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Standing Strong against all adversity

Rock sculpture placed outside the Olympic Oval in Vancouver,BC host of the 2010 Winter Olympic

Rock sculpture placed outside the Olympic Oval in Vancouver,BC host of the 2010 Winter Olympic
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cameraCanon EOS 30D

settings Aperture f/5.6 ISO 100 Shutter 1/100 

upload_dateDec, 2011

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Superb Composition
claybass sundawg lisawhittington DearTam
Peer Award
keithviklund vivid_exposure99
Top Choice
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Outstanding Creativity
davidsloan
Genius
OtterySense
Absolute Masterpiece
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38 Comments |
AlanC
 
AlanC December 05, 2011
I like the drama here. Looks like something off the movie 'Lord of the Rings'. Good job!
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xavierw December 06, 2011
Thank you very much.
KarenRoberts
 
KarenRoberts December 06, 2011
Magnificent angle and that edit is fabulous!!!!!!
xavierw Platinum
xavierw December 06, 2011
Thank you very much for your comments
nerophoto
 
nerophoto December 06, 2011
Great shot...great history!!!
xavierw Platinum
xavierw December 06, 2011
Thank you very much
AgnesForrai
 
AgnesForrai December 07, 2011
this photo tells me to stay storong no matter what! u cant relay on anyone but urself, but if u hold ur head up, u can do whatever u want, u can rule the world!! this is what it means to me.thanks for posting it!!
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xavierw December 07, 2011
Wow, I think I like your interpretation better than my image. I will change the title of this image in honour of your comment
janr46 PRO+
 
janr46 December 07, 2011
Awesome...
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xavierw December 07, 2011
Thank you very much
palvidrez
 
palvidrez December 07, 2011
great shot!
xavierw Platinum
xavierw December 07, 2011
Thanks
cojokester
 
cojokester December 07, 2011
Love the POV and lighting!
xavierw Platinum
xavierw December 07, 2011
Thank you very much
kari357
 
kari357 December 08, 2011
beautiful edit and theme, love it
xavierw Platinum
xavierw December 08, 2011
Thank you
Nripen Kalita
 
Nripen Kalita December 08, 2011
Stunning photograph...great composition!!
xavierw Platinum
xavierw December 08, 2011
Thank you
pepsif
 
pepsif December 08, 2011
Strong and mysterious. Great shot.
xavierw Platinum
xavierw December 08, 2011
Thank you very much
akhtarkhan
 
akhtarkhan December 09, 2011
Awesome capture, very dramatic clouds effects, nice texture and great sculpture shape. Nice composition great edit....well done!
xavierw Platinum
xavierw December 09, 2011
Thank you for your comments
MushBoxPhotography
 
MushBoxPhotography December 10, 2011
really powerful and bold shot love the elements that come ogether to really make this shot stand out...EPIC!!! :)
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xavierw December 10, 2011
Thank you very much
devosphotography
 
devosphotography December 10, 2011
What à excellent composition and color
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xavierw December 11, 2011
Thank you very much
donna6167
 
donna6167 December 12, 2011
Great capture! Wonderful composition!!!
xavierw Platinum
xavierw December 12, 2011
Thank you very much
locustgirl
 
locustgirl December 12, 2011
ABSOLUTELY beautiful
xavierw Platinum
xavierw December 12, 2011
Thanks
danny42 PRO
 
danny42 December 12, 2011
great angle,nice work
xavierw Platinum
xavierw December 12, 2011
Thank you very much
Grammarazzi
 
Grammarazzi December 16, 2011
This is an awesome sculpture....fantastic shot!
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xavierw December 16, 2011
Thanks. I was able to take this shot while my son was playing soccer at the oval. It payed of to take my camera with me
Jazz
 
Jazz December 19, 2011
What a great capture love the moody sky as well.
xavierw Platinum
xavierw December 19, 2011
Thank you for your comments. I really appreciate it
BLAKSTEEL
 
BLAKSTEEL December 25, 2011
Love The Colors And Framing Of This Capture! The Sky Really Sets Off The Sculpture!
xavierw Platinum
 
xavierw December 25, 2011
Thank you very much
Amiqdadi
 
Amiqdadi December 25, 2011
wow,,,this is really great,,,,i liked it so much
xavierw Platinum
xavierw December 25, 2011
Thank you very much
maryruth2011
 
maryruth2011 December 25, 2011
I love photos like this...simple, yet powerful...you did another fantastic job...beautiful work!
xavierw Platinum
xavierw December 25, 2011
Thank you very much for your comments
murcuduca
 
murcuduca December 26, 2011
Mysterious!!!!
xavierw Platinum
xavierw December 26, 2011
Thanks
herezdeb
 
herezdeb December 27, 2011
Awesome photo! A mood has been captured here. Well done :)
xavierw Platinum
xavierw December 27, 2011
Thank you very much
huddy PRO+
 
huddy December 27, 2011
i really like this shot ,very dramatic
xavierw Platinum
xavierw December 27, 2011
Thanks so much
SarahKeates
 
SarahKeates December 27, 2011
Spectacular!
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xavierw December 27, 2011
Thank you
otheses
 
otheses December 27, 2011
COOL
xavierw Platinum
xavierw December 27, 2011
Thank you
leahd30
 
leahd30 December 27, 2011
nice shot! great title!
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xavierw December 27, 2011
Thanks. Title was inspired by AgnesForrai's comment above
tsambaproductions
 
tsambaproductions December 28, 2011
fan of this type of artworks
xavierw Platinum
xavierw December 28, 2011
Thank you.
tra rader
 
tra rader January 08, 2012
well done. Nice work
xavierw Platinum
xavierw January 08, 2012
Thank you very much
aphotoaday365
 
aphotoaday365 January 14, 2012
cool capture and work!
xavierw Platinum
xavierw January 14, 2012
Thank you very much
rturnbow Ultimate
 
rturnbow February 14, 2012
Very nice work
xavierw Platinum
xavierw February 14, 2012
Thank you. I appreciate all your comments
Lsnce57
 
Lsnce57 February 23, 2012
Love this shot!
xavierw Platinum
xavierw February 23, 2012
Thank you
ninirocklover
 
ninirocklover February 23, 2012
wonderful shot! so dramatic! staying strong against any odds!
xavierw Platinum
xavierw February 23, 2012
Thanks. Yes, the title was initially pretty lame and one of the comments (see above) form one of the members inspired me to change the title :)
CecilyH
 
CecilyH February 23, 2012
Especially love the sky in this, really great pic
xavierw Platinum
xavierw February 23, 2012
Thank you very much
FowlerFoto
 
FowlerFoto March 28, 2012
Good edit. I like the textures and crispness.
xavierw Platinum
xavierw March 28, 2012
Thank you for all your comments.
DearTam
 
DearTam September 11, 2012
Amazing! Brilliant capture! Peer Award.
xavierw Platinum
xavierw September 11, 2012
Thank you :)
gappman
 
gappman January 30, 2013
Grand and majestic. I like this shot!
xavierw Platinum
xavierw January 31, 2013
Thank you very much

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