Friday, 31 July 2009

Darling Harbour sculpture

This metallic sculpture at Darling Harbour called "The Diver" was created by Michael Snape in 1987. I hadn't particularly noticed it from the walkway, in the past. When I wandered around the other side and saw it up against the blue sky, I suddenly had a new appreciation of it. I thought it was quite remarkable with that backdrop.
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38 comments:

JM said...

Great catch for the Skywatch Friday! Still sunny thursday here... :-)))

Denise said...

Wonderful image, such a neat sculpture.

Lois said...

It almost looks like someone standing upside down! The sky is beautiful.

EcoRover said...

Great sculpture--sent the link to my daughter, a competitive swimmer--it's someone diving or underwater, yes?(she'll be on the blocks with some Aussies at the US Open next week).

J Bar said...

Thanks for sharing your Aussie connection with us EcoRover. It certainly could be someone swimming or diving.

bowledover said...

It is lovely capturing these sculptures and as you have shown so good with the wonderful blue sky behind.

Louise said...

Now I'm curious to see the other side because this side, with the sky as a backdrop, is indeed quite remarkable! Very nice capture!

Danton said...

Like the sculpture is looking at the sky upside down. (If only it has eyes and can appreciate beauty) the way we see it here.

Danielle said...

Does look like a diver or something. Cool piece of art!

B SQUARED said...

I could make a few suggestions for a title. They would probably be different from what the artist intended.

Ann said...

Good composition with the buildings seen across the water.

yyam said...

What an interesting sculpture against the blue sky!

Regina said...

Great captured. Really good.

Gaelyn said...

What an amusing way to watch the sky. Great capture.

Rajesh said...

It does look wonderful against the blue background of the sky.

Laughing Orca Ranch said...

The bright blue sky makes the art pop!
Great capture!

~Lisa

Linnea W said...

That's cool. Looks like it's enjoying that blue sky while upside down!

magiceye said...

spectacular!

Camilla :) said...

Nice angle of the sculpture :)

Babooshka said...

I think more than anything this is what photography does for you, puts a new perspective on subjects we are so used to. One of the most interesting this week.

Alexander said...

Good observation. It's a cool sculpture from this angle. Nice weather you have there!

Have a good weekend.

Alexander
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Jan K. said...

The longer I looked at it, the more I began to like your photo of this sculpture.

Bradley Myers said...

Good sky watch, thanks for stopping by.

Baruch said...

Great SWF contribution and a very interesting and great looking scuplture!

Annie said...

ooh..that one is an interesting skywatch photo. Thank you. And thanks for your visit to my post also!

FA said...

Isn't it great how the thought of Skywatch Friday can help us look differently at things?

Bestemor Aud said...

Funny SkyWatch! Good capture!

AKO said...

Maybe it's a modern kind of mermaid. The things on the statues backe look like gills.

Ebie said...

Such a neat sculpture and a great dive too!

chrome3d said...

That´s a great diver silhouette. I like it a lot too.

Somehow it reminds me of one local sculpture in Helsinki, Finland: http://www.flickr.com/photos/24578558@N03/3276274677/ (not my photo)

Barb said...

Well - I'll call it "Head over Heels!" Have a good weekend.

J said...

I like the sculpture as a photo tool, but wtf is it meant to be?!

Tammie Lee said...

This sculpture makes for an interesting photo. It almost looks like a pole vault to me. I wonder if it is something specific.

Spirithelpers

J Bar said...

Thanks for sharing that similar sculpture chrome3d. I can see that one looks great up against the sky too.

Surat said...

Really marvelous images. I liked it.

Bonnie Bonsai said...

Probably it isn't done yet. Sometimes we think a display like that is just a sore to the eye. In reality, most people just do not appreciate what truly the message behind of any art work. You have to be a keen observant to get the ideology of the artist who oftentimes themselves are unpredictable.

Hey, Jim, please may I have the honour to Pass this to you as my personal recognition to your beautiful photography?

You have done Australia so much good through your photoblogging.

About TIME to say THANK YOU to YOU!

J Bar said...

Thanks Bonnie Bonsai.

J Bar said...

I received some information that advises me that the sculpture is called "The Diver" and the artist is Micahel Snape, so I've updated the post.