It’s hard to imagine a druid as being bouncy, well, just consider some of the activities they’re known for, (here described by Pliny the Elder) “A [druid] priest arrayed in white vestments climbs the tree and, with a golden sickle, cuts down the mistletoe, which is caught in a white cloak. Then finally they kill the victims…” Mr Elder didn’t mention at any point during the ritual that the druids were particularly bouncy at all. Though perhaps a certain amount of bouciness would occur after lighting the blue touch paper…
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Last photograph…
… of 2012 that is. I had to work New Years Eve again, not that I mind missing out on a hangover 😉 Well, the last time I was off work for New Years Eve I didn’t see midnight anyway as I fell asleep early in the evening. Anyway, I was getting my gear together for a night at work and I looked out of the window, the sky was half clear and the wind was dropping. So, as I’d not had many opportunities to take photographs recently I loaded…
Read MoreMr Hobbit
I was playing around with digital pen and ink (on Painter 12) and started a sketch of J. R. R. Tolkien, it quickly developed into a tinted version with some text 😉 I think I may enjoy playing with digital ink & paints 🙂
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I’ll be honest, just over six years ago when Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh posted the letter online that their services would not be required by New Line I never really imagined that a film would be made in the end. It appeared at the time we’d see nothing but legal arguments and inter-studio-squabbling. It’s 2219 days since that letter appeared online, and during that time there have been strikes, director changes, and of course the two films becames three, in three dimension, with extra frames per second…. Yes, we’re…
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It was only by chance I picked up the camera when I headed out of the house earlier, I’m pleased I did as the light over the hills was quite impressive. So, I paused, snapped a few photographs, and carried on my way 😉
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