Very Horrific Life of Great Gargantua, a photo from Graubunden, East

Photographer's Note

The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel is a connected series of five novels written in the 16th century by François Rabelais. It is the story of two giants, a father (Gargantua) and his son (Pantagruel) and their adventures, written in an amusing, extravagant, satirical vein. There is much crudity and scatological humor as well as a large amount of violence. Long lists of vulgar insults fill several chapters.

This ginormous head reminded me of Gargantua and his son. I read the simplified (and probably cencored) version of their adventures when I was a little girl and I still remember the illustrations in the book by Gustave Doré, whose b/w drawings and engravings I admire.

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ChrisJ (171822) 2008-02-05 3:07

Merhaba Fusun

Lol! An amusing snow sculpture, with excellent shadow detail & sharpness. The red parasail adds a nice colour contrast. Good contrast, & tfs!

dumanica (5071) 2008-02-05 3:23

Fusun merhaba,
İsviçre'den çok güzel kareler sunuyorsun bizlere.

Buda onlardan birisi. Harika bir kardan heykel ile beraber kompozisyona dahil ettğini kırmızı paraşütlü adam ile ortaya çok başarılı bir kara çeıkartmışsın. Eline emegine sağlık. Derya:)

padeg (423) 2008-02-05 3:26

Excellent point of view. It was a great idea to include the paraglider at that place in the frame. Funny image and instructive note. I like that one.
Bonne journée,
Pascal.

barni (15751) 2008-02-05 3:33

Hello Fusun
Il a une bonne tęte ce bonhomme.
La compo avec le parapente est superbe.
Have a nice day
Christophe

japiey (10163) 2008-02-05 3:36

Hi Fusun,

Real fun in the snow...
Giant faces, with a touch of humour, and a well described note adds smiles.
Good composition with the flying RED .
All the best.

jean paul

HasanTer (85) 2008-02-05 4:33 [Comment]

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vincent24 (9060) 2008-02-05 4:47

Salut Fusun,
I like this big white smiley...seems looking at the red parapente,does he wants to eat it?:-o)
In the name of all the French community thanks for remind us the masterpiece of Rabelais,it's good to add a touch of culture sometimes,
bye,
vincent

setenay (7706) 2008-02-05 6:18

Merhaba Füsun
Böyle güzelliklerin içinde Yaşamın tadını sonuna kadar çıkarmak varken,ölümdü iskeletti ne gerek var.Bayıldım yine ,gözüm gönlüm açıldı,kardan adam deyince, havuç burun,süpürge sopa, kömür göz den başka aklımaza başka figür gelmeyen bizlere kıyasla, adamların yaratıcılığıda harika doğrusu.Eline sağlık,kırmızı paraşütle tam kış güzelliği.Selamlar
setenay

PixelTerror (0) 2008-02-05 6:42

Merhaba Füsun,
LOL funny creation, looks a bit like our TE smileys don't you think ? Pity it's in the winter shade already, especially as this day looks wonderful, I like the flyer in the distance that provides good balance and a touch of color.
Have a nice day JY

char_mifsud (541) 2008-02-05 7:11

Hello Fusun,
Excellent point of view. It was a great idea to include the para glider at that place in the frame. I like this big white smiley.
Regards,
Charles
Malta

alibasarir (15580) 2008-02-05 9:06

merhaba füsun hn
gerçekten mükemmel bir kompozisyon olmuş.kardan heykel çok hoş duruyor(dişleri kesme şeker gibi görünüyor ama olsun)ayrıca renk tonları,netlik ve keskinlikte harika.tabi oranın tertemiz havasında fotografta berrak ve temiz çıkıyor eline sağlık.
selamlar
Ali

KemaLMerT (12048) 2008-02-05 11:01

Merhaba,
Keyifli ve güzel bir kış karesi, kutlarım.

flpanthers1 (108) 2008-02-05 12:20

That's awesome. I like the red sail in the back also. Nice job.

dokadak (11518) 2008-02-05 12:50

Fusunummmm :)))))

Modelin Ipana mi kullaniyor sorusu geldi yaww disleri bembeyaz :))
Harika bakis, super tebessum daha ne olsun yaww :)))

ellerine saglik :)
hasan

salvator (19110) 2008-02-05 15:20

Merhaba Fusun,
Cok begend,m hakikaten. Cok guzel kompozisyon, sol taraftaki kirmizi parasutun kompozisyona dahil edilmesi, denege ve renkler keskinlik harika. Eline saglik. Selamlar. Salvator.

