Take Up Your Ped & Walk Photo

Photographer’s Note

If you’re a statue and the pigeons are really getting to you, what can you do about it?
Simple: get down off your pedestal and point your toes in a new direction.

So, dear readers, if this weekend is not to your liking, don’t let the pigeons and seagulls get to you!
Pick up your cameras and walk

Tech: shot in RAW, converted to jpg, reduced and sharpened

The image is admittedly not technically perfect but this was a point and shoot situation -- our statue was moving surprisingly quickly, not wanting to get caught, I think! If it makes you smile, then I have done my job for today (^o^)

Thanks for looking and have a wonderful weekend

pierrefonds, jmcl, PixelTerror, maloutim, FORJP001, MLINES, rajhema has marked this note useful

Critiques | Translate

UnTrained (0) 2007-07-14 11:24

Hi Silke,
well done. Never seen a better statue in movement (but this is not an often situation). Looks very strange with his grey in the colours around and with this concentrated face.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

pierrefonds (26645) 2007-07-14 12:19

Hi Silke,

A nice photo of the statue, the POV is showing a lot of details. It is giving the impression that it is moving. The photo has a good composition, sharpness and nice colors. have a good weekend.

Pierre

captainsgirl (3448) 2007-07-14 15:31

Silke,
Oh my gosh, amazing! I think I would of looked twice at this myself and am now as I'm looking at your photo! TFS
donna:o)

jmcl (14149) 2007-07-14 22:19

Hi Silke,

the contrast in tone from the silver grey subject to the background is great .. really adds to the dimension and makes your statue leap from the screen .. great moment .. well done.

take care,

John

Graal (58720) 2007-07-14 23:56

Hi Silke,
funny statue, good caught theme, interesting reportage and note. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

Silvio1953 (42821) 2007-07-15 0:27

Hi Silke, fun photo, lovely walking statue, very well done, have a nice week end, ciao Silvio

PixelTerror (86839) 2007-07-15 2:41

Hi Silke,
A quite common view in the touristic places of our european cities during the season, LOL for being shot in Britain I find this one quite Napoleonian in style ;-)
Have a nice sunday JY

jplebrun (17322) 2007-07-15 8:36

Bonjour Silke, photo original d'un saltimbanque tout aussi original, bien vu,
Salutations
Jean-Pierre

maloutim (4047) 2007-07-15 19:15

Hi Silke!
I always enjoy these living statues we meet in cities, entertaining tourists, and true, it must be funny seeing one walking! I like the reduced colours in your picture, that suit the grey colour of the "statue" very well.
TFS.
Marie Louise.

jaywalker (12302) 2007-07-17 10:02

Hi Silke, What a fun photo, & your note is excellent, I love the B/W mix even if it is his clothes, your POV is perfect catching his great expression, well composed & TFS, kind regards Wilson.

FORJP001 (3819) 2007-07-20 13:40

Hi Silke,

Nice pedlar you shot there. Statue looks like a real one...

Jean-Pierre

Glint (3074) 2007-07-27 11:13

hello Silke,
this is good fun. You did well to get such a good composition. I like the Englishness of it, with the green tile fronted pub in the background.

Bev

MLINES (10966) 2007-08-06 16:20

Hi Silke. A most unusual and creative capture. Well arranged to have the statue walking. Very good colours and presentation. TFS. Murray.

PatyP (234) 2009-01-22 1:43