There are evil people everywhere. There are murderers, rapists, pedophiles, thieves, lawyers, bullies, rap "artists", war-mongers, drug dealers and dentists to name but a few. In the grand scheme of things is it really that bad to set fire to a decapitated sheep in the privacy of my own garden?
It is now buried deeply and covered with lime to encourage decomposition (and to discourage critter activity). I'll dig it up again in a month or two and "hey presto" I'll have a rather gnarly, swanky and very cool skull to position somewhere in the garden. Or possibly to mount on the car as a hood ornament.
Best viewed against the black if you can stomach that one sightless eye for that long...
I am a confirmed and certifiable nutbar with a penchant for skulls, bones, blood, guts, fire and anything slightly peculiar and mostly bizarre. I also...
oh F*** I returned to the home page and this was staring at me - I feel you may have achieved the laugh and scare at the same time - I knew it was you and that was scary hahahahaha
Graeme, you are a truly twisted man, but somehow I like it, which probably does not say a whole lot about me! It must be because I am a pyro myself, or maybe because I grew up where they used to slaughter sheep in the name of God, and skewer them and cook them in deep pits in the ground! In any case, very intriguing picture, and no, I do not want to know where you got that sheep head!
@mzzhope I couldn't agree more - I think they should all be rounded up and treated to this, just not necessarily on their heads... @annied LOL, You've just made my day. I thank you most sincerely.
@panthora Yes I am, but I'm aware of it which makes it easier to deal with...and I'm so pleased you're a pyro too!!! I actually got the head from a client of mine at a processing plant, so perfectly innocent...I've been waiting for it for the last two weeks, trying my hardest not to bust myself out of sheer excitement! And also, thank you very much :)
@graemestevens oh I can feel how much you enjoyed this too - beware of feeling flat when the euphoria wears off - I hope your next project will keep you on a high
@wildernesswillie Wow, might have to look into that now that I know I have a ready supply of "heads"... @vignouse That's a bit exciting - I look forward to seeing what you produce. Ados glue burns very, very well...if you're quick and have a large body of water nearby, Methylated Spirits is excellent for setting fire to yourself as the vapour burns before anything else (although it is quite hot...)
Oh my God! You forgot to take your medecine again! Show you pictures to your boss and ask for a raise! You'll have on the spot! Love your shot, love the description! Love all your work!
1 - i saw flames and immediately knew it was you
2 - you put lawyers, dentists and rap artists in the same bucket
3 - you freakin' acquired AND burned a sheep's head
@spanner Thank very much :) @gigiflower So am I - my only consolation is that you're still here to poke fun at me. Oh wait, you're not doing that anymore. How disappointingly dull.
@gigiflower I tried to set fire to myself two weeks ago, but it didn't go as planned. It ended with me standing on the deck furiously patting down my head with some kevlar gloves on...I had a fire proof hood on but the flames was so "robust" that it managed to get inside the hood with me and get a bit too friendly for my liking. I'm still trying to think of a way to do that shot, so until I do I think you're quite safe.
@gigiflower She was at work at the time - I tend to do all of my fire shots when I'm alone so as not to distress the family...they have enough to put up with already. She did laugh hysterically when I told her though...which I had to because she noticed the rapid thinning of my eyebrows...
Wow...just Wow! I am speechless about the sheeps head lol ... I could just imagine being one of your friends and receiving a request like that....hmmmm Reanimator comes to mind! .... Brilliant shot by the way!
@bill_fe thanks very much...certifiably insane. And @gigiflower is just a bad influence @eyeamlisa LOL, thanks...and I detest rap. @creativefool Thanks very much...all my friends know I belong in a circus @aprilmilani Thanks very much :) @taffy It's real, no PS at all...thanks very much @rocketman1066 LOL, blush. Flattery will get you...well, somewhere. And thanks :) @wearing0 Now I have a "hat idea"...thanks...
@andrewkru Thank you very much indeed :) @ceilidh It's not that bad...just think summer barbecue... @gigiflower You raise a valid point which I choose ignore ;)
Wow, so the fire is REAL! I have a friend who collects road kill and cleans up the skulls to display. He doesn't use fire but I forget what chemicals he uses.
