Rio Christ the Redeemer — Cloud Drama
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Christ the Redeemer atop Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro photographed from Mirante Dona Marta — the 38-metre statue above the Rio cityscape, dramatic cumulonimbus clouds developing behind, the tropical afternoon light.
Description
Cristo Redentor — Christ the Redeemer — stands 38 metres tall on the 710-metre peak of Corcovado mountain above Rio de Janeiro, visible from virtually every point in the city. The statue, designed by French sculptor Paul Landowski and completed in 1931, has become the most globally recognised symbol of Brazil. Photography of the statue from the Corcovado base — looking up the slope — produces the most dramatic angle on the extended arms against the sky, but requires navigating the significant tourist density at the statue base itself. This photograph was made from the Mirante Dona Marta viewpoint on a secondary Tijuca Forest peak — at the same elevation as the lower slopes of Corcovado but on a separate ridge — which provides an elevated diagonal view of the statue against the Rio cityscape below and the developing cumulonimbus clouds of a tropical afternoon storm system. The 400mm telephoto compression brings the statue close while retaining the city-scale context.
