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25-OCT-2012

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“LE POUCE” (the thumb), created by French sculptor, César Baldaccini.
Designed in 1965, this sculpture weighs 18 tons and is 12-meters tall.
La Defense ~ Paris

Hi everyone!
I just picked up my computer from the Apple hospital this morning and I'm back!
Please forgive me for not commenting on photos over the past 4 days ~ it's extremely difficult to type much on an iPod Touch!

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MarcViskens		18-Dec-2012 19:59
very nice composed marc

XiaoBernard99		17-Dec-2012 15:39
In my hometown of EPINAL there is a similar sculpture , the V .I like this natural and realist design. V

XiaoBernard99		17-Dec-2012 15:39
In my hometown of EPINAL there is a similar sculpture , the V .I like this natural and realist design. V

Guest		24-Nov-2012 15:25
Thats heavier than even my foot. V

Michel Duval		22-Nov-2012 20:57
Excellent !V

franz		19-Nov-2012 20:10
Pouce au nucléaire? bv Stéphanie

Jeff Lobaugh		19-Nov-2012 17:06
Wonder how much a manicure would cost here!!

Jola Dziubinska		18-Nov-2012 23:53
Very cool find, excellent textures and tonality. V.

Janice Dunn		17-Nov-2012 23:40
That's a wrinkly thumb - oops - just looked at mine - it's wrinkly too!!!

Guest		17-Nov-2012 15:54
Excellent shot Stephanie (I know very well this place) !!!

LynnH		17-Nov-2012 15:09
Great catch of the gritty lines and details! V

Jeff Real		17-Nov-2012 15:04
A well seen image that is just incredible looking...love these details ~V~

Helen Betts		17-Nov-2012 09:49
Great composition for this interesting sculpture! Excellent detail and toning as well. V.

CM Kwan		17-Nov-2012 09:26
Very nice capture and tones, Steph! V

rousselziak		17-Nov-2012 08:18
Excellent treatement ! -V-

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		17-Nov-2012 07:19
This is beautiful Stephanie, well seen!! V

Mieke WA Minkjan		17-Nov-2012 07:09
the thumb needs some nail polish :-) impressive composition Stephanie!

Fong Lam		17-Nov-2012 06:01
Fabulous capture of this fascinating sculpture with interesting details....V

Yvonne		17-Nov-2012 03:21
Great to see you back Stephanie, love this huge statue! v

Tom Munson		17-Nov-2012 01:09
What a cool image! Great shot, Stephanie!

Jean Chiasson		17-Nov-2012 00:58
Wow great artistic Horned Owl comp Stephanie vote

Patricia Kay		16-Nov-2012 23:17
Good your puter has recovered now Steph...Great details on your sculpture image...BV

Sheila		16-Nov-2012 23:16
A very good image of what I think is a hideous sculpture. I imagine there were more than a few complaints when this was erected.

Patrick F		16-Nov-2012 23:05
Welcome back, thanks to your macbook that it has survived the hospital!!!!! Very great shot of this thumb, nice details!!!!! V+++++++++

Frank Brault		16-Nov-2012 22:48
That would be great to have for hitchhiking. A very unusual sculpture and great image. V

David Hobbs		16-Nov-2012 22:39
Isn't this a fantastic sculpture? Beautifully captured. Love the treatment.

Karen Stuebing		16-Nov-2012 22:06
Impressive sculpture and super capture of it. Love the toning. V.

bill friedlander		16-Nov-2012 21:34
At first I thought it as an owl! Anyways, thumbs up for this shot! V

John Reynolds LRPS		16-Nov-2012 20:03
What a thumb! Nice to see you back. V.

Pete Hemington		16-Nov-2012 19:14
Excellent very graphic rendering. Good to hear about your computer being healthy again!

marie-jose wolff		16-Nov-2012 18:59
such a big thumb! beautiful composition and nice tones! V

Laryl		16-Nov-2012 18:27
that's very umm unique ;) great for lines though!

Alain Boussac		16-Nov-2012 18:05
Great composition, and Ave César, of course ! V.

Guest		16-Nov-2012 17:43
Intriguing sculpture with a hundred lines!! Well seen Steph!

Martin Lamoon		16-Nov-2012 17:38
Good closeup of this interesting statue. v

J. Scott Coile		16-Nov-2012 17:16
I feel more like giving the finger still...

globalgadabout		16-Nov-2012 16:01
strong comp brings loads of impact...certainly an intriguing sculpture..

Walter Otto Koenig		16-Nov-2012 15:51
What a fascinating sculpture. A very well composed image Steph. "V"

joseantonio		16-Nov-2012 15:40
I missed this area in my last visit...(next time)...V

Cindi Smith		16-Nov-2012 15:19
Somebody needs a manicure. :) Very, very cool! BV!

Colin Dixon CPAGB		16-Nov-2012 15:04
Thats one big thumbs up :)

Jim Coffman		16-Nov-2012 14:47
Glad you are back. I was think about the fact you were gone just this morning. This is one very neat image..

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