Paul Bunyon

Posted by Steve Rice (Olympia, United States) on 18 October 2010 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.

This statue, 35 feet (10.7 meters) tall, was erected in 1959 to greet visitors to the Oregon Centennial Exposition.

Portland, Oregon

Part of the Roadside Oddities Series

PATRICK from miramas, France

just excellent

18 Oct 2010 5:40am

Kala from United States

That is one heck of a statue!

18 Oct 2010 6:22am

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

Great processing, everything looks old.

18 Oct 2010 6:31am

Nazzareno from Rome, Italy

magnificent work for this composition

18 Oct 2010 6:44am

Ioanaz from Bucharest, Romania

just another great statue !

18 Oct 2010 7:35am

marci from somewhere in..., Morocco

great shot! fun processing added~

18 Oct 2010 7:44am

k@ from Paris, France

I can't believe all those sculptures are real, seems we're in a playground for grown-ups ;)) The tree is waiting for X-Mas, the gift (tall !) already here ;)

18 Oct 2010 7:49am

kate from lincolnshire, United Kingdom

wow thats a size............. love it!!!:)

18 Oct 2010 7:58am

silver from k, Iran

very fascinating

18 Oct 2010 8:01am

GJC from Kyoto (京都), Japan

Another piece of classic Americana!

18 Oct 2010 8:10am

Florence from Paris, France

Love it, so unusual from what we've got here. The process is really cool Steve. Well done.

18 Oct 2010 8:13am

Sarito from Basingstoke, United Kingdom

Excellent processing.. well done.

18 Oct 2010 8:15am

✿ Anina ✿ from Auckland, New Zealand

WOW! This is one massive statue. You always find these interesting places and things. I love the processing - it works very well here.

18 Oct 2010 8:26am

Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom

Love how you have toned and treated this so that the whole world looks in keeping with the figure. And why not ?!

18 Oct 2010 9:02am

Tede from Aubenas 07, France

Awesome giant, I hope he does not use his ax :)) Splendid processing. Good day.

18 Oct 2010 9:27am

jpla from St Barthélémy d, France

Excellent ! Je te souhaite une agréable journée
JP

18 Oct 2010 10:08am

kitty from Seoul, South Korea

great treatment and good angle to show off his wonderful character ^^

18 Oct 2010 10:35am

Larry Elkins from Bisbee, United States

Brings back memories from childhood of seeing photos and film of these oddities.

18 Oct 2010 11:13am

mirela from brighton, United States

my goodness, it is so much fun following you on your trip, with this amazing findings! can't wait for the next one, keep them coming! :)

18 Oct 2010 11:47am

Marie LC from Dauphiné, France

Giant !

18 Oct 2010 11:52am

Peggy M. from somewhere in, France

J'adore ce traitement, qui renforce ta photo, un être bien étrange ici. J'aime beaucoup ta photo. bises

18 Oct 2010 12:33pm

Veronique from Sarrouilles, France

the tree looks so small !

18 Oct 2010 12:43pm

Mariana Maodush from Waterloo, Canada

he he .. that is very impressive statue ;) Cool processing !

18 Oct 2010 12:45pm

Stephen from Canberra, Australia

A true giant among statues! I like the processing effect you get there; it really sets the tone for the period it represents.

18 Oct 2010 1:01pm

Daniel from Kenmare, United States

weird.

18 Oct 2010 1:15pm

Sunder from Chennai, India

Great capture of this strange statue
wonderful processing...

18 Oct 2010 1:19pm

Marleen from Netherlands

Very odd indeed....;-))) Great processing, Steve!

18 Oct 2010 2:14pm

JJ from Jersey City, United States

You sure managed to find so many interesting oddities am enjoying this series

18 Oct 2010 2:46pm

mo.langel from Courtelary, Switzerland

It is the giant of forests!:) Nice processing!

18 Oct 2010 3:11pm

Don from Spokane, United States

He's big and impressive.... as a Paul Bunyon shoudl be. Excellent shot of him.

18 Oct 2010 3:25pm

Denny Jump Photo from Easton, PA, United States

Wonderful image Steve...Paul is a big dude, that's for sure...great shot here.

18 Oct 2010 4:38pm

Sonia Nansid from Barcelona Stockholm, Sweden

Excellent!

18 Oct 2010 5:28pm

Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France

And he is not the green giant :-)

18 Oct 2010 5:52pm

Kiki from Ambert, France

Love the texture which you use here and which makes almost unreal this giant lumberjack ! Extra !

18 Oct 2010 7:43pm

DowsherVision from PARIS, France

Great monument and shot.

18 Oct 2010 10:18pm

London Caller from United Kingdom

This is what I call a juxtaposition: placing a lumberjack next to a pine tree!
Candid composition! Great fun! ;)

18 Oct 2010 11:51pm

Sidney from Manila, Philippines

Wow....impressive statue. I would not like to mess with this guy .

19 Oct 2010 12:29am

joshi daniel from India

this is interesting and cool and nice textures too!

19 Oct 2010 1:46am

ORBIT from Kerman, Iran

Hahaha...Coool!
Goood job, Bravo. : )

19 Oct 2010 2:10am

jeff (aka dogilicious) from Millerstown, PA, United States

Great processing for theis subject.

19 Oct 2010 2:16am

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

The blade of the axe still looks brand new. ;-) Nice filtering and vignetting.

19 Oct 2010 3:11am

P. Morris from Saskatoon, Canada

Nice to see they have done upkeep on this wonderful storybook character.

19 Oct 2010 3:40am

Becky from los angeles, United States

fantastic image - great treatment - someone should be hanging this photo on a wall in Oregon!

19 Oct 2010 4:19am

Becky from los angeles, United States

in Oregon... and other places too!!

19 Oct 2010 4:19am

Bettina from Los Angeles, United States

I love Paul Bunyon! Having lived in Minnesota for many years, this big guy was a big part of our lives. Great capture and wonderful treatment!

19 Oct 2010 4:23am

Abhishek from Hyderabad, India

Wow that's really nice statue. So colorful and I am sure kids love it.

19 Oct 2010 5:52am

vu@granby - Wolfgang from Granby, Québec, Canada

Well, I'm confused, from what my friends in Maine tell me Paul was one of them! ;-)

19 Oct 2010 1:12pm

Isidro from Barcelona, Spain

impresionante estatua del leñador!

20 Oct 2010 1:16am

Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Incredible! You have found very particular places and sculptures!

20 Oct 2010 5:54am

Dutçh from Chicagoland, United States

Got to take a picture of this guy! Nicely done!

21 Oct 2010 3:43pm

Céline from New York City, United States

Nice shot ! The processing goes very well with the subject ! Well done !

27 Oct 2010 7:00pm

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