In the middle of nowhere by graemestevens

In the middle of nowhere

Which is also not the location of my inspiration. We don't know where that has gone but we do hope that it will be back soon because I'm teetering on the very edge of putting my camera away. Far, far away.
Barely tolerable on black.
Uhm, I really like this, dammit
October 6th, 2015  
WTF... how many midtones can one capture in a shot? Super.
October 6th, 2015  
those hills look very bare - been stripped of timber? Why not start a new trend, Graeme - photographing people in the nude. Not the people though, you!
October 6th, 2015  
I really like it, too. Sorry. ;)
October 6th, 2015  
@cndglnn Bah! ;)
@maggiemae It was up in the Parapara ranges north of Wanganui, so more than likely stripped of timber. As for me appearing naked, I think not...even my wide angle isn't wide enough...
@rosiekerr Quite a few it would seem, it's just not "my kind of shot" if that makes sense. I need to find (or start channeling) my anger again I think.
@kevin365 Dammit all to hell in a hand basket man, are you quite mad? ;)
October 6th, 2015  
You don't need no inspiration if you cam always point in the right direction. Love that ELT (extreme lone tree). You should tag it so and look there for inspiration.
October 6th, 2015  
Mr S, I hope you are not thinking of putting your camera away for ever, hoping just on this trip. if you are we need to have a serious chat. What would we do without your daily humour and thought provoking photos!
I really love the layers in this all the way up to the sky!
October 6th, 2015  
Great landscape. I know how you feel about lack of inspiration. However this is wonderful work as usual.
October 6th, 2015  
I agree with Kevin @kevin365 it is way cool - such an interesting scene
October 6th, 2015  
I also like it! Just keep on shooting...
October 6th, 2015  
You don't appear naked, Graeme - you are naked taking the photo!!
October 6th, 2015  
@maggiemae Were's the fun in that???
@alinz Thanks very much - we'll see what tomorrow brings
@annied Thank you lady, much appreciated...it just strikes me as so "normal"...
@spanner Thank you, always appreciated. I think the problem may well be that I'm not as angry as I used to be!
@dibzgreasley Thank you, as always...maybe I should just come off the medication and see what happens.
@mastermek It was the lone tree that made me post this shot, otherwise it would never have made the cut - and thank you, always appreciated.
October 6th, 2015  
@graemestevens oh phhhtttttt you are having a psychotic break.............get over it! it is worthy!
October 6th, 2015  
@graemestevens and Kevin is not mad - are you Kev @kevin365 ....well except for the acceptable mad :)
October 6th, 2015  
Well I could "barely tolerate" it on my wall.
October 6th, 2015  
In the middle of nowhere is a nice place to be even if it didn't particularly inspire you photographically. P.S. I like normal so I like this.
October 6th, 2015  
@nickspicsnz Thanks very much - it's just not my usual "thing"
@gazdi Scroll quickly! Scroll quickly!
@annied Hardly a psychotic break...maybe a break from psychosis. I might bin the pills.
October 6th, 2015  
@graemestevens oh no........the pills plus the wine.................well .....you know!
October 6th, 2015  
It's a great shot the kind of nowhere I like. Are we in for a series of nowhere shots? I wouldn't complain, you seem to find variations on a theme, as in your sea series...
October 6th, 2015  
@jack4john This is the only "nowhere" shot that I have but if you sit down nicely and behave I might treat you to the "Obligatory Midweek Seascape" tomorrow. Oh, and thank you very much :)
@annied Shit, it's only a few more voices - how bad can it be?
October 6th, 2015  
yipppieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
October 6th, 2015  
Superb on black :)
October 6th, 2015  
@graemestevens ahh the voices...
:-)
October 6th, 2015  
@jack4john oh please...don't fall for his bribery and corruption
October 6th, 2015  
Hahaha stop talking nonsense, this shot is amazing. Agreed with Mek that line tree on top is killer. Fab shot!!!
