Hi! > > Ship in the top right corner makes it work... > > I was just glad I'd snapped some shots of that pirate ship a couple > of years previously.
There, there, kind sir, you have just admitted to herecy ;-). Frank, what would be his sentence? ;-) > > But Bob, the left hand that is pointing at us... My immediate > > impression was that it wasn't a full arm - something's been cut > > off... Probably I am too sensitive or something, but do you see > > what I mean? I am not sure that the lance or whatever he is holding > > is supposed to be held that way... It probably is, yet the way he > > extended his finger is odd... > > That's a sword he's holding, arrrgh! I wanted it pointed right at > the camera. I realized that eventually, but only eventually and after some rather deliberate consideration of the matter... > > After some active gesturing I managed to convince my wife that the > > position of the finger is unusual... > > I trusted him on this. He's an expert swordsman and teaches other > actors how to do swordplay in movies. I only play(ed) some tennis as far as similar activities go... However imagine that you make a move with your sword held this way... Imagine further your attack is blocked by another sword... So your finger has to sustain quite a hit... I know I would never be able to hold my tennis racket if I had to hit a ball like this... But then again, like you said - the guy is an expert... I assume he wasn't having fun at your expense at the time. > > Regardless, this is beautiful photo shot in a beautiful day... > > Thanks. Yes, we were blessed with gorgeous weather on that trip. We > were there in February, the ideal time to visit the islands. :-) -- Boris
