not often seen

Posted by JJ (Jersey City, United States) on 16 October 2008 in Miscellaneous.

This is an elephant in the United Nations Grounds in NY, not often spotted by most as its tucked away in a corner, but i spotted it through a fence as walking by, the UN grounds are full of statues and artworks donated by various countries, and why you may ask is this one hidden away, well shall I say part of its anatomy which is hidden by the bushes in this shot is quite large and considered not quite correct for public viewing by some :)

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Comments (25)

Zygène from France

Une sculpture vraiment ravissante.

16 Oct 2008 6:03am

Nicholas from Shah Alam, Malaysia

Nicely spotted! :) I thought it was real for the moment.

16 Oct 2008 6:29am

jamesy from christchurch, New Zealand

LOL I too thought it was real but not a good photo. I apologise for I now know that it is not real therefore you can forgive me for that comment I hope. Great story to go with this photo JJ

16 Oct 2008 6:53am

Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand

Oh JJ I laughed a lot and I'm still laughing LOL....I like the way you say 'not quite correct fro public viewing' hahahahehehehehehe!!! Wonderful:-)) The shot is brilliant too btw:-))

16 Oct 2008 8:02am

lasiate from Philippines

un safari dans son jardin ;)

16 Oct 2008 9:32am

zOOm from Paris, France

Almost looks real, nice compo and excellent post-processing work.

16 Oct 2008 11:15am

Rob from Mount Joy, United States

that's great! i never knew about that...

16 Oct 2008 11:34am

timothy from Tokyo, Japan

never knew about that, either--nice shot; really appreciated the informative comment as well!

16 Oct 2008 1:58pm

Arash from Dubai, United Arab Emirates

looks like real and strong elephant!

16 Oct 2008 3:02pm

don from spokane, United States

Good eye to spot this partially concealed creature. He looks pretty good behind the bushes.
Nice shot of him.

16 Oct 2008 3:34pm

claire from Canada

nice find. thanks for the info about it. :)

16 Oct 2008 5:28pm

willow from Chelsea, United States

I never knew there are elephants in NY. Such a vibrant green!!!

16 Oct 2008 6:25pm

Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa

What a fascinating tale, and great photo to boot. Nice one.

16 Oct 2008 7:14pm

Conflagratio from Spain

Fascinating capture, lovely green here

16 Oct 2008 7:25pm

Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom

Neat work on the shot, looks like an interesting sculpture.

16 Oct 2008 10:11pm

Wolfgang - vu@granby from Granby, Québec, Canada

So you took a politically correct photo of a politically incorrect statue! :-)

16 Oct 2008 10:53pm

baobab from Cambridge, United States

heh heh... I am sure that the african country where this statue originated (for it is definitely an african elephant) felt that it was anatomically correct and a source of very good luck!

I am amused to note that you have hidden the offending bit of anatomy in a bush :-)

16 Oct 2008 11:45pm

Sidney from Manila, Philippines

I guess you don't see quite often elephants in NY...

17 Oct 2008 12:44am

Stunner from Kingston, Jamaica

Nice capture.

17 Oct 2008 2:18am

sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Very unusual indeed:-)

17 Oct 2008 2:27am

Nina from Hamburg, Germany

The elephant in such vibrant green and an interesting story, really a good shot, JJ!

17 Oct 2008 2:47am

Laurie from New Jersey, United States

That is very interesting. I never knew it was there. I haven't been there in years so it might not have been there when I was there. Interesting story about why it is somewhat hidden.

17 Oct 2008 3:10am

Earnest from Oklahoma, United States

Yeah, strange that such a sculpture should be hidden away... Great photo.

17 Oct 2008 11:38am

Alejandro Caballero from Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain

Me encanta, jejeje...suerte que no es de verdad que si no que miedo, ufff, un saludo.

17 Oct 2008 12:16pm

dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States

just wonderful -- can you imagine if it was real and just hid out there in that corner! i wonder if it has given a few people a night pain of fright! especially at night!! :)

19 Oct 2008 5:24am

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