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Angel of the North

Posted by Curly (South Shields, United Kingdom) on 20 April 2012 in Art & Design and Portfolio.

Gormley's Angel of the North overlooks the A1 trunk road at Gateshead.

I decided to use a little "artistic licence", I have a few different versions to be honest, but I liked this one and a blue toned one the best.

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Comments (54)

ursulakatariina from Leixlip, Ireland

Beautiful shot. Should be put on a wall...

20 Apr 2012 5:08am

PascalXLD from Rennes, France

Superbe avec la lumière derrière

Bonne journée

20 Apr 2012 5:15am

yiannis krikis from thessaloniki, Greece

very interesting lighting

20 Apr 2012 5:24am

PATRICK from miramas, France

excellent

20 Apr 2012 5:41am

Ted from South Wales, United Kingdom

artistic licence or not this is very, very good!

20 Apr 2012 6:03am

digitalCG from Manchester, United Kingdom

Not always keen on artistic licence but here it's a license to thrill. Great result!

20 Apr 2012 6:26am

Tede from Aubenas 07, France

Great composition!!!!!!! Good day *****.

20 Apr 2012 7:12am

STEED from D, France

Curious !!!!! But I LOve the Mood ....Excellent,Curly !!!

20 Apr 2012 7:31am

Monique from Koh Samui, Thailand

I like your artistic view on this photo. The sun/light rays behind the angel seem to lift him up, very beautiful!

20 Apr 2012 7:50am

@Monique: Pity that the sun never sets in the north :-)

Tamara from Aarschot, Belgium

Wow ! That light is "divine"... Perfect ! Have a great day :)

20 Apr 2012 7:52am

Navin Harish from Noida, India

Looks like an aeroplane ready yo take off

20 Apr 2012 8:41am

rick from brisbane, Australia

At first glance it looked like a poster for a 'B' grade horror movie from the 50's..'Night of the Living Dead' or similar but really, nice shot Curley.

20 Apr 2012 8:43am

maurizio jaya costantino from trieste, Italy

just: !!!

20 Apr 2012 8:46am

PRASHANT from Mumbai, India

Fabulous creation....background illumination effect is really artistic....5*

20 Apr 2012 8:51am

The Dark Dude from Maestoso, United Kingdom

hey dude
great shot
yep, got the bmovie thing goin on with that light

20 Apr 2012 8:52am

omid from mashhad, Iran

wow!
very nice & interesting!

20 Apr 2012 9:03am

grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom

Really he should have a propeller on his head to complete the image :) Nicely done

20 Apr 2012 9:30am

Eric C. from Ivry sur Seine, France

Great shot !

20 Apr 2012 10:55am

Loukas from Athens and Thessaloniki, Greece

Excellent processing Curly

20 Apr 2012 11:01am

Jules from Drayton, United Kingdom

excellent frame Curly

20 Apr 2012 11:16am

Chantal from Romans sur isère, France

En voyant la photo d'hier, on se rend compte du gignatisme de cette statue ! Bravo pour cette photo. Bonne journée.

20 Apr 2012 11:26am

Khalil from Beyrouth, Lebanon

A l'hommage de la navigation? Magnifique effet avec les rayons de lumière derrière.

20 Apr 2012 11:50am

Bron from Canberra, Australia

Very dramatic shot Curly!

20 Apr 2012 12:03pm

J.R. from Urasoe City, Japan

Looks likem the start of a Warner Brothers movie, good one

20 Apr 2012 12:34pm

Albert from Sweden, living in Hamburg, Germany

Great work Curly! A bit mystic atmosphere. I like it.

20 Apr 2012 1:40pm

Richard from Ellemford, United Kingdom

Very atmospheric, Curly

20 Apr 2012 2:42pm

CElliottUK from Reading, United Kingdom

Lovin' the PP. What's artistic license for if to not be artistic

20 Apr 2012 2:51pm

Adela Fonts from Barcelona, Spain

A great job editing ... an angel "good" ready to take flight! A hug, Adela

20 Apr 2012 3:04pm

Judy aka L@dybug from Brooksville, FL, United States

Yes, the entire 'angel' here ... he appears to be ready to jump ... and fly!

20 Apr 2012 4:32pm

Doug from Burnham-on-Sea, United Kingdom

Superb composition and processing Curly

20 Apr 2012 4:53pm

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

Beautifully captured with the perfect background lighting!

20 Apr 2012 5:04pm

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

Dramatic and totally fabulous! Great stuff.

20 Apr 2012 5:09pm

Florence from Paris, France

Ready to fly, lift off. What a stunning sculpture, mid totem, mid rocket, mid plane. And your black and white version of it, is the most extraordinary dramatic rendering I've seen for long. 5 *.

20 Apr 2012 5:37pm

Shar from Pilot Butte near Regina, SK, Canada

Don't know your other versions but this is wonderful!! Really works well in B&W!

20 Apr 2012 5:53pm

@Shar: One day I'll show the blue toned picture and see what people feel about it.

Nigel from Avening, United Kingdom

Wonderful Curly - just wonderful.

20 Apr 2012 6:21pm

Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada

Love you processing here Curly! Bravo! ;-)

20 Apr 2012 6:42pm

bahman parandin from kermanshah, Iran

well done.great shot with nice composition.

20 Apr 2012 6:53pm

Elaine Hancock from Rockville, United States

Wow! Fantastic processing! What an interesting interpretation of an angel. Looks like an airplane with a human like body. I love the light in the background!

20 Apr 2012 6:55pm

The Mouse from Glasgow, United Kingdom

Brilliant, I would by that

20 Apr 2012 7:58pm

Don Levesque from Saint John, Canada

Superb processing! Well done Curly!

20 Apr 2012 8:52pm

Michael Fresh from Chester, United Kingdom

A top drawer image Curly, with excellent PP.

20 Apr 2012 9:22pm

Z from Shanghai, China

Stunning image !

21 Apr 2012 12:51am

Maria from California, United States

it has such fine detail...and yes, I like the black and white choice...

21 Apr 2012 1:02am

Hiro from Kyoto, Japan

Wonderful pp.

21 Apr 2012 4:31am

Veronique from France, Switzerland

very impressive picture ! Just to be fussy.....the only little thing that disturbs me is the tree on the right, it pull my eye and brakes the harmony

21 Apr 2012 7:41pm

Gary from The Southwest Deserts, United States

My goodness Curly. You hit this one out of the park.

22 Apr 2012 3:02am

franz from Baden, Austria

love your use of "artistic licence" very much ... especially the rays of light emanating from the statue!

22 Apr 2012 10:45am

Stu from From Scotland | Living in 京都 Kyoto, Japan

Nice!

23 Apr 2012 3:41am

Marilla from Turku, Finland

Amazing. Those backlights make it even more impressive.

23 Apr 2012 5:14pm

Dokmateo from Madrid, Spain

A very beautiful and dramatic composition..perfect tones!

23 Apr 2012 6:46pm

daniela scharnowski from Berlin, Germany

Great processing! the angel looks like an interbreed between man and plane to me °° but fascinating anyway :)

24 Apr 2012 8:31am

David Crane from Los Angeles, United States

Great photo. It looks like a movie set.

25 Apr 2012 4:31am

Paul Hartley from Toronto|Bancroft, Canada

Very cool image

26 Apr 2012 11:19pm

StarCosmosBleu from Bedford.Qc, Canada

Wow! impressive statue...very nice

29 Apr 2012 12:09pm

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