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Here we go again...

28 August 2005

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A great deal of thought went into the creation of this image. I hope you appreciate it out there in cyberland. I kind of like the hang-dog expression on the dragon's face (which is not really a dragon, but rather a model of one of the griffins on Notre Dame cathedral that Liam bought at a stall on Paris's Left Bank) as he watches the knight approach to 'take him out', to use contemporary American parlance. 'Not again...' it seems to be saying, 'Why can't they just leave me alone?' This kind of sums up how I feel just now as I ponder doing some work before the rest of the household return from the (whisper it) golf driving range. While Liam and his friend, observed by Linda and her mum, hit little white balls with a big metal stick, I was watching two groups of 11 grown men chase a large leather ball around a field in an attempt to get it into each other's net. My team, Celtic, managed to achieve this no less than four times, while the other team couldn't manage it at all. Victory is all the more sweet when it follows an Orc defeat! So, grinning like a loony as we start to crawl up the table to within striking distance of our rightful place at the top, which is currently (and temporarily) being squatted on by a bunch of Edinburgh upstarts - whose name rhymes with upstarts. The Orcs, in the meantime, have fallen to fifth place behind such giants of Scottish football as Kilmarnock and Hibernian... Steady my bleeding heart! Well, being in such a good and contemplative mood makes it too darn difficult to think about translations just now. Wait... I'm off the hook... the car has just pulled into the driveway. What a stroke of bad luck. I guess I'll just have to leave the translations until tomorrow. Ah well, can't be helped.


Last year I caught this R*****s supporter fleeing from Castle Greyskull


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Guest 04-Apr-2006 08:51
Very nice composition. You really have a creative mind!
Buz Kiefer01-Sep-2005 15:12
Very, very nice composition.
Ray :)31-Aug-2005 20:43
This member of the cyberland community certainly appreciates this. Very nice.
Chris30-Aug-2005 03:29
Love the over the shoulder perspective and the absolute yawning ambivalence. The posture of the valiant knight, however, is so opposite. He's invested, determined. Real yin and yang. Vote.
Leo Charette29-Aug-2005 20:37
This is great... viewpoint from the gargoyle ;) Really nice toning and dof
Bill Miller29-Aug-2005 19:11
£20 on the griffen !
Ana Carloto O'Shea29-Aug-2005 17:00
Yes.. poor old griffin that would love some peace and quiet for a change...
You really composed this shot very well and you were really able to give us the griffin point of view, which is not an easy task.

Ah... Congrats on another Celtic victory!! Well, I have a special fondness for your team, because they have the same green & white stripes as my Sporting ;))))))
Guest 29-Aug-2005 10:50
Nice photo. It reminds me of how good vs evil and how we should put on the whole armor of God.
Karen Stuebing29-Aug-2005 10:16
It looks to be an exercise in futility for the knight. Yet he keeps on trying. Kind of a metaphor for your present project. :)
Pedro Libório29-Aug-2005 10:09
eheheheheh...acho que está fantástica esta foto meu caro...
brilhante composição ...
olhando para ela..parece-me que o diabinho aqui está a dizer..olha lá vem aquele outra vez, já nem tem piada...risos....
Johan Toll29-Aug-2005 06:21
Wow, I like this alot! Very nice composition with the fiqure in the foreground and the warior in the background. NIce DOF and light too!
Guest 29-Aug-2005 01:06
Very creative,Stu!
I like the viewpoint and the dof.
J. Scott Coile28-Aug-2005 23:34
Very creative. Interesting image and description. Perfect DOF to tweak the imaginary illusion of the composition.
Guest 28-Aug-2005 22:46
Wonderful shot, Stu. That is a very patient griffin, indeed!
shatterbug28-Aug-2005 22:21
That's too funny! Nice shot.
Jim Worlding28-Aug-2005 22:06
Good one Stu and yes good weather all day
northstar3728-Aug-2005 20:52
So if the knight took him out, where would they go?
Guest 28-Aug-2005 18:26
Excellent use of DoF. I got the "Not again ..." even from the thumbnail !!!
jypsee28-Aug-2005 17:54
Fun foto!!
Adalberto Tiburzi28-Aug-2005 17:26
(apart the fact that we are excellent, it was "use"...)
Adalberto Tiburzi28-Aug-2005 17:25
Wow, excellent us of DOF.
Faye White28-Aug-2005 16:59
So creative and well done! The dragon's bored response to yet another (doomed) attack.