How and Why
Although the exposure of this image suggests otherwise the light levels in the Louvre are very low and difficult to hand-hold in. Despite this I managed to hand-hold the camera sufficiently steady to allow this famous statue to be rendered sharp from a less conventional angle. The slow shutter speed at 1/6 th of a second has given an interesting and energetic sense of movement to the people observing.
Despite the direct light of the spotlights in the top left of the frame there is no flare to be seen in the image thanks to the excellent optics of this lens.
The context of the image reminds me of the photographs of posing celebrities in front of jostling photojournalists at film premieres and award ceremonies and there's some really interesting characterisation in the people viewing the sculpture, especially the open mouthed lady to the left of the frame.
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