Rolling is faster than riding

Hi Pierre,

  I see the master artist is at work again.  Amazing work as always.  Take care, Patsy

...and always first!

Well done Pierre!

So who has the advantage, the man on horseback or the one on rollerblades?  Since they appear to be moving through a desert environment, it would appear that the rollerblader would be at a distinct disadvantage, since the wheels might get mired in the sand.  Also, since a horse generally has greater endurance than a person, this would appear to favor the rider.

But wait . . . let us not forget the paradox of Achilles and the tortoise.  If the rollerblader maintains a slow but steady pace, he surely will outdistance the horse and rider.  Unless . . .

Another visual fable by Pierre Dumas, the master storyteller!

michael

Thank you, Patsy! You are always praising my mastership and it feels good!

PDE

Grigoriy, you are so kind and I asked for harsh critique because I was aware that something is wrong with this picture and knew what!

Thank you for your visit and support!

PDE

Michael, you forgot the biggest advantage of the man on the roller blades!  He lives longer than the horse, ha!

Thank you for your, this time kind comment although I required a harsh one!

PDE

For some reason this one reminds me of an old Roger Miller song,                         " You can't roller skate in a buffalo herd"  If the ground here is sandy it would make for some tough skating.  My money would be on the horse.  If it's smooth concrete then the skater would possibly have the edge.  Just my goofy take on this one.  :-)   Patiently waiting for your next creation,  Best, LM.

I hereby declare that the outcome of the race be null and void and any person or persons foolish enough to venture hard cash in gambling on the outcome will not be recompensed, and no alternative prizes will be forthcoming  from the organiser! (Mr Dumas) 

Not only was  the Horse deprived of essential safety equipment ie: was not kitted out properly with skates, helmet or knee pads, but the skater used time travel to gain an unfair advantage, the hard evidence being seen clearly in the direction of the shadows which clearly demonstrates he is two hours in advance! 

Yours Faithfully Race co-ordinator and Town Marshall 

Alf Bailey  : - ) 

PS: Well you did ask for a harsh critique! : - ) 

Hi Pierre, nice humoristic presentation, I was going to criticized the direction of the shadows, but looking twice at your presentation I noticed the sun was in the middle so the shadows were OK.

Recuerdos.

Rafael

For me the most entertaining part are the comments. To every person his own! Everybody tries to be super innovative with their comments and by reading them I forget all about the subject of the conversation. It becomes a literary excursion. I am a total, bland realist!   Verena

I know what you mean about wanting a harsh critique. I can think up suggestions, but I have no complaints. I like it. It's fun and unusual. I like the color palette, the composition and the "shadows". Good art, my friend. If it were a more representational image, a regular photo, I might be able to say this part is too dark or that's too fuzzy, but it's not that kind of image. 

Different and surreal.  It appears to be a desert but the skate wheels don't sink. Also, the skater appears to be a bit too short, his right skate doesn't quite touch the ground.

Jim Phelps

Thank you for your song, Len! That's a harsh critique of my person! Namely, the guy Roger Miller first says something as modest as I would say about myself and my work, ha! 

Second thing is the sand which I already mentioned and that's a critique for the organizer of the race (by the way who said something about race, I didn't), not for then picture. I mean the way you put it! I admit that there is omitting to show the sand from my side and enough good critique to make me rework my work!

Thank you!

PDE

Alf, you call it a harsh critique!? Well, the shadows are a matter of dispute, the conclusion in my reply to one of the brothers, Jamie Kraft, was that the shadows should look parallel and therefore, looking at this angle we must conclude that the roller-skate guy is in advance of two light years ahead! Approximately, ha!

Thanks for your effort, it's funny, but doesn't sound as a harsh critique, more like a ridicule of the race which I didn't organize!

PDE

Welcome, Rafael! You should have! The shadows are a matter of reworking in any case cause I made them simply wrong! Should they be parallel or not it's a theme which may be simply resolved with shooting two guys with a sun on sunset in the middle of them and measure the angle of the shadows on the picture!

Thank you for mentioning the shadows!

PDE

Welcome, Verena! You are as bland as all the others maybe, I so far didn't read a harsh critique! And the goal of the organization of harsh critique contest was to have fun reading and writing the comments!

Thank you for taking the time to participate in the contest!

PDE

Chuck, this what you said is a harsh critique for all my work, my style! You are so far one of the favorites on the contest!

Thank you for omitting to see the problem of the shadows, ha!

PDE

Jim, you obviously took the task seriously, but I would say that the rollerskating guy is like runners, they are half of the time with whole body in the air! I just caught a moment when just one wheel is touching the ground!

But, the critique accepted and although not harsh, still in leading position!

Thank you for that!

PDE

good match of shadow and light in the composition!

Maria, thank you for your compliment to the shadows, but some people don't share your opinion, me for instance! Wait a minute, you didn't say that what I thought, yes, good match as you say, and I worked quite some time on it!

Thank you for the compliment!

PDE

A beautiful creative and original result, Pierre!

Thank you Ruud, can be better though! I mean the picture and by the way, your harsh critique also!

Siamo tornati al Pierre che conosciamo meglio o meglio, che cerchiamo di conoscere attraverso le sue opere, o meglio ancora al Pierre che cerca di conoscere sé stesso attraverso le sue..."invenzioni"! Ad uno sguardo superficiale restiamo sempre colpiti dalle "figure che si vedono", come in questo caso dal "pattinatore" e dall'  "uomo a cavallo" ma sono le "ombre" che tu particolarmente curi che...lasciano le strade aperte a mille interpretazioni, sono le tue...parti oscure! Ciao, Maurizio.

Ringrazio molto, molto per la critica poetica e filosofica che è più lode di critica, ma appartiene sicuri di belletristica o filosofia!

Ciaomau mio carissimo amico

Pietro il grande

P.S. Mi scusi mio caro poeta, non ho letto la critica prima ho scritto la mia risposta! Ora vedo che è la descrizione della vostra vista sulla mia arte, una visione interiore!

Your imaginary work must be regarded with infinite toleration of physics (shadows Etc.), so I'll avoid the trap and go beyond it . Your composition states the sun as a staged illumination source ,in close distance of course,so the initial shadows are for me much more preferable than the "corrected" version. As it  was initially,I see a strong highlighting of the statue immobilization versus the  roller's going out of the frame quite soon. I envy your limitless imagination and the ability to command it visually through  the engaged skills . What you get full credit also for, is the choice of the initial photos that take a new life after being treated your way. I see also the juxtaposition of the ordinary quotidian man (who will probably will not see a statue erected for him )against the immortalized  hero. You certainly cared to correct this unorthography by erecting for him a virtual one