Tag: Holz

Fruitless?

Situated in Oberotterbach, close to the French-German border, there is the Waldgeisterweg, a shortish woodland path lined with bizarre or whimsical goblins and gnomes and imps which the artist Volker Dahl has carved from old broken trees and roots.

At one point there is this sign on a tree with a prompt in the local vernacular: “Oy, why don’t you look up!”

And a few metres higher up there is this sign:

“Gotcha! There is nothing up there! ha, ha”

The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Look up

Wood & Metal, Sun & Rain, Sweat & Tears

The statue of the mouse (from The Gruffalo fame) is less than two years old. The wood has weathered well so far, as has the yellow coat of paint but a bit of photographic weathering deepens the cracks and fissures. Photoscape has an antique photo filter to round off the look.

This metal and wood sculpture of a warrior has been weathered by rain and wind and sun and given a dark vignette around the outside to complete the picture.

This sun, again enhanced with an antique photo filter from photoscape and artificial back lighting, looks a lot more weathered now.

Finally, a black panther made of metal and covered in rust, has been contrast heightened and backlit and scratched.

A Photo a Week: Weathered