Oil Derrick Worship

Crude Awakening just after sunrise at Burning Man 2007. The tower, with stairs that climbed 90 feet high, was burned in a huge explosion shortly after the project's completion. The figures in silhouettes are large metal statues welded from scrap metal and symbolize the world's major religions. The black specks on the horizon are people, and the blocks are trucks brought in by the artists building the installation.

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Reached position 28 in Flickr's Explore Interestingness on Thursday, September 13, 2007

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orange111 says:

awesome
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

damaradeaella says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Burning Man Art Installations, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

Incredible shot of Crude Awakening... Very surreal...
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

scottlondon says:

Gorgeous!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Canon Fodder says:

Erm... Wow!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

mason bryant says:

very nice!
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Harikrishna VP says:

Nice shot

Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

emroki says:

great picture, thanks for sharing :)
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

xmadrussianx says:

An amazing shot.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

310875 says:

Maybe you don't know it but this pic reminds me of one Japanese animation "Sazaesan" 's endroll
BTW this is excellent!
You're invited to post this picture in Everyday is SUNday!

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Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

ichiro kishimi says:

Interesting shot.
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Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Taylor Dundee says:

Great silhouette!

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Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Registros da Massi says:

Espetacular!

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Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

MMishka says:

wow, really cool shot
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

martian cat says:

great shot...
thanks for sharing this in Everyday is SUNday!...

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Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

VRfoto says:

Fantastic!

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Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

www.Toolsch.de says:

nice

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Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

charles montgomery burns says:

colorful!
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

Stella Brazil says:

wonderful!!!!
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

Olivier Jules says:

absolutely awesome! great colours
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Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

Icemanfr75 says:

Fantastic picture for burning man

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Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

fonsico says:

all time fav

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Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

icomei says:

Great work!!
Posted 26 months ago. ( permalink )

Gabrios_LBF says:

great idea!
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

frscspd says:

This is Perfect!

This photo has been selected for The Perfect Photographer Award
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Amazing shot!

Absolutely The Perfect Photographer
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Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

H. Kosin says:

Fantastic shot. great composition!
Absolutely The Perfect Photographer
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Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

uslair says:

Absolutely The Perfect Photographer
You Deserve Another Perfect Photographer Award!!!
The Perfect Photographer Award
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Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

kanika says:

Nikolaj Gintberg says:

WOW !!! Beautiful and thoughtprovoking, very nice indeed! Thanks for sharing!
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

skinr says:

This photo is challenging State of independence from the pool of Highly Competitive - Flickr's 100 Best - www.flickr.com/groups/best100only. Vote me in!
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

Juan Antonio Garza Lozano says:

Ranked 1 place! in the

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rafallano says:

Ranked 1 place! in the

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rbglasson says:

Ranked 2nd place! in the

Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

mrpenguindude52 says:

this image is beautifully composed with gorgeous colour and light. I like the interplay between the figures and the tower. However, i find the border distracting and i think the thing i like the most about it is the work of the sculpture not the photographer. The photograph compliments the art but in this case the true value is rooted in the sculpture.

The defendant pulls off a very tricky type of image with grace. I think it deserves to stay this time.

noneof100#1
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

leesure says:

I have a bad banding issue going on around the blown sun area. I like the image, but it lacks the deamlike quality of the defender.

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Life in AsiaNZ says:

I find the dreamy feel of the defenders has more interest for me against the silhouette of the scultpure. This is a very good photo but lacks something to give it that special and unique edge the defenders has.

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Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

Brian Catacutan says:

Nicely captured and good timing with the sun and the silhouettes. But I'm voting for the defender here. The defender has an ethereal quality that is eerie and intriguing.
noneof100#4
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

martin prihoda [deleted] says:

noneof100#5

its a good photo and though I'm a burner myself. Its a photo of some one else's art. the defender is more original for that alone
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

Marietta Wood Works says:

Thanks for posting such a great photo with a Creative Commons usage license! I have used it to illustrate my "Solution to Fossil Fuel Depletion Problem" post on my blog, Citizens for Space Based Solar Power.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

ThePanelist says:

Thank you for sharing your photo! This photograph appears as a news story on our site, thepanelist.com in this article. We will give you full credit.
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Anziaz says:

Very interesting sculptures.... I love the sepia tones of the sunset.... well done.
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

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