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30-SEP-2006

30 SEP 06 FACES

One of my favorite sand sculptures from the Neptine Festival held in Virginia Beach each year
This did not take first place

It's amazing to me the detail in a fleeting art medium
I am still processing the other pix for a complete gallery of these art pieces

Here's some detail




THIS IS FIRST PLACE WINNER

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Date/Time30-Sep-2006 18:32:09
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Karen Leaf07-Oct-2006 13:14
I just love this. Those 2 little elfs sitting on the guys shoulder are AMAZING.
Should've taken best in show.
Peg O'Brien05-Oct-2006 00:40
Glad you have captured these terrific images, Pete. The dask of red in this one is nice.
Greg Harp04-Oct-2006 22:13
Marvelous capture. Wow--it's hard to imagine this didn't take 1st place. GMV
snootydog04-Oct-2006 17:01
Oh, this IS amazing. I agree. Can't believe this didn't take the big prize.

It is also amazing to me that these artists commit so much time and energy to a fleeting work of this magnitude. Did you ever see the andy goldsworth movie, "rivers and tides" ? It is unbelievable to see.
Ray :)03-Oct-2006 22:25
Glad you caught this, but where are their teeth? ;-)
royalld03-Oct-2006 20:25
That did this all in one day!?!
Imagine what could have been done if they had a week.
I am glad you preserved this in picture form.
The wind, the waves, and time will not be kind to it.
Sharon Rogers03-Oct-2006 20:02
wow, amazing piece of work
virginiacoastline03-Oct-2006 19:26
Actually, no, Robin . . . I'm not that accomplished. But thanks for thinking that I could =)
The sky WAS that color . . I just adjusted some of the saturation =\
Robin Reid03-Oct-2006 18:47
It is terrific Pete. And I'm observing you are PSing your skes with a gradient?
laine8203-Oct-2006 16:48
I'm in awe of the talent of these artists & I love your images, Pete ~vote
Bill Ewart Jr03-Oct-2006 16:38
Incredible! If this wasn't first place, what was??????
Jen Bixler03-Oct-2006 16:30
Beautiful art in the sand.
virginiacoastline03-Oct-2006 15:09
They had one day . . . . it was a LONNNNNNNNG day, but only one
Dan Chusid03-Oct-2006 14:57
Must have taken some serious time to create.
Very cool.
Deborah Lewis03-Oct-2006 14:36
Awesome! such detail
Jill03-Oct-2006 13:30
This is amazing. The detail and varied expressions!! Not an easy piece to create.
Herb 03-Oct-2006 13:05
Nice shot
Karthik Raja03-Oct-2006 12:39
This is so striking. Wow!
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