Zapata

Offerings at the feet of Zapata. I don't know if they were prayers for his soul or to him as an unofficial saint.
Location
Chicano Park, San Diego
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Zeiss Super Ikonta 531
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Portra 160
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neg scan
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Digital Ice for dust
I wish I could have a nice photograph of the whole statue, but his face was in deep shadow. He's facing straight west with a sombrero on his head - very difficult to shoot. With all the bridge components blocking the sun, you might never get a good exposure of the whole statue.
 
@pbromaghin you could create something interesting from the problem lighting by making multiple shots, mounting them as an up/down vertical array, not even trying to match contrast etc, not even trying to turn them into a proper panorama.

I'll bet those votive candles are lit sometimes and those flowers are refreshed...lots of photo project potential.

That one statue could become a fun project all by itself
 

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