"Split Personality", a photo from British Columbia, Western

Photographer's Note

"Split Personality" is a good way of describing this sand sculpture on display at the Harrison Sand Castle Exhibition this week. The air space down the middle was only about 3 inches wide. The skill and craftsmanship in this sculpture and others on display is quite incredible. I quite liked the colors here and as always, it was a challenge to get an image without unnecessary clutter to distract from its beauty.

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Rafer (0) 2008-09-12 9:21

fantastico juego de luces y sombras...y contrastes..

rgarrigus (0) 2008-09-12 9:22

Hi Gerald,

That is fascinating to look at. Hard to imagine it is made of sculpted sand. The blue sky and lake backdrop is perfect and the side lighting really makes the image for me.

Cheers!

Bob G.

danyy (0) 2008-09-12 9:26

Une oeuvre d'art qui ne vivra pas longtemps, sauf que par cette superbe photo, tu l'as bien immortalisée sur image.
Parfaites lumières et couleurs.
Amicalement.
Daniel.

JCG (35153) 2008-09-12 9:31

Hi Gerald,

I am always admiring in front of these sculpture on sand. Here I wonder how this artist could obtain such right lines, this is fabulous. A very beautiful photograph which pays a nice homage with this work, the good management of the light gives much relief. Well done Gerald

With all my friendships and a very good WE,

Jean-Charles

goodwill (4274) 2008-09-12 9:50

Except that red line which distracts ,the shot is a good one for a beginner in photography.
Keeping it simple you have shown the maturity of a seasoned man, Gerald.
Bisecting in two the craftsman has provided ample opprtunities for the travellers and photographers to enjoy his skill.

TFS
Rajeev

kiks (12805) 2008-09-12 10:25

This is very good!! Not only the sand artwork that is amzing but also your composition with good exposure and perfect bg.
Thanks for showing it
Best regadrs
KIks

afroditi (731) 2008-09-12 11:05

Hi Gerald!
Amazing picture and colours!
afroditi

yetis_bey (337) 2008-09-12 11:20 [Comment]

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dareco (17136) 2008-09-12 11:40

This is so cool! Amazing art!! An excellent picture, very good colors and textures. I love the lighting and the shadows. TFS and have a happy day!

jmdias (115156) 2008-09-12 17:03

gerald

amazing artwork, we can be surprised it is only build with sand, it deserved be build in a more strong raw. perfect your photo with a nice light and pov. very nice

hugs

jorge

Cormac (26565) 2008-09-12 20:20

Very striking image! The close in view of the sand sculpture is very interesting, allowing us to see lots of nice detail there. I like the lighting too, coming from the side and showing the shape very well, almost in 3 dimensions. Great eye to be able to spot this!

Philippe (11836) 2008-09-13 0:29

Hi, Gerald. TYes, this is really amazing. The different layers in the sand sculpture give a very good depth to the image. There is a very good contrast between the sand and the blue of the sea and the sky, which makes the sculpture really stand out.
Have a nince weekend,
Philippe

Waylim (25436) 2008-09-13 0:32

Gerald,
Beautiful sand sculture, it should have been a real sculpture in a park somewhere. Lovely details and texture. Strong shadow give good depth and demension to the sculture. Well cautred and presented.
:) later
Way

Graal (103040) 2008-09-13 0:46

Hi Gerald,
unusual sand sculpture on the beach. Good presntation. Amazing idea and theme of artist. Good work. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

mauro61 (53429) 2008-09-13 1:09

ciao Gerald,
splendida e particolare immagine ;sullo sfondo un mare stupendo,ben fatto
saluti
maurizio

Nicou (193806) 2008-09-13 1:58

Hello,

Génial cette statue,. quel effet on dirait qu'il a de nombreux visage, le tout avec cet arrière plan bleu, superbe.

Bravo et amitié

Nicou

PixelTerror (0) 2008-09-13 2:01

Hi Gerald
Amazing it stands so well being sand, I was first thinking of carved wood, nice image under good light and a limited set of colors that benefits to contrasts.
Have a nice day JY

Photo65Net (43144) 2008-09-13 2:47

Hello Gerald,
Superb sculpture !
And your image is great, as we can too enjoy the nice landscape.
Very good one,
Have a nice week-end,
JB.

leo61 (0) 2008-09-13 8:13

Hı Gerald!
Good shot of thıs ınterestıng sandsculpture.I lıke the symatry and the blue tones ın the background.Good sharponess too.
Regards Leo

fulvio52 (8314) 2008-09-13 8:17

Incredible display of craftmanship, indeed! And a wonderful framing that does fully justice to the artist's skills, Gerald.
Colors and definition are top notch, magnificent shot. TFS!
Have a great weekend, see ya soon.
Fulvio.

jonathan_hart (21276) 2008-09-14 0:36

very original and impressive ephemere sculpture, the BG is nice and the lighting is interesting, you just have to do the right settings and the fine close framing, and it's successful, TFS this great sandwork
regards
jo

stevesaba (8167) 2008-09-14 9:56

Hi Gerald!
Wow! Nice eye on this one! The light and shadow really work great. Lovely clarity, and perfect exposure. An original, that is striking and compelling. Nice work! cheers,
Steve

alainh (33209) 2008-09-14 13:10

hello Gerlad
splendid work of sand !!! splendid too the light to make a very nice capture.
friendly
alain

Cretense (68709) 2008-09-15 5:18

Hi Gerald!

One of the most impressive sculptures I have ever seen, and fantastic capture of it! Excelletn tight framing, simple but excellent composition, beautiful warm colours! so sad, that this artwork can't last long! Congratualtions!

Hercules

cdmonson (5304) 2008-09-15 8:11

Hi Gerald:

Love it. There are too few shots of this festival on TE, so it's nice to see a great example such as this. I love that light, as it gives the sculpture such a 3D feel. Excellent.

Clark

jemaflor (147128) 2008-09-19 5:35

Hi Gerald,
Impressive statue, tfs, well captured with a nice light and with a good BG, nice blue sky.

robertosalguero (292) 2008-09-24 21:11

Hi Gerald,

Interesting work of art. The time spent on this sculpture was well worth it and you managed to get an excellent composition out of it. Good light and sharpness as this image seem flawless. The contrast of colours with the background is very interesting. Thanks Gerald :-)

Roberto