I spent sometime with this statue capturing different angles seeing what views I could get. When I decided to converted to black and white the ideas started flowing.
Nikon D7000 1/160 sec f/11 ISO-100 at 105mm
Here I kept the colors in the background while changing just the statue to monochrome
Nikon D7000 1/160 sec f/11 ISO-100 at 105mm
For this one I went darker, I adjusted contrast and shadows to make something much darker while boosting the highlights to bring out the lighter parts.
Nikon D7000 1/640 sec f/11 ISO-100 at 105mm