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18-JUN-2006

Urban Cherry
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Minneapolis, Mn

Claes Oldenburg is best known for his ingenious, oversized renditions of ordinary objects such as this Spoonbridge and Cherry sculpture located at the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. This man was a part of a crew that was cleaning the cherry.

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inframan 26-Jun-2006 21:53
Pearl - Just posted my take in the demo gallery.
;-)
inframan 26-Jun-2006 20:41
Pearl - Just posted my take in the demo gallery.
;-)
Helen Betts24-Jun-2006 19:43
Very nice, pearl, the color is great and that apple is wonderful. I too like the uncropped version best. At first I wasn't sure I liked the cleaner, but I do feel it lends a sense of perspective. Nice work! Helen
Guest 24-Jun-2006 19:31
Personally I prefer the original, probably because it shows more of the cherry. The man doing the cleaning is necessary to give the viewer a sense of scale and to me does not distract a bit from the image. I see no reason to eliminate part of him. Just my opinion of course, I'm sure others will feel differently ;-) Also, one really cool thing about this image is that elevated work platforms, such as the man is using here, are often referred to as "cherry pickers". If the image were mine I wouldn't want to eliminate part of that platform! Here's a link showing just one example of a cherry picker.http://kiewa.blogspot.com/2005/09/elevated-work-platform.html
Guest 24-Jun-2006 16:03
I did crop them 2 times, one slightly more than the other. The croppings are posted in Demo Gallery. I'd love feedback comparing them to this image. Pearl
Barbara Heide23-Jun-2006 23:49
funny subject! I like it , may be I would have cropped the very bottom..., which would give the man a more undefined attitude...I mean just at the end of his shirt leaf...
cheers
Barbara