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#project365 [day 88] Triumph of Galatea

From the NY's Metropolitan Museum vast collection of musical instruments, this harpsichord designed by Michele Todini is one of the most striking. It depicts the Triumph of Galatea, reference to fresco completed about 1514 by the Italian painter Raphael, and supported by three Tritons. It originally formed part of Michele Todini's Galeria Armonica and was described in his catalogue of 1676. Todini designed several lavish mathematical and musical machines and charged admission from the aristocrats who visited his gallery. The artistic quality of the case ranks it among the finest examples of Roman Baroque decorative art; Todini's ingenuity and search for new forms of instrumental expressivity grew out of the same musical climate that led to the invention of the piano.
This was also a great opportunity to do a test run for Macphun's Aurora HDR, their latest offering, this time in conjunction with HDR master Trey Ratcliff. First impressions are great, with very simple and intuitive sliders to manipulate all the parameters and really fast feedback. I'll try to do a small review in the coming weeks.

-- Gear
Fujifilm X-T1
Fujifilm XF18-135mmF3.5-5.6R LM OIS WR
-- Post
Lightroom : Initial tone and final crop.
Macphun AuroraHDR: HDR photomerge and toning