This thread still going! LOL! Nplus, I really liked 'Blade Runner' (the Directors Cut) and I had read the book/short story "Do Androids dream of Electric Sheep" (Great title don't you think!) many times and many years prior to the film coming out! Bsteph do you think the film stuck very closely to the book?...I didn't think so, but I still liked the film! I have to agree with Niko on "Nightmare before Christmas" such an excellent, imaginative and as you say Niko, visual film! One of the best mixtures of Sci-Fi and suspense, just to digress...IMO, was Alien (another Ridley Scott one) When I first saw it on the Big Screen, I was scared witless! of course with everyone knowing what the Aliens look like now, a lot of the surprise and suspense has gone from that gem....oh well!

Thanks Star...I'm actually looking at this as a bit of a personal challenge to see what I can come up with now! Could be fun...and I'll post some images as I get them.

Andrew, I agree with Bsteph, I'm sure the child will be fine. I don't know for sure what you mean by the comment that "the child is being used to/for nudity" In what way? This is not pornography! I have seen children grow into young adults with very disturbed views on the human body...ever heard of anorexia? I would say that this child may simply grow with a better acceptance of the human body in all its diffrent shapes and sizes! Look at the photo...does the child seem frightened, disturbed or anxious? Is the child crying? The child looks quite peaceful to me. I get disturbed by the fact I can't have the evening news on when my (nearly)4 year old daughter is in the room because of fear she may be traumatised by some of the REALLY BAD things happening in the world. I am disturbed by that fact that in supposedly 'civilised' parts of the world young children have to be checked for GUNS & KNIVES before entering school. I get disturbed by a lot of things, but not by these photos, or how you or I perceive this young child is being brought up...you have no idea how that child's parents are bringing them up...so i think you should perhaps not judge them on the basis of one photo. BTW, With all due respects Andrew, I know you mean well and are obviously a good man to be so concerned by the child's welfare...but, you feel you "maybe want to smack the parents in the head?" well, there's nothing like a bit of good old fashioned VIOLENCE to cure "wrong thinking" is there?

Gabe, sorry it has taken me so long to visit your site. Great stuff, I had a good look round and all the links seemed to work fine, you've done a really professional job. I'm putting a link to it on my site tonight (but don't expect much work coming from my site, I don't rate many hits!!) Take care. BTW you have an amazing talent with the camera.

They used to have drive-ins in Australia...They were a big part of my childhood and teen years...unfortunately not many are left...(Sadness) Thankyou everyone for your feedback and comments, and I will definitely see the movie again! Expect my review of "Lord of the Rings" as soon as I see it! (Only Joking Folks!)

LOL! Zip-Lock Bag?? Not with my equipment!! HeHehe! But seriously folks, thanks for your feedback...I think my brother actually has an underwater camera...I might bribe...ummm I mean, ask him if I can borrow it. Otherwise the disposable jobs don't do too bad a job. I remember using one on a holiday I had with Jane about 6 years ago...and some of the shots were ok. Now I know a bit more about the basics, maybe I can do something even better! Thanks People!

I really like your image! I hope you dont mind bsteph, but I played around with it a bit, to see about an idea I had about the "tree problem" that Bill and Alpha mentioned. I 'filled' the open area below the bottom left skyline with the building colour to give it a more dramatic frame, without that distracting (to me anyway) open bit. IMHO I think the tree now appears as less of a problem...after that I adjusted levels and colour balance a bit as Alpha suggested, I'm not sure if I did it right... What do you think about my manipulation of reality to give a different frame....is it "cheating"?

I would like to see B (my fav too) with the lightning effects of C! Pidgeons, huh? My wife often calls them "Sky-Rats"! Thanks for sharing your fun!

I don't know about printing Bill, but I did want to say that the watercolour effect looked quite nice. Have you tried the Vignette effect with a more nuetral, lighter colour? Nice flower photos!

Clouds are always changing, looking similar but never the same! Nice one!

Thanks for this story Rork, I'm glad you had the courage to join in...the insider story and these images are so amazing! Spencer Tunick came to Melbourne last year, and literally hundreds turned up, unfortunately I was not one of them! I always thought his images were quite beautiful art, some of my friends thought he was just trying to get publicity by getting everyone nude. I feel he is trying to show us something important and beautiful about what we humans can be, stripped figuratively and literally of the material trappings of "modern society". Once again Rork, thanks so much! You Tha' Man RORK!!! You are! =)> Oh and Bill, I know you were saying that toungue in cheek...being a Nurse for over 20 years now, I have seen plenty of naked bodies young and old...and watched in the mirror as mine has gradually changed! (sometimes with dismay, but most of the time with amused acceptance!) One thing I do know though, no matter how many sags and wrinkles on a person, it's always the inner beauty that shines through!

My pleasure! It will be up on my site soon...