The Angel of the North
The Angel of the North is one of the most viewed pieces of art in the world - seen by more than one person every second, 90,000 every day or 33 million every year.
The Angel of the North is one of the most viewed pieces of art in the world - seen by more than one person every second, 90,000 every day or 33 million every year.
This photo was taken on September 26, 2006 in Harlow Green, Gateshead, England, GB, using a Nikon D70.
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Scott Foy, Bashed, John of Witney, locus_imagination, and 51 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Scott Foy (81 months ago | reply)
Fantastic capture!!
its me..... (81 months ago | reply)
Aye, like that one! the woman and dog make it.
Bashed (80 months ago | reply)
Superb colour. This could be microsoft's new desktop for Vista.
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John of Witney (80 months ago | reply)
I think this is the best shot I've seen of the Angel.
locus_imagination (79 months ago | reply)
Gosh thats some statistic-- where did you get that from?
Sea Pigeon (79 months ago | reply)
Gateshead Council website LOL :-)
Bashed (79 months ago | reply)
Of course most of those 90,000 per day are the same 90,000 as yesterday.
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Sonia Hermosín Fotografía (79 months ago | reply)
love the detail of the girl & the dog, great capture! :)
_Bonnie_ (79 months ago | reply)
This is an amazing structure; when I first saw it in a coffee table book on England I couldn't believe my eyes! Lovely picture.
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osbedu (79 months ago | reply)
Great capture!
alburyphotog [deleted] (79 months ago | reply)
stunning
cosygreeneyes (78 months ago | reply)
Brilliant photo. Stunning colours. We will have to go there sometime to see this.
Leighton_Cooksey (77 months ago | reply)
Love the composition and the colours are stunning
whippeltree (77 months ago | reply)
Absolutely fantastic!
Jumpin'Jack (75 months ago | reply)
You chose a perfect angle.
Seen shots of this sculpture before, but mostly don't look so impressive
SMGallery (MooreFoto.com) (73 months ago | reply)
This is an Amazing Shot! Please consider adding your photograph to the group Amazing Shots!
shotzy (73 months ago | reply)
Wow ... great shot with the man and dog to give perspective on size.

This is an Amazing Shot!!
Simon Greig (xrrr) (73 months ago | reply)
Great angle. Very good!
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Daniel Schwabe (73 months ago | reply)
Great perspective, wonderful colors!

This is an Amazing Shot!!
Inglewood Mum (Chris) (73 months ago | reply)
I love the Angel!!

This is an Amazing Shot!!
Crowded_House (73 months ago | reply)
Wonderful,great strong colours.
This is an Amazing Shot!!
Gary Newman (73 months ago | reply)
Brilliant composition. Love the person & dog, gives great perspective.
This is an Amazing Shot!!
OllieD (71 months ago | reply)
I really like this photo and especially the fact that you introduced a person within the composition as gives a sense of scale. Shame though that it is a bit noisy.
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EDU►necochea o nada...! (67 months ago | reply)
excelente!!!
Saludos
EDU
CRMacedonio (63 months ago | reply)
Super Belo!!!!!!!! Wonderful!!!!
Some photos (Brazilian Portuguese) :
Wallpapers
baixaki.ig.com.br/buscawall.asp?tipo=autor& papel=1858
PicturaPixel
www.picturapixel.com/blog/?p=1664
curreyuk (52 months ago | reply)
Superb...instant fave
IHD Photography (46 months ago | reply)
Nice shot, lovely colours. Wish I had a clear blue sky when I was there today.
Katie-Rose (41 months ago | reply)
Lovely capture!