October 6th, 2015  
Stepping outside your comfort zone hurts sometimes, but this proves it's well worth it! ;)
October 6th, 2015  
It looks as if you've stepped into another world, beautiful shot. Your photos are inspiration, don't put away that camera!
October 6th, 2015  
impressive, dramatic.
October 6th, 2015  
Sue
Wonderful shot.
October 6th, 2015  
in the new zealand landscape you can get away without inspiration, everybody thinks its lord of the rings
October 6th, 2015  
what are you talking about, this is awesome photo
October 6th, 2015  
Beautiful!
October 6th, 2015  
Beautiful! like t in portrait mode!
October 6th, 2015  
@nicoleterheide Thanks very much :)
@appaloosa86 Thanks very much :)
@mindeater Thanks - I just don't like it. At all, it only made the cut because of that lone tree on the hilltop
@kali66 That they do. Little do they realise how annoying all those hobbits and orcs really are
@sioux Thanks very much :)
@blueberry1222 Thanks very much :)
@elytra Thanks very much :)
@juliedduncan Thank you kindly - it needs more blood. Or bacon. Bacon is always good
@kerosene Thanks very much - it's far from my favourite!
@hermann Thanks very much :)
@jack4john But first you have to behave...
@annied Yep, the buggers are always there...
October 6th, 2015  
Fantastic on black. Perhaps you need to go back to the old job. They seemed to have channeled your anger but good.
October 6th, 2015  
This is a superbly processed B&W landscape as you well know... stop patronizing us all and accept the praise that you're due - graciously! Oh yes, I have to tell it's a Fav because you're still to mean to buy Ace membership.
October 6th, 2015  
@graemestevens Maybe there's some under that tree waaaaaaaay over there!
October 6th, 2015  
@annied @graemestevens Uh, my apologies for initial comment. Didn't have my specs on, thought it was a shot of entrails. So sorry. Ghastly scenic beauty now that I can see. Off to flog myself
October 7th, 2015  
looks to be a glorious spot - and very nicely captured and rendered in black and white... there are two solutions to lack of phojo: (1) fake it or (2) take a break... experience tells me that either way, phojo will almost certainly return... eventually... maybe... specially if you bribe it a bit...
October 7th, 2015  
Gorgeous spot! FAV!
October 7th, 2015  
@homeschoolmom Thanks very much :)
@northy Thank you - it was quite peaceful until a young family arrived and started yelling and yahooing, so I shot them. I think the best thing I can do is come off the meds.
@kevin365 @annied Much better, please see that you continue to detest all scenery
@juliedduncan I'm not walking that far!!!
@vignouse Aagin, I'm half Scottish so any expenditure is highly unlikely. That coupled with the fact that I have a student wife and every penny counts...but thank you. I think I'm struggling at the moment as I'm taking shots that aren't my "style" at all...and we all know I'm psychotic.
@janiskay I'm not putting myself through that again - maybe I just need to find a target...
October 7th, 2015  
Nice dark and moody shot.
October 7th, 2015  
@888rachel Thank you very much :)
October 7th, 2015  
@kevin365 hahahahaha
you sound like Mr S himself.....oh the tragedy
October 7th, 2015  
I can hear the rush of the water. Sort of symbolic too. Sometimes inspiration flows like this and sometimes it's like a desert. Hoping some rain comes to your desert.
October 7th, 2015  
@joansmor Thank you, I'm hoping theres a deluge
October 7th, 2015  
Fabulous. So much to see here.
October 7th, 2015  
Wonderful capture!!
October 7th, 2015  
@pistache Thank you very much :)
@photographycrazy Thank you kindly :)
October 7th, 2015  
Gorgeous! Love this! Fav!
October 8th, 2015  
@harbie Thank you kindly ;)
October 8th, 2015  
more than barely tolerable.
October 8th, 2015  
@bill_fe Thank you kindly
October 8th, 2015  
Tolerable, almost cute, landscape shot - it could be worse.. in colour for example!
October 9th, 2015  
@yrhenwr Heaven help us all
October 9th, 2015  
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