Speechless! I have shot at a few 'recently deceased' sheep skulls with an air rifle (not much impact on brain matter as only small air rifle) but never have i set fire to one!! I clearly have not lived. I agree with @gigiflower Ms @newbank has to see this!
@trinda Yep, it's all real...I think I'm going to need to get more @shannejw Well, I have to do something in my lunch break... @golftragic Thanks very much :) @tracelee Thanks very much - very diplomatic of you to say "unique" ;) @motherjane I've never shot one, so lets say we're even ;) @pinkpaintpot I can throw in a salad if you like... @terryliv Me too!
Twisted, creepy, eerie, crazy, likeable - all YES!!! Amazing what you find to photograph! I was getting a good feeling about you the last few days, but now I wonder ;) ;) ;) Keep us guessing, we ALL love it!
Oh now you've put the sheeps head amongst the pyrotechnics ....love this one...as a retired farmer doesn't bother me at all .but my word it shows a fantastic flame. What did you put on it to make it burn.....petrol? Mind the whoosh back if you did, don't want your hair going up too!
What's next I wonder!!
@pinkpaintpot It's not a BBQ without the booze! @davie Thanks very much...it was lunchtime and I had to go back to work, so yes, beer was involved. @lynnilou Thanks very much...I can never stay "good" for long... @happypat Thanks very much - I did think of petrol at first but ended up using Ados glue which burns very nicely but without the flash back. And oddly enough, we had lamb for dinner last night... @denisefuller Yep, then there's me...
@blueberry1222 LOL, I don't know that I'd got hat far, but I see where you're coming from. In fact, I toyed with the idea of drawing a pentagram around it as well @roseolivia Thanks very much :) @yaorenliu Thanks - it wasn't that bad. I had expected it to be vile but no...
@soccergirl1112 This one...I got a sheets head from a farming friend, smothered it with a glue called Ados that gives a really nice, bright orange flame and then set it on fire. I've processed it in Google Picassa and just increased the shadows a bit. Some of the other flame shots I use petrol and methylated spirits but with all of them I have water/hose nearby and have to be very, very careful.
September 7th, 2014
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@annied LOL, You've just made my day. I thank you most sincerely.
@annied I'll be giggling like a schoolgirl through to dinner time I think...
@vignouse That's a bit exciting - I look forward to seeing what you produce. Ados glue burns very, very well...if you're quick and have a large body of water nearby, Methylated Spirits is excellent for setting fire to yourself as the vapour burns before anything else (although it is quite hot...)
@annied Yes, I think so. :)
2 - you put lawyers, dentists and rap artists in the same bucket
3 - you freakin' acquired AND burned a sheep's head
i bow down in awe ;D
1. Guilty as charged.
2. Damn straight
3. Yep...seemed like a good idea to me...
4. Thank you very, very much, always appreciated.
@gigiflower So am I - my only consolation is that you're still here to poke fun at me. Oh wait, you're not doing that anymore. How disappointingly dull.
I also love that you listed rap "artists" as evil because I feel the same way.
@eyeamlisa LOL, thanks...and I detest rap.
@creativefool Thanks very much...all my friends know I belong in a circus
@aprilmilani Thanks very much :)
@taffy It's real, no PS at all...thanks very much
@rocketman1066 LOL, blush. Flattery will get you...well, somewhere. And thanks :)
@wearing0 Now I have a "hat idea"...thanks...
@ceilidh It's not that bad...just think summer barbecue...
@gigiflower You raise a valid point which I choose ignore ;)
@shannejw Well, I have to do something in my lunch break...
@golftragic Thanks very much :)
@tracelee Thanks very much - very diplomatic of you to say "unique" ;)
@motherjane I've never shot one, so lets say we're even ;)
@pinkpaintpot I can throw in a salad if you like...
@terryliv Me too!
What's next I wonder!!
@davie Thanks very much...it was lunchtime and I had to go back to work, so yes, beer was involved.
@lynnilou Thanks very much...I can never stay "good" for long...
@happypat Thanks very much - I did think of petrol at first but ended up using Ados glue which burns very nicely but without the flash back. And oddly enough, we had lamb for dinner last night...
@denisefuller Yep, then there's me...
Very dramatic.
@roseolivia Thanks very much :)
@yaorenliu Thanks - it wasn't that bad. I had expected it to be vile but no...