I've been playing with the Lensbaby again, this time from the top of the parking building in town where it was chilly and more than a little windy. The large elephant on the building was painted as part of a Street Art Festival that was held in town about 6 months ago. This is one of the few remaining pieces of art left that our Council, in it's wisdom, has not yet painted a delightful shade of grey in it's efforts to prevent any of us thinking outside of the box or being individuals in any way, shape or form.
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...
ah ha I loved how when I saw this it was the elephant that drew my attention first and had me going what the? has Graeme done here - love it!
and please don't let them know you are an individual I would have for them to paint you grey
@bigugly Thanks very much :) Street art is one of my favourite kinds of art. @spikez Thanks very much - he/she is fairly funky. @rosiekerr Phanks very much indeed :) @karlow75 Thanks - so far so good although to honest I've had so many big fails...still, early days and not to be used for every shot! @ukandie1 Thank you very much - I'm enjoying your enjoyment of my enjoyment ;) @annied I'd for them to attack me with a pot of dull paint! Also, thank you most kindly nice lady. @eyeamlisa It's very cool, such a shame that a lot of other pieces around town got painted over!
@graemestevens "hate" for them not "have" for them - I don't want you grey - need you in sharp contrasts of black and white hahahaha and cut the nice bit you TWAT!
It took me a bit to find the elephant, but think it's the large dark part of the photo. I have the same issue when I take lensbaby shots -- so hard to get the focus exactly right. I like the overall composition.
@annied Oh I'm definitely not going to be nice to this feckin' fecker of a feckin' iPad. Feckin fecker. @hermann Thank you very much indeed :) @taffy Thanks @bill_fe If they wanted in-duh-visuals I'd be a shoe in...but I just can't do beige
@annied It's always wine time. We have charming red this evening bought to is by the vineyard at Te Mata Estate. It's rather scrummy :) @newbank I am I am...and poor you :( Get some sleep, or chocolate (or both) when you can :)
@wearing0 Thanks very much :) @ceilidh Thanks, still learning but I'll get there one day! @redpants Okie dokey then...thanks very much @kt8ird I think the elephant gets to stay. I hope so anyway! And thanks very much. @chippy1402 Thanks very much, taking a bit of getting used to! @lynnilou Thanks very much - I think her gets to stay but most of the other art is long gone @jesperani Thanks very much, I hope they leave him be as well! @annied @gigiflower...sharp as a tack? Yeah, okay...
Well I don't quite know what to make of this one......the poor elephant must be totally confused......a very unusual town to have an elephant in.......wondering what the connection is! Your lensbaby takes some getting used to but loving the way your mind is working here.....elephant & all!
@happypat It takes a lot of getting used too and I certainly won't be using it on every shot! As for the reason for the elephant being there, I think they just happened to find a large enough wall to paint it on! And thanks very much as well :)
@graemestevens No excuses except old age. Can't see without the glasses. I find glasses to be very sexy though. I do remember telling my Mum at a very young age that I would marry a man with glasses. And I was right!! She was just in shock that I said the word "marry"...........I never intended on getting married so I waited until I was 35 or something like that. I never remember the anniversary or the year......! Must be the booze that has removed my memory bank.
@graemestevens That's because you have a Headmistress "thing" because you went to one of those strange Catholic schools.......! And no point having an empty glass, in particular a wine glass ;)
@gigiflower@graemestevens full glasses are the only ones worth paying attention to - my glass is going nicely with the naan bread I am devouring hahahaha
@annied@graemestevens I do believe you are a teacher Ms Annie? That is why Mr S has a crush on you.....those secret thoughts on you and your glasses perched on your nose ;)
@annied@graemestevens And as for those lobes............I can't wait to hear what Mr S wants to do with his lobes!!! I'm all ear (lobes).....!!!
@gigiflower Soooo...I officially hate and detest the iPad and it's bizarre auto-correct preferences. This morning I was typing a comment on Facebook and it tried to correct Satan to Stan. Personally I don't think Stan is a very threatening name...Stanley, Prince of Darkness...just doesn't work. I also have to point out that unless Ms. Annie is a Mother Superior she should stay well clear of me and my slacks, trousers, tweeds, breeches...what ever you wish to call them.
@graemestevens how have I all of a sudden gotten anywhere near your slacks? what has @gigiflower gone and done? and I hope your body suit is now in the cupboard and not the drawers and as for Mother Superior - only if wielding a very long ruler hahahahaha
@gigiflower@annied No talcum powder is required - all of my skivvies are a Lycra mix, so smooth enough to allow my to just slip on in to the bodysuit. It looks stunning with my sandals. Dead sexy.
@rachelwithey Interesting so far, taking a bit of getting used to but practice makes perfect and all that - liking it so far! @annied@gigiflower I was actually struggling to get I to that suit...I seem to have put on weight...
Very intriguing play, I´m really intrigued to see what the lensbaby will be doing to your work, I think your and lensbaby will be a very interesting combination.That elephant is awesome!
and please don't let them know you are an individual I would have for them to paint you grey
@spikez Thanks very much - he/she is fairly funky.
@rosiekerr Phanks very much indeed :)
@karlow75 Thanks - so far so good although to honest I've had so many big fails...still, early days and not to be used for every shot!
@ukandie1 Thank you very much - I'm enjoying your enjoyment of my enjoyment ;)
@annied I'd for them to attack me with a pot of dull paint! Also, thank you most kindly nice lady.
@eyeamlisa It's very cool, such a shame that a lot of other pieces around town got painted over!
@hermann Thank you very much indeed :)
@taffy Thanks
@bill_fe If they wanted in-duh-visuals I'd be a shoe in...but I just can't do beige
@annied BOLLOCKS.
@newbank I am I am...and poor you :( Get some sleep, or chocolate (or both) when you can :)
@ceilidh Thanks, still learning but I'll get there one day!
@redpants Okie dokey then...thanks very much
@kt8ird I think the elephant gets to stay. I hope so anyway! And thanks very much.
@chippy1402 Thanks very much, taking a bit of getting used to!
@lynnilou Thanks very much - I think her gets to stay but most of the other art is long gone
@jesperani Thanks very much, I hope they leave him be as well!
@annied @gigiflower...sharp as a tack? Yeah, okay...
@annied @gigiflower she's probably had too much booze to see straight...
@annied @graemestevens And as for those lobes............I can't wait to hear what Mr S wants to do with his lobes!!! I'm all ear (lobes).....!!!
@annied @gigiflower I was actually struggling to get I to that suit...I seem to have put on weight...