Eye catching subject matter in this shot and an interesting composition of three pictures in one, Superman, the cyclist and the market in the background. Great piece of chalk art too.
Hey Sam, that guy is looking right at you. You must have been a bit conspicuous there with your camera. Maybe he thought you were Clark Kent!
Posted by Gavin Hart at November 29, 2006 02:36 AMNice timing for this shot. I think the chalk drawing thing is really picking up. Cheers!
Posted by Noor Hazmee at November 29, 2006 02:44 AMCool - Looks like someone tried to copy Alex Ross' Superman paintings. Not a bad job, especially with chalk.
Posted by evisruc at November 29, 2006 03:51 AM.sweet.
Posted by Jamin Nollsch at November 29, 2006 04:10 AM"Look! Down on the sidewalk! It's a bird, it's a plane......."
Posted by JR at November 29, 2006 05:19 AMSam,
When did you take this picture? That's my old roommate!!! I never imagined I would ever look at your site and see someone I know!!! It's been over a year since I've seen him so thank you for a random shot that just happened to have him in it.
Sam, I like the contrast here between ordinary and fantastic.
Who is the chalk artist?
It may seem odd to find Superman on the streets of a Canadian city. However, the original artist - Joseph Shuster - was born here.
Joe was a newspaper boy in the 1920s for the Toronto Daily Star (now Toronto Star). That paper's headquarters was on King Street, about 12 blocks from the location of the photo.
Posted by Paul H at November 29, 2006 11:12 AMI've always liked Alex Ross's rendition of superman. I'm gonna check this out today and see if it's done!
Posted by Air33 at November 29, 2006 11:44 AMI can almost read his mind. "Did I get in the shot?"
Posted by James at November 29, 2006 12:09 PMi always pass by the guy who makes these chalk drawings and i cant help but admire him. his drawings are so good.
Posted by vanessa at November 29, 2006 12:39 PMI love your wide angle shots... this is no exception. Well done!
Posted by geckonia at November 29, 2006 01:59 PMAmazing shot. There's this odd quality of a flat superman and a speeding regular man. It's as if, super as he is, he just can't get off the page (or the sidewalk), and we mortals look on and wonder why.
Posted by Damon Schreiber at November 29, 2006 04:05 PMWow, now there's something you don't see everyday.
Posted by pixels.in.my.head at November 29, 2006 04:10 PMThis photo is eyecatching. Nice shot!
Posted by Meggie at November 29, 2006 05:33 PMwhat are YOU looking at?!
Posted by arash. at November 29, 2006 11:42 PMthe chalk work looks like the work of chalkmaster dave. his website www.chalkmaster.com doesn't seem to be working but here's his blog:
http://chalkmaster-dave.blogspot.com/
ps. just found the site thanks to the toronto life article. great work!
Posted by ksedge at November 30, 2006 01:29 AMThe face of the superman looks like a picture. Was that a painting or was that a photograph
Posted by navin at November 30, 2006 05:02 AMWhenever I see sidewalk drawings I avoid stepping on them at all costs. It'd be like skipping on Starry Night!
Posted by Diana at November 30, 2006 10:26 PMAwesome! But then again, I'm a little partial to Superman. Love your work. Please keep it up.
Posted by Bob at December 5, 2006 09:34 AMBrilliant
Posted by Owen Higgins at December 7, 2006 08:51 AM