Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Swiftness

Statue of Mercury, Old Town, Krakow, Poland  © Doug Hickok


Mercury, 
the mythological messenger of the Gods, is the epitome of swiftness. He was said to have run "on the wings of the wind". He is represented here in bronze wearing his iconic cap, winged petasus, which in itself is a symbol of speed. But as fast as Mercury was, he would have been no match for my favorite speedster, the fleet footed cartoon character Roadrunner... beep, beep!


12 comments:

  1. A beautiful staue, well photographed!

    Hurray for Roadrunner:)

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  2. Wonderful sculpture!I love the composition, the lights in the sculpture is fabulous.
    "beep, beep" ;)
    Léia

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  3. Nice capture today man.

    Although I think Speedy Gonzales could take them both :)

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  4. love this kind of statues.... nice your use of light in not easy conditions

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  5. wonderful and very effective use of light and shadows here, and a very advantageous format! a roman god in a catholic city? unimaginable ... ;-))

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  6. Roadrunner was the best; they don't make cartoon characters like him anymore. Very cool light here Doug and a great result.

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  7. Wonderful Doug. Love the reflections of the light and your capture of the patina of the bronze.

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