Photographer's Note
Between Earth & Sky - The Diver of the Infinite
This statue was created by Idel Lanchelevici, a young Rumanian artist, for the The International Water Exhibition in Liθge, in 1939.
It was first realized in plaster and earth.
It gained so much curiosity and admiration at the Exhibition that the City of Liθge decided to buy a copy to be made in more resistant and lasting materials.
Due to the second world war the project was abandoned and the mould was lost.
Only in 1998 did the University of Liθge rediscovered that mould.
A more favourable climate lead to the recreation of the statue and its arc with the help of private and public funds.
The realization was decided in April 2000, and the oeuvre was inaugurated in June 2000. The chosen implantation favored a large visibility. The bow was made in painted steel, with a radius of 10 m and a weight of 3,5 tons; the diver measures 3,20 m, weighs 80 kgs and was built in hollow polyester on a metallic structure.
It has become one of the favourite of the local population and visitors alike.
Sources :
Cyberliθge
The Ianchelevici Museum in La Louviθre
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Technique : HDR from 3 bracketed pictures in Photoshop
with the Photomatix plug-in.
Converted in black and white.
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nivaldo
(15417) 2007-06-20 22:59
Salut Henry,
The Diver of the Infinite!
What for a beautiful B&W composition showing the silhouete of the diver! Awesome!
TFS,
kind regards,
Nivaldo
crckt
(7222) 2007-06-20 23:47
Hi Henry,
Truly amazing picture! The sky and the diver is just breathtaking.
Awesome work.
Shaeri
klauner
(1020) 2007-06-21 11:45
Bonjour Henry,
Enfin vous revoici et avec une photo splendide de surcroξt !
Cela ne se voit pas que vous l'avez retravaillιe autant dans photoshop. Quand cela ne se voit pas c'est que c'est fait avec art !
Franηoise
pierremx
(287) 2007-06-21 17:56
Contre jour violent mais avec du dιtails dans les lumiθres et les ombres !
Ca rend trθs bien et forme une trθs belle image avec le plongeur "perchι" seul dans le ciel.
stego
(24132) 2007-06-21 20:55
Salut Henry,
What a fabulous pov! You used very effectively the statue, the buildings and specially that dramatic sky. You took wise profit of the light situation that normally would be very adverse.
Amitiιs, Josι.
batalay
(41261) 2007-06-21 21:03
Bonjour Henry,
What a beautiful silhouette you have made in b/w, and presented it with a spellbinding story. It's a credit to the public and private funders who saw to the realization of the work 61 years after it was first concieved by the "young" sculptor. (Of course, if he had been 29 when he designed the statue, he would have been born in 1910, and we would be nearing the 100th anniversary of his birth.)
Your note on my "Tender in Santorini" was gracious, as usual. The word "tender" is used by cruise lines, but it is not a word familiar to most people who speak English. A launch would be a synonym, although "tender'' is both a noun and a verb.
I like your last post very much. I hope one day we can visit the low countries, which I know very little of, and Liege will definitely be on our itinerary then. On July 1st, we take off for Europe, but this is a working vacation, where I will give talks on the Crystal Serenity, and work on a book for National Geographic Society.
Warmest regards,
toto
(0) 2007-06-26 6:32
Belle photo de ce plongeur qui n' arrette pas de plonger sans plonger. Amitiιs Thomas
Photo Information
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Copyright: Henry Troisfontaines (henrytf)
(985)
- Genre: Τοποθεσίες
- Medium: Μαύρο & Ασπρο
- Date Taken: 2007-06-19
- Categories: Αρχιτεκτονική, Έργο τέχνης
- Camera: Canon 350 D, Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC HSM
- Έκθεση: f/13.0, 1/400 δευτερόλεπτα
- Έκδοση φωτογραφίας: Πρωτότυπη έκδοση
- Date Submitted: 2007-06-20 21:31
- Αγαπημένα: 1 [view]