Uploads from Todd Klassy, tagged sculpture, with geodata

Beats Me. Don't Ask.

nobody@flickr.com (Todd Klassy) — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 05:33:48 -0800

I'm not sure what this is, or why it even exists, but it is located outside of Monroe, Wisconsin.

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Snow Covered Hill

nobody@flickr.com (Todd Klassy) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 03:44:36 -0800

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A snow covered statue of James Jerome Hill in downtown Havre, Montana

James Jerome Hill was a railroad executive after which Hill County, Montana was named. Hill was the chief executive officer of a family of lines headed by the Great Northern Railway, which served a substantial area of the Upper Midwest, the northern Great Plains, and Pacific Northwest.

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Mount Rushmore in Golden Light

nobody@flickr.com (Todd Klassy) — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 05:58:18 -0800

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The early morning sun illuminates the Mount Rushmore sculpture carved into the granite near Keystone, South Dakota.

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Natural Selection

nobody@flickr.com (Todd Klassy) — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 05:26:22 -0700

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A unique metal sculpture of a dinosaur outside of Rudyard, Montana.

Rubber necking is dangerous here in Montana. Unfortunately for me its how I earn my living as a photographer.

Why is rubber necking so dangerous? For one, the roads aren't exactly the safest in the world. They have steep drop-offs and seldom does a road have a guardrail here where often they need one. 80 mph on a quite country road is not uncommon (there's a lot of state to cover). Also, the wind blows constantly and it is not unusual to find yourself steering into the wind to compensate for its pushing effect. I call this "windplaning." The effects are similar to hydroplaning. When you hit a big gust of air you need to be judicious with how you steer your automobile. If and when the wind suddenly stops (and believe me it stops just as quickly as it started), your car will lurch in the direction you were steering.

The good news is that there aren't as many cars on the roads in these parts. This means you don't have to worry about some moron behind you tooting his horn if you do something stupid while driving down the road. However, this will breed complacency. One minute you think you are all alone out in the middle of no where, so you opt for the infamous "asterisk turn" in the middle of a narrow road (too narrow for a Y turn), and the next minute you have some cowboy in a dirty truck right on your ass wondering why the idiot with the Wisconsin plates would be attempting a delicate move in the middle of his road. Lucky for me I can plead ignorance and pretend I'm a tourist. However, I changed to Montana plates this week, so that move will no longer work.

I consider myself a "drive by shooter." I like to explore. I often drive down the road looking for something that catches my eye. Not a terribly disciplined way to shoot, but rewarding nonetheless.

I didn't know what to name this one, so I thought about my other photograph of a roadside dinosaur (Evolution) and decided to give it a name within the same realm.

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Evolution

nobody@flickr.com (Todd Klassy) — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 05:09:50 -0700

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A metal sculpture near Stamford, South Dakota.

I spotted this odd sculpture in the middle of South Dakota while driving along the interstate highway. Needless to say I stopped to photograph it.

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Petrified

nobody@flickr.com (Todd Klassy) — Sat, 10 Mar 2007 21:54:15 -0800

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Interesting figurines in the Wisconsin State Historical Museum in downtown Madison, Wisconsin.

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Pink Pandering Pachyderm

nobody@flickr.com (Todd Klassy) — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 14:11:02 -0800

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A large, pink elephant wearing glasses outside of De Forest, Wisconsin.

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Capitol Lights

nobody@flickr.com (Todd Klassy) — Fri, 06 Jan 2006 21:43:50 -0800

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The Wisconsin State Capitol just after its lights came on in Madison, Wisconsin.

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Headless Men

nobody@flickr.com (Todd Klassy) — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 15:47:52 -0800

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This is sculpture by Magdalena Abakanowicz at the Milwaukee Art Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is a Polish artist best known for her headless, half-hollow human figures, cast in burlap or bronze. This piece is called "Two Figures on a Beam."

"Her sculptures reflect the loss, suffering, and repression embedded in this history."

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Legislative Halls

nobody@flickr.com (Todd Klassy) — Sat, 09 Jul 2005 12:48:38 -0700

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I captured this photograph of the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Wisconsin just as the sun went down and the building's lights came on.

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Russell Country Montana Travel Planner | Published Photos

nobody@flickr.com (Todd Klassy) — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 07:40:55 -0800

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My photograph taken of a dinosaur sculpture appears in the 2011 Russell Country Travel Planner, which was published by Banik Communications for the State of Montana.

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Polar Dinosaur

nobody@flickr.com (Todd Klassy) — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 05:01:17 -0800

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A snow covered metal sculpture in the form of a dinosaur outside of Rudyard, Montana.

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Jerusalem Rocks

nobody@flickr.com (Todd Klassy) — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 05:31:58 -0700

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The beautiful Jerusalem Rocks outside of Sunburst, Montana.

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I drove two hours to Sunburst, Montana in the wee hours last Saturday morning to visit a strange geological formation and landscape known to some as Jerusalem Rocks. Not many have seen this part of Montana; it is only a stone's throw from the Canadian border out in the middle of no where. And since the land is privately owned, most travel brochures mentioned it at all.

I had never seen anything like it in my life. Of course, I haven't been to Arizona yet either. Strange rock formations weathered over time. A landscape that surely took many thousands of years to create. About the only people that frequent this place, it seems, are the local high school. Evidence of past parties (i.e. broken beer bottles) litter the surroundings and foolishly they have etched their names into stone at places. Nonetheless, it is a beautiful site and I wish more people had an opportunity to see it.

This was just a scouting trip on my part. I will return to Jerusalem Rocks again over the next several months. If I can fit it into my schedule I will camp there for a weekend yet this fall so I can explore every nook and cranny. Then I hope to return again this winter when the strange rock formations are covered with snow. And a spring trip would be nice when the field in the valley below becomes green and perhaps with a model or two in tow.

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That Thrivent Swirl

nobody@flickr.com (Todd Klassy) — Sun, 06 May 2007 10:13:04 -0700

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Looking Forward

nobody@flickr.com (Todd Klassy) — Sun, 07 May 2006 09:13:06 -0700

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A close-up of the Wisconsin State Capitol dome with the gold-leafed bronze statue commonly known as "Forward" on top.

Such a beautiful building.

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