@CeasarsPalace

David before and after Photoshop

We set out in the Mojave at sunrise for Las Vegas. I wanted to spare Toyota and Senica, as much as possible, from the relentless beat of the desert sun. We arrived in Vegas around 11AM
and saw David among other things in Ben Seigel and Virginia Hills lovechild.

I didn't realize how strongly that blazing sun influenced me until I paired my version of the David photo with a sunrise shot taken that morning, the colors match completely...
wonder how I'll experience David in Florence (I believe) when I take Senica to Italy for her 16th birthday..

It was interesting to me how I could actually build layers in photoshop that more truly conveyed the inner light and tonal nuance of marble. Perhaps in controlled lighting conditions and with the right knowledge of, and camera capable of it, this could be captured directly.