Gargoyles & Grotesques

Taken 27-Sep-13

Visitors 31

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Categories & Keywords

Category:Architecture and Structures

Subcategory:Buildings

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Keywords:Ansonia, NYC, New York City, Northstar Gallery, architecture, architecture, babewyn, chimeres, cycle of life, foliate head, gargoyle, green man, grotesques, monsters, mythology, rebirth, sculpture, stone

Photo Info

Dimensions6000 x 4000

Original file size13.2 MB

Image typeJPEG

Color spacesRGB

Date taken27-Sep-13 11:01

Date modified17-Oct-13 22:34

Shooting Conditions

Camera makeNIKON CORPORATION

Camera modelNIKON D3X

Focal length175 mm

Focal length (35mm)175 mm

Max lens aperturef/2.8

Exposure1/160 at f/6.3

FlashNot fired

Exposure bias-1 EV

Exposure modeAuto

Exposure prog.Normal

ISO speedISO 640

Metering modePattern

Digital zoom1x

Green Man at the Ansonia

Green Man grotesque at the Ansonia NYC. Across time and cultures, The Green Man symbolizes rebirth and renewal representing the cycle of life and new growth that occurs every spring. The Green Man is most commonly depicted in a sculpture as a representation of a face which is made of, or completely surrounded by leaves or other foliage.