ahaberal (6469) 2008-02-06 2:13

)))))))))))))))
sen kalk gel bizum aydere,orda hasanı bul,32 dişini birden çek, alacağın olsun fusün hasanı gördün bizi görmedin)))))

Thrax (2600) 2008-02-06 5:25

Merhabalar Füsun Hanım
Oraya mı yerleştiniz bilmiyorum; ancak güzel kareler geliyor herzamanki gibi... Kırmızı paraşütlüyü eklemekle durgun kareye güzel bir hareket katmışsınız...
Sevgiler...
Anıl

MayaG (2415) 2008-02-06 5:48

Ah, that book! One of the most important in the course of literature history. And quite fun, too ;)
I agree it was a subject worth capturing. I like the angle, also. I think it would be appropriate to be converted to a B&W, and give a complete relevance to the subject and your wonderful title, but that is just my opinion.
regards
Marija

rigoletto (34279) 2008-02-06 15:25

Kültürlüyüm daha bebekten diyosun yani :))
Valla bu Gargamel ve Pentacruel efendileri ilk kez duyuyorum, sağol, ama bunu kültürsüzlüğüme değil, seninki gibi 16. yüzyılı görmeye el vermeyen çıtır yaşıma bağlıyorum.
Donmuş msn karakteri bahane, nottaki bilgi şahane. Hemen gidip 16. yy küfür külliyatımı genişleteyim ben...

bostankorkulugu (42866) 2008-02-06 16:51

şirin mi şirin... güzel mi güzel... bu tombik gölgede kalmış ama hiç rahatsız edici bi gölge değil bu... arka plan zaten şahane...

iyi de kim yapmış bu kardankafayı... mr.rightı beklerken sen mi yaptın yoksa???

marietom (34611) 2008-02-07 0:44

Hello Fusun,

Originale, cette sculpture de neige. Bien composée, cette image, avec le parachute.
Marie

parpali (2616) 2008-02-07 2:12

merhaba;
suppperrrrrrrrr goruniyur yaaaa
biz da habu kardan amcalardan hapurda yapsak eyi fikirdur daaa:)))

tebrikler...

zynp

lorenzetti (1584) 2008-02-07 2:48

Hello Fusun,

Original view and good composition. The parglider gives a touch of color.

Kind regards - Franco

doubay (674) 2008-02-07 4:55

Hi Füsun!

This time I have to start with a word in your note, which surprised me and made me laugh: “scatological”. I had no idea that such a word exists in English. In Greek it could have only a vulgar, humorous meaning as the exact meaning of “scatology” is “shit science” (scato / skato = piece of shit). So, I guess that “scatological humour” means humour referring to excrements.

Now to your photo: This snow face is really funny and I like the way you placed it into your frame. The red parachute in the blue fits in your compo perfectly of course. The timing was just perfect in this respect.
I think though that you probably missed the opportunity here to carry on your Mr. Right-series. With a tripod and a remote you could have done some interesting experiments like capturing yourself kissing the smiling snow mouth or something like that (eventual title: “Finding Mr. Ritht”).

Cheers
Andreas

erel (11890) 2008-02-07 10:38

MERHABA
Çok iyi düşünmüş vede resmetmişsin kadraj çok iyi olmuş fotoğrafın nazar boncuğu yani bonusu sol köşede .tebrikler. EREL

denizler (4510) 2008-02-08 11:24

Selamlar Füsun,
Çok Güzel matrak bir bakış.Güzel yakalamışsın:)Gök yüzünün mavi tonları arasında Süzülen parajütün tonu çok güzel gözüküyor.Ellerine sağlık.Tebrikler.
İyi Geceler,
Deniz:)

Henryk_Bilor (20803) 2008-02-08 11:29

Hello
Beautiiful creature with a big smile. I like it and also the composition with the glide in the sky. Nice light.
Regards

sebinho342 (19329) 2008-02-18 4:56

Hi Fusun, oh yes this is excellent :)
Yes this can be a way to compare this head, Pantraguel :) So as an "épicurien" i like your note and more than that the picture ! Beautiful composition here and use of first and background, the overall quality is excellent, sharpness contrasts and saturation are on top.
A very pleasing shot, excellent

testmaniac (13508) 2008-03-31 8:26

Hi Fusun, nice and funny shot with great composition and colors!

TFS and regards,
Philip

adores (46979) 2008-04-07 15:06

Hi Fusun!
Very good shot, I like the composition with this funny face on the right side and the red paragliding in background. Very good colours also.