art in the park

[Andy]

i had a chance to zip into the park today, literally for about 20 minutes. it was packed with tourists, many wearing their orange coats and scarves and hats :D i'll say this: it's impressive, like one reviewer said, it's like someone used an orange highlighter to trace all the paths in central park.

here are a few shots, click on the pics for exif.

it's quite a sight, the thing that impresses first is the enormity of the project - they are *everywhere* in the park!
http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/16099528-L.jpg (http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=16099528)

http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/16099547-L.jpg (http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=16099547)

she was contemplating something.. or someone. love the heart there, etched in the stone.
http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/16099501-L.jpg (http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=16099501)

there are a few more in this gallery (http://williams.smugmug.com/gallery/403582)

thanks for looking :D

enjoy (orange) photography,

[Tim Kirkwood]

Very nice Andy :thumb

[gus]

Andy (goods shots BTW) what is that lens on the 2nd shot ? 17-40? or as wide as 10-22 ?

[ginger_55]

I like that second shot. I am sorry, I just don't like the orange things, so I am pleasantly surprised when I see a photo of one or more that I like.

I like your second one.

ginger:):

[Andy]

Andy (goods shots BTW) what is that lens on the 2nd shot ? 17-40? or as wide as 10-22 ?

16-36L, 'gus, which on the camera you're looking at, the 20d you'd need the 10-22 to get the same fov.

thanks mate

[gus]

16-36L, 'gus, which on the camera you're looking at, the 20d you'd need the 10-22 to get the same fov.

thanks mate
:lol3

& on a brighter note i was told yesterday that my daughter needs orthodontic braces now.

I didnt even ask the price

If anyone wants me i will be over at orthodontic ex-camera users.com :cry

[tmlphoto]

:lol3

& on a brighter note i was told yesterday that my daughter needs orthodontic braces now.

I didnt even ask the price

If anyone wants me i will be over at orthodontic ex-camera users.com :cry
Straight teeth are really very overrated. Sounds like you need to get your priorities straight:D instead!

[gus]

Straight teeth are really very overrated. Sounds like you need to get your priorities straight:D instead!
Can you buy 'L' teeth ? I would be happy with that.

Am yet to do the 2nd opinion thing as our last dentist said she had perfect teeth.:dunno

I suppose its 2 months research & procrastination on braces now.:1drink & what new models are due out.

Sorry andy...as you were.

[Dee]

I like this one the most, although the others tell the "story" better! You got some nice colors going on too! :clap :clap :clap

http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/16099547-L.jpg (http://williams.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=16099547)


there are a few more in this gallery (http://williams.smugmug.com/gallery/403582)

thanks for looking :D

enjoy (orange) photography,[/QUOTE]

[Andy]

heheh thanks dee :thumb



the anti-christo is here (http://www.not-rocket-science.com/gates.htm)

[Dee]

heheh thanks dee :thumb



the anti-christo is here (http://www.not-rocket-science.com/gates.htm)

That was just too funny, and the cat is gorgeous! I had a cat like that, still miss her.

Do you think he has too much time on his hands? LOL

Thanks for the link, it made me chuckle. It's raining -- AGAIN, and rather dreary today, more rain until Tuesday... hopefully just showers off and on.

But hey, the first iris of my deck top garden is blooming!

[4labs]

Andy I can't tell you how many memories I have of the exact spot where the girl is reflecting in the last photo.. I coudln't wait to see what you did with the Gates and I wasn't disappointed

[Enoch]

the anti-christo is here (http://www.not-rocket-science.com/gates.htm)
The stats are extra great!

Great images, 2 and 3 especially. I'm curious, is the second one boring with it all color?

