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Thomas Dambo's Long Lief Troll by Gary Walter, QPSA

November 2026 - Thomas Dambo's Long Lief Troll

About the Image(s)

Title: Thomas Dambo's Long Lief Troll

About This Image: Thomas Dambo is a Danish artist who constructs large wooden sculptures of trolls from recycled wood material all over the world. You can learn more about him and his installed sculptures at Thomas Dambo - Home. According to Dambo Long Leif
at 13 meters, the tallest troll I have ever made. He planted living trees as part of the build, and reminds us how important it is to nurture the forests.

Equipment Used: Canon EOS R5Mk2, RF24-105 F4L IS lens at 25 mm
Camera Settings: Aperture Priority, ISO 400, 1/1000sec, f/9, 0 EV, pattern metering
Lighting Conditions: Midday, 12:50 PM local time, Bright sunny day with a few clouds in the sky.
Where and When: Ortenstone Gardens & Sculpture Park, Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, USA.

Post-Processing: In Lightroom: created a virtual copy, enabled lens profile, remove chromatic aberration, straightened & cropped using LR Transform tool, adjusted blacks, whites, shadows, highlights; then adjusted clarity and dehaze; Using the color mixer tool adjusted the colors; No edits in photoshop on this image.

 

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