A Long Way from Beaver Island! by taffy

A Long Way from Beaver Island!

On our photowalk last night (with @rosiekerr and her husband), we happened on this most unusual sight. To get a sense of the size of this critter, notice the three people just behind its back knee joint. Talk about being out of place!

Quoting from Chicago Tribune article: It's a 12-foot-tall, 20-foot-long painted fiberglass sculpture titled "Deer," which was created in 2015 by Tony Tasset, the artist who brought the giant eyeball to the Loop's Pritzker Park in 2010. "Deer" was recently on display at an art fair in Miami Beach, Fla., before being installed on the Riverwalk between Franklin and Lake streets Monday night, according to the city.

Taking a break from unpacking boxes. The end is in sight but there are still two more car loads in storage and probably at least the same at Bill & Junko's. Running out of closet and drawer and shelf space!

Cool
October 29th, 2017  
Goodness me - it must be massive! Somewhat incongruous
October 29th, 2017  
At that size certainly very eye-catching. A lovely night-shot of the cityscape too. Nice to hear the unpacking is nearly done. You must be very happy about that!
October 29th, 2017  
Cool find!
October 29th, 2017  
clearly beautiful!
October 29th, 2017  
Great sense of scale
October 29th, 2017  
wow that's a big deer
October 29th, 2017  
Ha ha... so hilarious to see this enormous critter out of place.
October 29th, 2017  
Out of place but doing what a deer would do if it found itself lost in the city. Beautiful shot.
October 30th, 2017  
Oh my 🦌 that’s a HUGE one- excellent shot,btw!
October 30th, 2017  
What's out of place in this pic? Nobody move. LOL
October 30th, 2017  
One big deer!
October 30th, 2017  
Haha, so funny. A giant deer.
October 30th, 2017  
Fantastic picture.
October 30th, 2017  
Wow... very unique! Makes a great shot!
October 30th, 2017  
Oh my, is he ever huge. So glad you are taking time to enjoy being back as well as all your unpacking
October 30th, 2017  
Mmmm, how extraordinary. Kinda sticks out like a sore thumb. But I do like the shot, lots to see in there.
October 30th, 2017  
Crikey it is huge. Not the sort of sculpture you expect to see in the city.
October 30th, 2017  
Brilliant evening capture.
October 30th, 2017  
nice night shot
October 30th, 2017  
Great architectural shot.
October 30th, 2017  
Wow he is huge! What a strange sight in the big city! Beautiful image and lovely tones! Good to see you out and about relaxing! You need to be strong and say if you haven’t had/ used something for a couple of years do you really need it? I had to do that when Barb moved in with me! I think I need to do it again though as I seem to accumulate “things”! Fav!
October 30th, 2017  
Awesome capture, stunning scene.
October 30th, 2017  
Sometimes art has me a tad bewildered.........
October 30th, 2017  
Amazing photography. Fav. I would feel suffocated surrounded by all those high risers.
October 30th, 2017  
Kas
I just love urban shots, and what they reveal. This is quite a sculpture - and perhaps 'urban deer' are creeping around just out of sight.
October 30th, 2017  
Beautiful capture :)
October 30th, 2017  
Wonderful capture.
October 30th, 2017  
Does look slightly out of place! Naive shot though
October 30th, 2017  
What a big fellow he is! Interesting information and a great shot as ever Taffy - Fav
October 30th, 2017  
A super capture
October 30th, 2017  
Lovely image of this deer of the urban jungle
October 30th, 2017  
Wonderful shot.
October 30th, 2017  
Wonderful shot
October 30th, 2017  
Great nighttime shot and capture of the giant deer!! Wishing you all the best on the rest of your unpacking.
October 30th, 2017  
Cool statue to see in the city!
October 30th, 2017  
Two weeks ago, OHC weekend, this part of the river walk was totally flooded, nice to see the walk back to normal!
October 30th, 2017  
I wish ours were fiberglass that way they'd stop eating my flowers. Glad there's an end in sight with the unpacking. Just think, when it's done, it's DONE!
October 31st, 2017  
All those city lights and lines and shapes - and then that extraordinary deer! Makes for a surreal image!
October 31st, 2017  
But he is a stranger. Great shot.
November 1st, 2017  
Most impressive, and the scale is so deceptive.
November 8th, 2017  
Saw this on our boat tour. Our guide was saying that he took a tour out one morning and it wasn't there. When he returned in the afternoon it was and he had to rub his eyes to make sure he wasn't seeing things.
November 9th, 2017  
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