So I was doing my usual downtown walkabout on Sunday when I noticed a young man sitting on top of one of the slabs of Richard Serra's Twain. The massive steel construction has been featured on this blog before.
The individual sections are at least 3 meters high. Lacking any Spider Man talents, I didn't understand how he got up there. But as I rounded the sculpture I saw him up on top, walking the edge that couldn't be more than 5 cm wide and crossing the gaps between the plates. My first instinct was to run away in terror (to the extent that I can run) before witnessing what could be severe injuries. Then I thought what the hell, whipped up my telephoto lens and shot these. The boy saw me and called out, "Hey, mister, nice camera!"
Thanks. Nice performance, too.
The individual sections are at least 3 meters high. Lacking any Spider Man talents, I didn't understand how he got up there. But as I rounded the sculpture I saw him up on top, walking the edge that couldn't be more than 5 cm wide and crossing the gaps between the plates. My first instinct was to run away in terror (to the extent that I can run) before witnessing what could be severe injuries. Then I thought what the hell, whipped up my telephoto lens and shot these. The boy saw me and called out, "Hey, mister, nice camera!"
Thanks. Nice performance, too.
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7 comments:
bravo a cet acrobate,un vrai chat.
Votre voyage pour la France est pret, vous devez etre content, comme moi pour NYC ;)
Wow. I'm going back to bed.
Ah, the balance and confidence of youth. You've caught it splendidly.
WEll i just stopped by to see if there was any cake and champagne left from yesterday's festivities... but no.
This kid is amazing. Glad you whipped out the big honker lens and got these great shots. Would make a nice triptych or something.
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I thought this was a skating shot at first and it occurred to me that the skate park under the kingshighway bridge (s of 44) might produce some good shots: http://kingshighwayskateboarding.blogspot.com/
Awesome! I would attempt that, which should come as no surprise to you.
We're these guys doing a parcours run?
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