Our Penny Farthing Man by maggiemae

Our Penny Farthing Man

He sits high in the sky - the time when the sun set and the moon rose at the same time! Underneath this huge frame are swings. I tried for moon shots but couldn't get anything more than a bright light. Had forgotten about the low fstop which is needed.
Three good things:
1. The midwinter swim was on this morning and I got some lovely pictures but my hands were so cold - it was 5deg!
2.In the same place as this, while waiting for the moon to rise above the clouds, I saw a sleek black seal swiming around in the rolling sea.
3.We had a smoked salmon fillet for lunch - I had never cooked one before. It was given to us and came from up Central. Absolutely divine!
This is such a wonderful image
June 23rd, 2013  
Beautiful silhouette maggiemae, he must not be a real man? That sky is so pretty with those yellow & orange stripes. No one seems to have got a photo of the extra large moon, all cloud here!
June 23rd, 2013  
Stunning picture!
June 23rd, 2013  
I love your composition on this shot.
June 23rd, 2013  
I'm guessing this is a sculpture? Fabulous shot against the colourful sky xx
June 23rd, 2013  
Very cool... Such a lovely skyline also
June 23rd, 2013  
@psychographer @happypat he is a man of iron!
June 23rd, 2013  
super light too maggie
June 23rd, 2013  
Beautiful
June 23rd, 2013  
@maggiemae I thought he must be, either that or crackers at that time of night in the winter..LOL!!
June 23rd, 2013  
An instant fav ! This is a stunning evening sky capture and topped with this beautiful silhouette of the penny farthing --a delightful scene I really do like this one Maggiemae
June 23rd, 2013  
Beautiful!
June 23rd, 2013  
Wonderful capture, gorgeous evening sky!
June 23rd, 2013  
Jo
This is excellent - lovely colours in the sky.
June 23rd, 2013  
Nice shadow with a perfect sky !
June 23rd, 2013  
cool picture!
June 23rd, 2013  
That is so cool
June 23rd, 2013  
Great silhouette...what a wonderful playground.
June 24th, 2013  
beautifully silhouetted against the sky
June 24th, 2013  
Fantastic use of lights.
June 24th, 2013  
Is that one of Mr. Man's forefathers? What a sunset!
June 24th, 2013  
Lovely image, Maggie. Reminds me so much of a much smaller sculpture on our beachfront.
June 24th, 2013  
great pov on this remarkable silhouette
June 24th, 2013  
Wow! How ever does he get way up there?!!
June 24th, 2013  
love your picture, but smoked salmon filet made my mouth water.
June 24th, 2013  
Excellent silhouette shot.
June 24th, 2013  
@havrotb He got put up there sometime last year and is still there today- frozen into insensibility!
June 24th, 2013  
Fantastic capture, I love smoked salmon
June 24th, 2013  
Wonderful silhouette against that gorgeous sky!
June 24th, 2013  
Fantastic find and capture. Love how it looks against the colorful sky.
June 24th, 2013  
what a beautiful fun shot! Love the sky and silhouette! Fabulous!!
June 24th, 2013  
Very eye catching shot! Love the silhouette and sky colours.
June 24th, 2013  
Stunning capture! Beautiful sky and colours!
June 24th, 2013  
You didn't go in for a quick dip?
June 24th, 2013  
@digitalrn I think I would have expired rather quickly in those temperatures, Rick! There would be no more pictures from me!
June 24th, 2013  
This amazing things is a swing set? Your three things sound marvelous, Maggie mae!
June 24th, 2013  
This is wonderful! Well done.
June 24th, 2013  
LOVE this! Great shot and wonderful sky in the back. I always enjoy your three good things too.
June 24th, 2013  
Meg
beautiful photo, beautiful life!
June 24th, 2013  
Nice silhouette. Great shot.
June 24th, 2013  
Nice composition, and beautiful sky!
June 24th, 2013  
That's a silhouette with a difference, for sure! Lovely colours in the sky and I like the way the light's catching the lower half of the wheel and the frame.
June 24th, 2013  
beautiful sky
thanks for liking the moon shot :-)
June 25th, 2013  
This is such a beautiful shot, Maggiemae. Love the colors in the sky and the silhouette that you captured so well. FAV
June 25th, 2013  
@darsphotos Thanks Darlene - I'm lucky with the number of quirky statues here in Oamaru!
June 25th, 2013  
so cool you should try this sculpture again when there's more light . I'd love to see more of it.
June 26th, 2013  
Wow - what a wonderful image - the sky and silhouette are awesome!
June 26th, 2013  
I would join you in #3... Fine shot!
June 26th, 2013  
@anden it was so much better than the smoked salmon you buy in shop packets!
June 26th, 2013  
Love everything about this shot,cloud colors etc. anything off a smoker is grand!!
June 27th, 2013  
Love the sky and great cool silhouette!
June 27th, 2013  
Fabulous. Is this in Oamaru?
June 28th, 2013  
@witchyjacq yes it is, Jacqui! There has been a lot going on in the Penny Farthing events based in Oamaru! It's a fabulous place to be for so many different types of events!
June 28th, 2013  
I love Oamaru. I lived there when I was little. We had a weekend there a few months back. I love the place.
June 28th, 2013  
Fabulous sky and silhouette. Great find!
June 28th, 2013  
Sam
I love this shot ......it's got it all .....wonderful image :))
June 30th, 2013  
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