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ChrisJ (86876) 2012-03-13 1:40

Hi Beverley

The warm dark red rust brown colors of the scuplture contrast well against the blue sky. The bg wind turbines add interest & the people in the distance animate the scene. Not sure about the 4 Frankenstein type bolts, in the back of the statue. Hope it doesnt start to walk in the water! But that's more directed at the artist, rather than the photographer. Tfs!

SnapRJW (18752) 2012-03-13 2:59

Hello Bev - I'm so pleased you have posted a Gormley figure. My son has taken some shots of this amazing place (B&W) and its good to see a colour shot. The figure stiff and straight backed looks so incongruous standing on the beach with feet buried in the sand. I like the fact that you have 'real' people in the shot, they together with wind turbines add a sense of place and accentuate the vastness of the flat beach scape. A strong and successful composition. I thin I shall have to pay this place a visit! Warm regards Rosemary

tyro (13101) 2012-03-13 4:31

Hello Bev,

An interesting note and a very fine picture with which to illustrate it. Even more interesting are your workshop pictures.

Are all these stautes identical? I know that they are all life-size representations of the artists's own body, but are they all the same and in the same posture? And what are those four bits - one on each buttock and one on each shoulder blade - are they the casting marks of the iron figures? And what about the figure being admired by the two ladies in one of your workshop pictures - has someone draped some seaweed over the figure to represent a fine head of hair?

Lovely lighting in this one with, again, good juxtaposition of two complementary colours - yellow (sand) and blue (sky). Again, a gorgeous sky, helped by your use of a polarising filter, and excellent composition with two figures of people (or, perhaps, a person and a statue) right in line of sight of the foreground statue. Excellent sharpness and detail too with wind turbines clearly visible on the horizon.

Beautiful!

Kind Regards,

John.

ikeharel (37356) 2012-03-13 9:37

For a moment I thought you taken a vacation...in such a place, you know...
Dear Beverly,
A most magnificent POV to take a wide empty sandy space on the beach, and post the statue like he was looking towards the horizon.
There I spot many wind-turbines - from here I can imagine a conclussion that someone just landed from another era - to look at our future with no fossil-fuels consumed.
Good evening
Ike

delpeoples (44960) 2012-03-14 1:52

Hi Bev

An excellent shot of this fascinating statue. I probably would have panned a little further to the right in order to capture the entire shadow of the statue. Superb sharpness and beautiful earthy tones. I am intrigued with these status where they become submerged by the tide. Fascinating!

Have a beautiful day
Lisa

chrisostomou (568) 2012-03-14 5:55

hola Beverley!

very interesting exhibition for sure! really funny till to realize it is a statue…great sharpness and clearness..magnificent colors of the sand and the blue sky! nice work!


my greetings!

holmertz (26958) 2012-03-14 11:35

Hello Beverley,
Seeing the thumbnail, my first tought was "uh-uh, nudity, not permitted". ;-)
Looking closer I see it's a fine shot of an impressive statue in an unusual but very attractive place. Art, I guess mainly sculptures, get a new dimension and significance when seen in an unexpected context. Surrounded by the huge stretch of sand and the clouds above, this brown man looks weird and beautiful. I think you placed him quite correctly too, just off-centre, his back to the edge, looking into the composition.
Kind regards,
Gert

Budapestman (82620) 2012-03-14 13:53

Hi Beverley,
suggestive shot, I like the composition and the atmosphere of the photo, the colours and lights are splendid, Tfs! Have a nice evening! Kellemes estét kívánok!
György

bertolucci (13351) 2012-03-15 1:30

Good mornin' Bev!
A fine catch of this stature, looking at the humans a bit further down the beach. The weathered appearance adds a lot to the storytelling and those 'bolt marks' have the same affect. A very good capture of a very intersting art project in its intended context!
Have a lovely day !
Bert

sacavem (18576) 2012-03-15 10:15

Olá Beverley,

Very interesting these statues in the middle of the "beach". After all it is art at all sites. Good photography complement the one already posted above. TFS.

Cumprimentos,
Filipe

macjake (39235) 2012-03-17 0:34

Hi Bev

haha...so funny, even before reading your note below, i said to myself "as promised" - in reference to you saying on the post previous that you'd show us the statue! :)

and you start off by saying "as promised"....awesome!

even funnier is that in the position you're standing, it almost looks as if there is smoke coming out of the ears of the statue!
and yes, this is very interesting indeed. for people who are just visiting the area, perhaps they mistake someone getting submerged in water!

strange post, but i like it.
cheers
craig

jester5 (1620) 2012-03-22 6:54

A surreal image and a great one Beverley.Beautiful composition and colour.
I too was wondering about the bits on buttocks and shoulder blades and concluded that that is where the wings were attached before he was sent to earth on a recce.;-)

thebest (3370) 2012-03-30 12:08

Hi Beverley,

Oh at first glance I thought this was the UK chef...can't think of his name?
Then I wondered about the bionic fixtures.
After reading the notes I am much wiser... interesting would be great to see... on my next trip to the UK I shall have to visit Crosby.
It is a great photo POV colours & clarity are all excellent.

Kind regards,
Dawn.