[Andy]

Andy I can't tell you how many memories I have of the exact spot where the girl is reflecting in the last photo.. I coudln't wait to see what you did with the Gates and I wasn't disappointed

thanks labs :D it's especially hard to shoot something like this differently than the other 5,598 photos that are out there :lol3

[mslammers]

heheh thanks dee :thumb



the anti-christo is here (http://www.not-rocket-science.com/gates.htm)
Very nice. Captured the movement and magnitude (M&M)
:clap

[wxwax]

heheh thanks dee :thumb



the anti-christo is here (http://www.not-rocket-science.com/gates.htm)
:rofl :rofl :rofl :rofl

That's a great link!

Love your second shot, Andy. Great movement and perspective. :thumb I'm glad you went, it gives me a different perspective on the event.

[bfjr]

I choose door #2, oh I mean photo #2. Call me stupid, uninformed or just living in SoCal, but where's the snow? :rofl

[lynnma]

I like all three for different reasons... love the first one and the last one..I was wondering what you'd do with it.. it's not easy to shoot in my humble..:clap :clap :clap :clap

[snapapple]

Hi Andy,
I love #2. Love the curves and the motion!

I also like number 7 in your gallery. It really gives a good idea of the scope of the whole thing.

After reading the stats on the link you provided. (So funny!) I'd have to say it looks like a huge waste of money to me. He's not impressing us with art, but with his folly. He's probably sitting back and laughing at how many people will flock to see another of his crazy demonstrations of excess spending for "art".
I guess some art just goes over my head.

Great shots! Glad you could go and share it with us.

[mslammers]

Thanks for capturing those for us. The TV and news did not do a very good job of really showing the gates. I have a better perspective now.:):

[John Mueller]

Um,Im in the dark here.Can someone tell me what the gates are all about.
Nice captures and all,but Im not getting it :dunno:dunno:dunno

[Angelo]

Um,Im in the dark here.Can someone tell me what the gates are all about.
Nice captures and all,but Im not getting it :dunno:dunno:dunnoThe artist Christo has a history of erecting huge municipal art installations that always involve fabric. About 15 yrs ago he covered the hills of central CA with yellow umbrellas; more recently he did "fences" and still again he wrapped a bridge (I think). You should look him up. Even if you don't like the work you have to appreciate the monumental effort that goes into the projects.

http://www.christojeanneclaude.net/

[Steve Cavigliano]

:lol3

& on a brighter note i was told yesterday that my daughter needs orthodontic braces now.

I didnt even ask the price

If anyone wants me i will be over at orthodontic ex-camera users.com :cry
LOL Gus,
Awwwww, you didn't need a Dslr anyway :dunno I was tempted to do-it-myself on my youngest. She talks too much as it is. So I was going to use barbwire for her braces. I figured it would take care of two problems :lol3 I wound up sending her to the Orthodontist :rolleyes I figured with crooked teeth and scarred lips, I'd never be able to marry her off :rofl I mean, that way, her future hubby would have to be blind as well as deaf :lol


Seriously, it costs a bundle but most Ortho's will allow you to do a payment plan. So you still might be able to squeeze a Dslr into your budget :wink

Steve

[Steve Cavigliano]

Andy,

Nice captures of Christo's gates :thumb :thumb Kind of like those Hearts of SF, all around San Francisco. Well, cept these are all in one location. I wish he would have used different colors. But, he's the artiste and I'm not.....lol


Thanks for sharing,
Steve

[Mitchell]

heheh thanks dee :thumb



the anti-christo is here (http://www.not-rocket-science.com/gates.htm)
Now that is funny!!! Someone clearly with too much time on their hands.:rofl

mitch

[Mongrel]

seeing how well my "quote of the week" post went over...

But at least I'm not alone :D ...


I am sorry, I just don't like the orange things ginger:):
I don't mind orange per se, but it sure seems like a waste of it here. And, once again, for me anyway-"The emporer is naked".

My favorite shot is the last one, IF you cropped out all those red blurry things in the background....

Seriously, the shot with the girl on the bridge (cropped a bit tighter) is my favorite.

Thanks for sharing these.

