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**KC0PET** · 12-01-2018, 08:21 PM

The Missouri State Capitol exterior is being renovated. Part of the project is removing the bronze statue of Ceres from the top to be repaired and cleaned then reinstalled about a year from now (she is the Roman goddess of agriculture). The crane they brought in is actually quite large. This was a couple weeks ago, I ended up only having a 50mm lens with me which limited my shooting options. Here are a few shots.

**goatsNdonkey** · 12-07-2018, 11:45 AM

Bronze of large black bear cubs visiting a honey tree.

Rokinon/Samyang f/2 16mm + K10D

**WPRESTO** · 12-07-2018, 02:14 PM - **1 Like**

I think this is a farmer working with a hoe.

**goatsNdonkey** · 12-21-2018, 11:39 AM

Walking around the Morgan County, Illinois, Civil War monument, in Jacksonville. In 1920, the monument was dedicated to the memory not only of men from the county who served in the Union Army, but also to the sacrifice of local women and other citizens who contributed to the war effort. Notably, the statue is not of a general (something I have so far not seen on an Illinois Civil War monument, nor of an infantry soldier (which is extremely common and to be expected), but of the female figure "Columbia." The inscription below the front of the statue reads in part: "In memory of the men whose stalwart patriotism and willing sacrifice preserved the Union and abolished slavery."

Tamron Adaptall-2 40A 35-135mm + K10D

**simple1** · 12-21-2018, 12:13 PM - **1 Like**

Ex Nihilo, Fragment No. 8 by Frederick Hart

**WPRESTO** · 12-21-2018, 04:17 PM - **1 Like**

Brian MacMahon.

**WPRESTO** · 01-19-2019, 06:41 AM - **3 Likes**

Roman women condemning to death a gladiator who under-performed. X-posted, which I don't normally like to do, but I rather like this statue. I found it both unusual and evocative.

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**KC0PET** · 01-19-2019, 07:45 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by WPRESTO

Roman women condemning to death a gladiator who under-performed. X-posted, which I don't normally like to do, but I rather like this statue. I found it both unusual and evocative.

Kind of reminds me of a boss I once had (more than likely if we lived in Roman times, I probably would have been part of the Colosseum entertainment)

This thread has been slow, here is one.

**KC0PET** · 01-19-2019, 05:39 PM

These people are just not appropriately dressed for the weather.

**WPRESTO** · 01-19-2019, 08:05 PM

A Vestal Virgin who has lost her head. Vandals cannot seem to resist either smashing the nose or knocking off the head a statue.

**KC0PET** · 01-19-2019, 08:28 PM

Originally posted by WPRESTO

A Vestal Virgin who has lost her had.

Well at least she had a had at one time

**WPRESTO** · 02-12-2019, 04:14 AM - **1 Like**

Livingston, overlooking the waterfall that he "discovered" = the first European to see it.

timb64 · 02-13-2019, 06:30 AM - **2 Likes**

Mountainside Tignes,France

**WPRESTO** · 02-13-2019, 07:18 AM

A Fiat on stilts? I thought that sort of vehicle modification was the province of Beetles.
Not sure who this couple is supposed to be or represent, but they look fit enough.

**jacamar** · 02-13-2019, 07:28 AM - **1 Like**

Statues originally placed on tombs in ancient Mapuche cemeteries, on display at the Museum of Pre-Colombian Art,Santiago, Chile.

12-01-2018, 08:21 PM	#826
KC0PET Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Central Missouri Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,273	The Picking of Ceres The Missouri State Capitol exterior is being renovated. Part of the project is removing the bronze statue of Ceres from the top to be repaired and cleaned then reinstalled about a year from now (she is the Roman goddess of agriculture). The crane they brought in is actually quite large. This was a couple weeks ago, I ended up only having a 50mm lens with me which limited my shooting options. Here are a few shots.

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goatsNdonkey Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Fulton County, Illinois Posts: 3,730	Bronze of large black bear cubs visiting a honey tree. Rokinon/Samyang f/2 16mm + K10D

12-21-2018, 11:39 AM	#829
goatsNdonkey Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Fulton County, Illinois Posts: 3,730	*Walking around the Morgan County, Illinois, Civil War monument, in Jacksonville.* In 1920, the monument was dedicated to the memory not only of men from the county who served in the Union Army, but also to the sacrifice of local women and other citizens who contributed to the war effort. Notably, the statue is not of a general (something I have so far not seen on an Illinois Civil War monument, nor of an infantry soldier (which is extremely common and to be expected), but of the female figure "Columbia." The inscription below the front of the statue reads in part: "In memory of the men whose stalwart patriotism and willing sacrifice preserved the Union and abolished slavery." Tamron Adaptall-2 40A 35-135mm + K10D

12-21-2018, 12:13 PM - 1 Like	#830
simple1 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: In the Florida swamps Posts: 764	Ex Nihilo, Fragment No. 8 by Frederick Hart

01-19-2019, 07:45 AM - 1 Like	#833
KC0PET Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Central Missouri Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,273	Originally posted by WPRESTO Roman women condemning to death a gladiator who under-performed. X-posted, which I don't normally like to do, but I rather like this statue. I found it both unusual and evocative. Kind of reminds me of a boss I once had (more than likely if we lived in Roman times, I probably would have been part of the Colosseum entertainment) This thread has been slow, here is one.

01-19-2019, 05:39 PM	#834
KC0PET Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Central Missouri Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,273	These people are just not appropriately dressed for the weather.

01-19-2019, 08:28 PM	#836
KC0PET Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Central Missouri Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,273	Originally posted by WPRESTO A Vestal Virgin who has lost her had. Well at least she had a had at one time

02-13-2019, 06:30 AM - 2 Likes	#838
timb64 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: /Situation : Doing my best to avoid idiots! Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,510	Mountainside Tignes,France

02-13-2019, 07:28 AM - 1 Like	#840
jacamar Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Toronto Photos: Albums Posts: 3,443	Statues originally placed on tombs in ancient Mapuche cemeteries, on display at the Museum of Pre-Colombian Art,Santiago, Chile.