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!


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12 comments:

  1. Marie LCSeptember 20, 2011 at 1:14 AM

    Lovely light and scupture

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  2. LauraSeptember 20, 2011 at 2:42 AM

    Wow!

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  3. VictoriaSeptember 20, 2011 at 4:36 AM

    Very nice! :)

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  4. Traveling HawkSeptember 20, 2011 at 6:37 AM

    A beautiful staue, well photographed!

    Hurray for Roadrunner:)

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  5. Cezar and LéiaSeptember 20, 2011 at 6:51 AM

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

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  6. A.BarlowSeptember 20, 2011 at 11:48 AM

    Nice capture today man.

    Although I think Speedy Gonzales could take them both :)

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  7. Michael RowlandSeptember 20, 2011 at 1:25 PM

    nice lighting Doug,,,M

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  8. MirjamSeptember 20, 2011 at 2:03 PM

    Nice lighting!

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  9. fabrizioSeptember 21, 2011 at 1:52 AM

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

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  10. franzSeptember 21, 2011 at 11:46 AM

    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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  11. ChristopherSeptember 22, 2011 at 1:01 AM

    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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  12. Rae WalterSeptember 24, 2011 at 10:50 AM

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

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