[Mongrel]

I'd have to say it looks like a huge waste of money to me. He's not impressing us with art, but with his folly. He's probably sitting back and laughing at how many people will flock to see another of his crazy demonstrations of excess spending for "art".Funding? Did someone mention 'public funding' for the arts? I hope not....


I guess some art just goes over my head.Not at all, snapapple, not at all! Some 'art' is just, well, er...:scratch , you know...

To each their own I guess....

[Andy]

My favorite shot is the last one, IF you cropped out all those red blurry things in the background....

Seriously, the shot with the girl on the bridge (cropped a bit tighter) is my favorite.

Thanks for sharing these.

hehehe mongrel :lol3

this one's my fave of the bunch i took. thanks for stopping by and the comments :D

[Angelo]

Funding? Did someone mention 'public funding' for the arts? I hope not....


Not at all, snapapple, not at all! Some 'art' is just, well, er...:scratch , you know...

To each their own I guess....
Where did you see any mention of public funding? You didn't.

The two artists accept no payments nor donations for their work. In fact they pay for everything themselves. Nor do they allow volunteers to work on the projects; everyone is paid for their time. And beyond that they allow charitable organizations to benefit from their work with rights to sell articles from the installations.

[Mongrel]

Relax-take a breath....in....out...

Where did you see any mention of public funding? You didn't.

The two artists accept no payments nor donations for their work. In fact they pay for everything themselves. Nor do they allow volunteers to work on the projects; everyone is paid for their time. And beyond that they allow charitable organizations to benefit from their work with rights to sell articles from the installations.
Now, I was merely referring back to the *mention* of *excess spending* in the thread above mine. That is all. In my own crooked way, it was 'funny' because whenever art and funding are mentioned 'public' funding of the arts comes up.

I do sincerely appreciate your clarification of the details of this man's work and how he funds it. I am VERY happy that it comes out of his pocket. I hope ALL of it (like the cleanup from all those addtional people wandering through Central Park, or any police OT that may be necessary to over see the erection and disasembly of it, etc.) comes out of his or his supporters pockets.

Charity is good....

Paid help is good...

ART is good....

Angelo is good

:thumb

Peace, friend.....

[Angelo]

I invite you to learn more about this pair of dedicated artists who have done a pretty remarkable job of raising environmetal consciousness around the world since the 1960s. If you refer to my post somewhere higher in this thread you'll find a link to a web site that tells everything about them. And thanks for keeping an open, balanced mind - artist to artist.

[Andy]

thanks tim, ginger, tml, dee :D

fun stuff, eh?

[Angelo]

excerpted from the NY Times, 3/5/05

..."The Gates" (Is it art? What is art? And haven't we heard enough of this project?), another query has flitted through the minds of some visitors to Central Park in recent weeks. How did the artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude manage to spend that much money on their tangerine dream?
To pose the question out loud smacks of ingratitude, particularly given what is widely viewed as the project's benefit to the city: drawing thousands of foreign tourists and pumping an estimated $254 million into New York's economy. And the artists have paid for the project entirely on their own, using no public or corporate money...

... the city Parks and Recreation Department, which oversees Central Park. Megan Sheekey, a spokeswoman there, said that the city never asked for details of what Christo and Jeanne-Claude spent, and that the artists had made clear they did not want to divulge that information.
"I know that with public projects, you're used to getting it," Ms. Sheekey said. "But this was paid for with private money, so..."

The department did have a 50-page "art installation agreement" that provided a few clues about costs. It showed, for example, that the artists agreed to donate $3 million to the Central Park Conservancy, and pay $70,000 to the city for park patrols and up to $250,000 for incidental expenses. They also obtained a $1 million letter of credit from Deutsche Bank to cover cleanup costs and purchased liability and workers' compensation insurance policies....


http://www.nyc.gov/html/thegates/

[thegreenegg]

I saw this on 60 Minutes. The couple that does this sets up huge projects like this, out of their own wallet, all over the world. They even had a bunch of yellow umbreallas on a mountian once. Excellent shots...the second one is even better than some of the artists orginal sketches.
Ashley