This is the wreck of the Gairloch in coastal Taranaki, about a 15 minute drive from home. I've been waiting for this shot and, having judged the clouds to be "playing the game", could wait no longer.
The looks on the faces of other beach users was priceless.
I suspect this will be best viewed on black if you have the time.
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...
@annied Please do so... @888rachel It had to be taken somewhere... @juliedduncan Thank you so much :) @amyleewinfield Thank you very much - I may just be back... @voiceprintz Thank you very much indeed :) @maggiemae For some reason they all stayed well clear by themselves...and thank you very much :) @northy Why thank you ;) @jack4john It's a big screen shot...see you in the morning ;) @kareenking Thank you so much, appreciated :)
ah yes! most excellent enlarged and on black - I love the way you are dwarfed - but not - by the wreck - if that makes sense - and all the different lines and textures are fantabulous!
@deborah63 Thank you very much, appreciated :) @annied Good lord, you made perfect sense ;) And thank you so much as always :) @tellefella Thank you very much - much appreciated ;)
@alinz Of course you can say fab. Or super fab and groovy. Or any combination you want...and thanks very much @anthonyt Thanks very much...I may have had a few before taking it ;) @gigiflower Yep...finally ventured out in public with it ;)
So yes the larger screen allows me to see,,, you, I should think that your presence in public all masked up has an alarming effect, on the unaware . Or do they say to strangers ah that's our local nutter Graeme, he's really nice loves Dogs and skulls...
@andy3168 Thank you very much - just what I was aiming for :) @sjodell Thank you very much :) @eyeamlisa Thank you kindly :) @jack4john I believe the local council sends out warnings in advance of my excursions into the wider world... @mothermalarky How nice of you to say ;) And thank you so much :) @taffy There were a few odd looks, and thank you very much :) @ukandie1 Thanks very much indeed :)
It's a Fav... got to be done - dark, deep, mysterious... just perfect. Yoo should have asked Kim along for the ride to do a 'making-of' shot showing the reaction of the punters. I take it you got away before the police came?
Holy cow, you are wearing a gas mask.... so awesome! Stretching my little laptop to its limits, I see you "avec acoutremont!" :) Very bold. On the photography side, judgement day is approaching and I had better make myself right with the higher powers. ;) Very dramatic.
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@888rachel It had to be taken somewhere...
@juliedduncan Thank you so much :)
@amyleewinfield Thank you very much - I may just be back...
@voiceprintz Thank you very much indeed :)
@maggiemae For some reason they all stayed well clear by themselves...and thank you very much :)
@northy Why thank you ;)
@jack4john It's a big screen shot...see you in the morning ;)
@kareenking Thank you so much, appreciated :)
@annied Good lord, you made perfect sense ;) And thank you so much as always :)
@tellefella Thank you very much - much appreciated ;)
@redy4et Thank you very much :)
@annied Not yet, still recovering ;)
@anthonyt Thanks very much...I may have had a few before taking it ;)
@gigiflower Yep...finally ventured out in public with it ;)
@yaorenliu Thanks very much - appreciated
@sjodell Thank you very much :)
@eyeamlisa Thank you kindly :)
@jack4john I believe the local council sends out warnings in advance of my excursions into the wider world...
@mothermalarky How nice of you to say ;) And thank you so much :)
@taffy There were a few odd looks, and thank you very much :)
@ukandie1 Thanks very much indeed :)
@divast8er Thank you kindly :)