Tag: sculptures

Wood & Metal, Sun & Rain, Sweat & Tears

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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

Trios in Sculptures and Reliefs

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These three matrons are of Roman origin and connected to the Roman finds at the Villa Haselburg near Höchst im Odenwald.
These three are on the side of a house in Bad Soden am Taunus, possibly church community related.
These three sickles decorate a roundabout outside the town of Böblingen near Stuttgart.
And these three scissors decorate my table at home – not very artistic but they are also cutting instruments and tied in nicely with the sickles.

Thursday Trios

I’m a fan of giraffes

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On Friday I rediscovered this giraffe (or possibly not) amongst my archived photos for the Friendly Friday Challenge.

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It made me realise that I have more photos of giraffes. I’ve always liked these animals and it has upset me when I read that their conservation status has been moved from “least concern” to “vulnerable”.

No matter how difficult the task is, we will manage it!

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Linked to I’m a fan of … #73.  For more fanatical pictures, click here.

 

A policeman, a market-woman, were standing …

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Schutzmann Tschako

Marktfrau

Smiles all round with these two life-size sculptures in the middle of Koblenz in the Rhine valley.  They depict a market-woman and a policeman illustrating an old joke which is written on a plaque in the local dialect (about Norbert’s dog who peed on the leg of the market-woman’s husband).

This is linked to A Photo a Week: smile.