Jack and the Beanstalk Mural
Jack and the Beanstalk Mural
Detail of Bottom Figure
I've been wanting to show this mural to you all for a while now, but I never have had my camera with me. I love the way the modular design can apply to other mediums, like quilting. There is one more kid way up top, can you see his legs?
It is three stories tall in Kerrytown, Ann Arbor, Michigan. It was designed in the 1960's by Louis G. Redstone for a mall, and was saved from a wrecking ball and moved to this location. (Here is a small picture of the whole mural) This is building houses the farmer's market, a grocer, meat market, fish market, as well as many of our favorite shops. It is usually a weekend destination for us.
PS- My Nikon D50 is taking really blurry photos even though I reset all of the default settings on the camera. Any ideas why?
Love the mural! I wonder if you might have tripped the manual focus switch on your camera instead of auto focus? If you're looking at the camera from the front (the lens side) the switch is near the base of the lens on the right side. It has an AF (auto focus) and an M (manual focus). Good luck!
Posted by: Liesl | 15 October 2006 at 12:20 AM
Love the mural! I do that all the time...thinking, man I wish I would remember to bring my camera to shoot this or this. So glad you shared. Sorry I dont have an idea for you on the blurry photos, but Im sure someone will be able to help.
Posted by: Eren | 15 October 2006 at 12:47 AM
i love seeing that something like that was saved from the wrecking ball!
Posted by: molly | 15 October 2006 at 02:54 PM
that is fantastic!!
Posted by: lisa | 16 October 2006 at 01:52 AM
Very nice, love the mural. And your post about your mom was beautiful.
Posted by: denice | 16 October 2006 at 11:40 AM
Folk tales are some of my favorite things and this mural is such great art! It reminds me of the fabulous illustrations in elementary school reading books. So glad you took the time to get pictures.
Posted by: Jessica Marie | 17 October 2006 at 05:10 PM
What a fantastic piece of public art. I love looking at mosaics because I can always imagine them as quilts. I headed over to Flickr to view the properties of your photos but it looks like these weren't uploaded. It's hard to say if they're blurry because of low shutter speed or auto-focus was off (as someone else suggested). The properties should give some clues. Good luck.
Posted by: kathy | 17 October 2006 at 08:43 PM
Courtney, again I love your blogspot. I hae D70 and I usually adjusted the focus to the nearest one, you can go to the menu, click on the focus... choose the one nearest choice. In this case, you can get it focused better. Read www.kenrockwell.com he will tell you all about how to shoot and adjust all the settings for your camera. Very simple, yet works.
Posted by: Sari Alzoubi | 25 October 2006 at 02:32 PM