Seattle's Clown

Gallery: POP PhotosPosted December 23, 20141,018 views4 comments

This sculpture of JP Patches created by Kevin Petelle adorns Solstice Plaza at the north end of the Fremont Bridge, Seattle, WA. Most of us local area "baby boomers" grew up watching JP (Chris Wedes) and Gertrude (Bob Newman) on TV, and now they are well memorialized in this fine sculpture. His many fans ("Patches Pals") still miss him after his passing in 2012 at age 84. What a guy!

D750, 105/2.8 micro, circ.pol., handheld; f5, 1/640, iso 800. Post-processing: a little burning and dodging in Ps5 and highlight control in NIK. Otherwise, straight from the camera– the more I work with the D750, the more I'm glad I made the upgrade!

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4 comments

Comment posted by Howard Cheek on December 23, 2014 at 8:24 AM

Interesting story behind this neat sculpture Catherine, great shot..
And I'm not clowning around either

Good to hear you're happy with your upgrade, Merry Christmas!!

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Comment posted by Patricia Brundage on December 23, 2014 at 8:26 AM

His looking at his watch makes me think he is late and has to run. The background scene is just enough to set the scene. Fun sculpture and image of it. Have a great New Year Catherine and enjoy the holidays.

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on December 23, 2014 at 10:38 AM

His "make up" really lets the face shine here, Catherine, but I think his arm and hands plus the back side "reflection" behind him (I'm guessing Gertrude??) really pull this together. He sure looks like he's having fun.

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on December 24, 2014 at 11:21 AM

Hi Catherine, I like the color tint that surrounds the clown-face. Strange as that may sound, this has a still-life smokey look that is pleasant and warm. Nicely done!

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