Showing posts with label Rituals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rituals. Show all posts

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Trick 'r Treat, WHY DIDN'T I SEE THIS SOONER?!??!???!


Finally saw it!
What a work of brilliance, I want to live in THAT town. Beautiful.
Honestly, the houses down the street and the festival, and the music, and the intricate stories... 
It just blends together in this confection of a Halloween movie that embodies the fear, humor, and.... I can't put this any other way... texture of Halloween perfectly. 
 I really really really love the character of Rhonda and every one of her Jack O Lanterns. I suppose I identify, especially with the obsessive element of Halloween. I respect a character like her, the kids called her an idiot savant, but those were kids and kids can be very very cruel. I'm always one too pull for misunderstood, socially inept misfits like her:


Those little pricks who played the trick on her COMPLETELY DESERVED it.

Sam is the best mascot for Halloween ever. 
A child, thats not a child, goes around ToT'ing, and enforcing the rules of Halloween, violently. 
Instills fear, laughs like a kid.
He honestly is cute at some points in the film, terrifying at other points.
Kills with candy, and will stop hurting you if you give him chocolate.
PERFECT.
Just the thought of that character makes me grin.
I love this movie.

Friday, October 15, 2010

Of rotting pumpkins, and another still life

So, we picked up pumpkins while returning from Knotts, and at the time all of the pumpkins looked sound.... 
But alas, I was wrong. One of my pumpkins was slowly rotting. I happened to actually touch it today, and it was a little... squishy.... 
Checked the others, so far so good.
And THANKFULLY it wasn't one of my stemmed beauties. 
So I carved me a pumpkin last night, and did a full blown still life..
And I fixed the photography problem!
Lower ISO's for the win!

Image by Strublay 

Image by Strublay


Image by Strublay



Image by Strublay


Image by Strublay

This is the first part of the still life, I'm saving some of the rest.
I hope you enjoy!

Saturday, October 09, 2010

Steampunk Ladies, Abandoned Hallways, and Leaves Aplenty.



Found on Flickr, Image by Stuck in Customs
I love burning man, I've lived in vegas all of my life and have never had a chance to go, one of these years I'll do it...
It just reminded me that i need to start figuring my Halloween costume double quick.

Found on Flickr, Image by Dane Van
I am always fascinated by how quickly the Earth takes back its land and materials. Decay is a theme I like to examine, especially around this time of the year. 

Found on Flickr, Image by onironauta
Did I mention how I wished for falling leaves in Las Vegas?