Steve's Photoblog
Spirit of the Salmon
Posted by Steve Rice (Olympia, United States) on 11 March 2009 in Art & Design and Portfolio.
Wallace Falls State Park
EstherK from Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Wow Steve. This is some sculpture. I like the way you processed this.
11 Mar 2009 5:29am
Didier DE ZAN from somewhere, France
Beautiful shot and presentation of this beautiful sculpture
11 Mar 2009 5:44am
Jean-François from Les Issambres, France
very interesting !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! cool !
11 Mar 2009 6:01am
Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
This is a very interesting processing, and a curious sculpture in wood.
11 Mar 2009 6:05am
Alivia from Saint-Etienne, France
quel traitement pour ce poisson fossile !! cette sculpture sur bois est superbe, bravo.
11 Mar 2009 8:50am
Charles from New York, United States
What a great carving. Nicely captured. I like the black and white and tones for this shot.
11 Mar 2009 10:32am
Ajay from Pune, India
WOW!!! Someone really spend some time to make this sculpture. Toning is again great. Is it Silver Efex?
11 Mar 2009 12:48pm
@Ajay: Yes.
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
I just love the tones in this shot Steve! It works so perfectly with your composition and rising spirit in the woods. Beautiful work.
11 Mar 2009 12:57pm
don from spokane, United States
This is a fine forest shot of this great looking carving. The whole shot including the woods is appealing. Well done.
11 Mar 2009 3:02pm
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
What a beautiful find and wonderful treatment!!!
11 Mar 2009 3:14pm
EYES WIDE SHUT from United Kingdom
Back home in Canada, my wife and I spend a great deal of time visiting locations and exhibitions where the first nation's work and beliefs in the spirits of animals, are shown. I have a huge love for the carvings, statues, and artwork and the beliefs in how each animals is so individually significant to mankind and Mother Earth.
Everything has a meaning and a place in this beautiful thing we call life, and perhaps in whatever world we are destined to inhabit after passing from this one.
A terrific photograph, Steve
11 Mar 2009 3:41pm
JJ from Jersey City, United States
A great shot of such an interesting carving, carving on site in the forest is a cool idea and so interesting to see
11 Mar 2009 3:54pm
Diane Schuller from Hythe, Canada
That's an amazing work of art you captured. It appears to be in the middle of the forest and made from a tree stump in place. Not sure if that's the case but it sure gives that sense. Well captured.
11 Mar 2009 4:04pm
@Diane Schuller: That is the case.
Peggy M. from somewhere in, France
oh ! what a funny place for a salmon ! :) It's an amazing and great shot my friend ! I love the variety of your shots !
11 Mar 2009 4:06pm
mo.langel from Courtelary, Switzerland
Un poisson dans la forêt! :O) Belle sulpture et superbe image!
11 Mar 2009 4:34pm
Monique from Koh Samui, Thailand
Strange place for a salmon in the middle of the woods, but maybe there's a stream nearby?! Beautiful sculpture and the color toning works very well.
11 Mar 2009 4:46pm
martie from US, United States
Now that is impressive! Imagine coming on that out on your walk.
11 Mar 2009 7:17pm
dogilicious from Millerstown, PA, United States
Beautiful carving. Strange that it is out in the middle of the forest. Great find!
11 Mar 2009 8:24pm
PD from Overland Park, Kansas, United States
Nice carving and presentation. Seems strange to see this out in the middle of a forest!
11 Mar 2009 10:17pm
Pixim from Nice, France
A photograph full with mystery, with a certain anguish which emerges some. The post-processing is perfect to form this environment ;)
11 Mar 2009 10:53pm
Suzanne from Huntington Bch, California, United States
This is wild. Was it carved out of a living tree?
11 Mar 2009 11:14pm
@Suzanne: I'm not sure if the tree had been damaged, by wind for example, before being carved or not. However, the roots were still in the ground.
XaviH from Badalona (almost Barcelona), Spain
A very nice B&W developing. And the sculpture is really strange!
12 Mar 2009 12:11am
Cricket-Tammy from United States
Great processing here. It does seems strange sitting in the middle of nowhere. Were you on a trail?
12 Mar 2009 1:22am
@Cricket-Tammy: It was off the trail a bit.
