Chuckie

My ornamental nutcracker, jaws open wide, shot with a candle under his chin. Feel free to scroll past.

It tickled me to photo my clownish holiday nutcracker as though he were lurking at the window. Maybe it is a result of too many days, inside, no windows, lots of people and still fighting the "binder wars" at work.

Thanks for stopping by, especially during this busy time. Despite the theme of this shot, happy holidays to those who celebrate.

[Danette Thompson]

I like the low key.

[Leslie]

great mood lighting

[gloria jones]

Great shot, lighting

[Jane Anderson]

This is so dramatic, especially viewed on the black background!

[Bill Fenske]

Sinister!

[Vera]

That was my first thought was - Chickie! :)

[Sebastian Gritt]

Very theatrical on black.

[Kathy]

Scary!

[Marnie]

Very effective Rosie, looks terrific - in both senses of the word.

[Rosie Kerr]

@golftragic Very kind... lots of scrambling and busy happening right now, so thank you!

[Marnie]

@rosiekerr Understand completely. Australia goes stark raving nuts at this time of year, not only is it Christmas and all that entails, but being summer it's also the end of the school year (uni already finished) and harvest time for southern grain farmers.

[Junko Y]

cool lighting to emphasize that nut-cracking mouth!