The ears have it

Among his street art in the Malaysian state of Penang, Lithuanian artist Ernest Zacharevic painted a mural of two children, then affixed a bicycle to the image and invited passersby with cameras to add their own flourishes. They are doing that, by the hundreds, with Zacharevic posting some of the most compelling crowdsourced shots to his Facebook fan page through July 5. The next day, at a George Town arts event, he plans to name two winning photos -- one chosen for creativity and the other for garnering the most Facebook "Likes."

Zacharevic's creative challenge has produced quite a colorful collection from the camera-laden public. Some people snap photos of themselves chasing the kids down the road on foot or bike or leaping and twisting in midair. Others add text or props like balloons and stuffed animals or go sepia or color-saturated with photo-editing software. In this shot, the young boy rider gets his ear pinched by a stranger; that's happened to the poor lad more than once during Zacharevic's photo challenge.