The city of Pittsburgh’s Mt. Washington (elevation 6,289) just before sunset, Monday evening.
Inspired by the Weekly Photo Challenge
and a big nod to Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen sculpture Spoonbridge and Cherry in Minneapolis, Minnesota at the sculpture garden- Walker Art Center The spoon weighs 5,800 pounds the cherry 1,200 pounds. I saw this sculpture when we visited Matthew when he was a student at Macalester College in St. Paul. It came to mind when I was thinking about photographing a cherry on top for the weekly photo challenge.
And the cell phone shots below to compare which I thought looked better than the good camera.
Cherry on a spike and one of my gray hairs and the Duquesne Incline
Without the spoon, the city in focus
i think that would have to win first prize for this week’s challenge!
Wow, thanks Rainee, what a nice compliment. I had fun thinking about doing it and then going and shooting.
nice pic.
two question.
1. what camera did you use?
2. is this custom theme?
Canon 5d Mark ii 2(4-70 lens)and iPhone
Fantastic – I agree with R – super cool entry for the cherry on top – what a clever idea to shoot your version of the sculpture – and by the way – the sculpture in Mineesota is cool and the video was nice – showing the sculpture in snow – and working like a fountain!
And good info on scale in that video !
Have a great week
Thanks so much, Yvette. Glad you watched that video.Hope your week is going well.
The video was fast moving too / good for modern day attention spans
Way cool, Ruth! We saw that sculpture in Minneapolis. You did it justice! Fun stuff!!
Thanks Toni. That’s where you saw the brochure with my “twin”!
That’s right. I was so sure that it was you!
Probably the most creative photos of this challenge! Really, I struggled with those cherrys and finished by posting a simple sunset…
Thank you Marcela. For some unknown reason, this challenge sparked my creativity last night.
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Interesting shots, different but I couldn’t say which is better!
Thanks for taking the time to consider them, Gilly.
i love it – Pittsburgh with a cherry on top – that is the best!
Thanks Sue.
Terrific photos both Pgh and Spoonbridge ……. going to return to video for more of Claes O. I LOVE his art!!! Both your photos and his sculpture perfect for “theme” and so creative from Mt. Wash!!!!!! Another keep on the computer day!!!!1
Gee, Ruth. When you respond to a challenge, you don’t mess around. Nicely done!
Thanks John. Silly but fun. Suddenly I got an idea…….
Wonderful effort, Ruth. Love your cherry shots and I also enjoyed the video. That’s quite a different sculpture. 🙂
It is something to see! So glad you checked out the video, too. Thanks Sylvia.
I’ve seen the version in Minnesota. I like your take on the challenge.
A very fitting homage. How did you get the cherry to stay on the spoon?
The wax you use to keep your candles straight in the holders. Made it sift by kneading it. Voila!
Brilliant!
Brilliant pictures. Thx for sharing!