On Being an Octopus
Pretending to be another species is most important.
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jody9, Randy Knox, a.bela, borealnz, and 167 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Randy Knox (54 months ago | reply)
Really great work.
This might give me nightmares!
panic-embryo (54 months ago | reply)
ha! madness...!!! ;)
borealnz (54 months ago | reply)
Surreal!! What a fabulous image!!
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Man Ray, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
a.bela (54 months ago | reply)
ufff... fantástic!
screaming lulu (54 months ago | reply)
simply superb!
original_ann (54 months ago | reply)
I just love the documentation you provide for your son about the fairytale life he lived during his childhood!
SusannahConway (54 months ago | reply)
wonderful!
holgaguy (54 months ago | reply)
Thanks a.bela, lulu and unravelling .
Randy - Nate (he's 4 1/2) often pretends he has tentacles.
Just another day for him panic-embryo.
Thank you for the invite borealnz.
Ann - it's so much fun watching his pretend world go through all these changes as his own interests change. He does pretend he's various sea creatures - squids, octopus, whales and sharks!
bubs1223 (54 months ago | reply)
Superb work here!
annabelletexter (54 months ago | reply)
OMG! That's so great!
CinemaCowgirl (54 months ago | reply)
i agree with ann... this series with nate is just so fun and touching. i'm always anxiously await the next image. :)
Nesster (54 months ago | reply)
Yaooo!! Fantastic
cobaltika (54 months ago | reply)
gosh that boy has some good fun!!!!
Paul Grand (54 months ago | reply)
Very illustrative image, great feelling!
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Mary Hockenbery (reddirtrose) (54 months ago | reply)
--wow
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Seán Duggan (aka f/1.4) (54 months ago | reply)
Bravo...a most wonderful vision and altogether tentaclicious!
artfulpurpose [deleted] (54 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Fleeting Fauna, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
He's an excellent pretender!
Chris
pinkyhonor (54 months ago | reply)
how lovely it would be to try on another species for size. octopus are so fascinating.....can attack in packs, highly intelligent. or maybe that's squid, or both. i love this, especially the little details off to the side, and the waiting whale.
Paterdimakis (54 months ago | reply)
Nice work
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Randy Knox (54 months ago | reply)
I'll bet Nate can spin some good yarns!
Kids often innately (pun intended) have great imaginations, but maybe Nate does even more so because you are creative. Ever thought of taping some of his tales? Perhaps even surreptitiously. (Technically that is illegal in Mass. unless all parties give their consent, but as his parent you probably can give consent for him.)
Does he enjoy the photos you create with him in them?
zocalo2010 (54 months ago | reply)
I can't stop looking.
holgaguy (54 months ago | reply)
Thanks bubs, annabelle, Paul, Mary and Paterdimakis.
Speaking of tentacles Sean - his favorite joke is "How do you make a octopus laugh? ... Ten tickles." (rimshot, cymbal crash)
Thanks for the invite artfulpurpose - a good group for this image.
Octopus are interesting pinkyhonor and he usually tells me all about them (squid too). I would have used giant squid arms but I couldn't find any old art to 'borrow.'
Hi Randy - he's quite a story teller and he does like this picture except he wants more arms and dolphins in the distance. :-) I have video taped him and my wife writes down just about everything he's said that's funny, creative and or insightful.
Kinda like a train wreck zocalo? Oh wait, that's the next picture.
HOGBARD {snafu} (54 months ago | reply)
Jesus! Well done.
Aliceblueblazes (54 months ago | reply)
Yeaaaahhhh!!!! That's freakin delightful, holgaguy. Who wouldn't want more arms and dolphins in the distance, tho?
holgaguy (54 months ago | reply)
That's right Alice - what was I thinking only putting eight arms on him and one lonely whale in the distance?
diggle (54 months ago | reply)
absolute genious!
August Norman (54 months ago | reply)
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P.Costa. (54 months ago | reply)
I just saw your whole stream! Wow!
HaggisVitae (54 months ago | reply)
This is very, very awesome! *claps wildly*
artfulpurpose [deleted] (54 months ago | reply)
Fleeting Fauna needs a fresh group icon. I'm going to try this one. Just give me a hallar if you want it removed. It's really quality art.
Chris
holgaguy (54 months ago | reply)
Thanks diggle, joxxsx, and P Costa.
I like applause HaggisVitae!
Thanks Chris - please do use it!
crowolf (54 months ago | reply)
The Call of the Wild
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Sati Kobashi (busy - mostly off) (54 months ago | reply)
Communication...
Outstanding work!
You have a unique view. Please post your photo into the queue at:
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holgaguy (54 months ago | reply)
I'll say crowolf.
Thank you for the invite Sati.
Sati Kobashi (busy - mostly off) (54 months ago | reply)
Forgot to do something before... ;o)
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stormrider777(mongrel architect) (54 months ago | reply)
...just fantastic !!! ... i love it !!!!
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bunchadogs & susan (54 months ago | reply)
I was going to say "a whale of a boy", but I should say OctiBoy.He has quite an armload there. Poor sucker (snort)
Delightfully strange.
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~ qǝɐ ~ (54 months ago | reply)
Hola, soy el administrador de un grupo llamado The DreamCatchers ~ We will have a contest!!! y nos encantaría agregar tu foto al grupo.
Pure creativity... I wonder what feel this octopus-boy looking at the whale... Perhaps he's hungry? :P
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squirrelmonkey (54 months ago | reply)
wow!
Rachel McCauley (54 months ago | reply)
so cool!
*seen on the flickr blog*
quietrainydays (54 months ago | reply)
wow this one is amazing!
seriykotik1970 (54 months ago | reply)
I love this- I saw it on the flickr blog page.
blog.flickr.com/en
A great low-budget 1960s Japanese movie feel to this. And octopuses are intelligent. If they lived a bit longer- they live to about 6 months- there'd be no stopping them!
chiral_c/Catherine Stevens (54 months ago | reply)
Surreally wonderful!
MarcelGermain (54 months ago | reply)
Cool image!
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giovdim (54 months ago | reply)
amazing surrealistic image, great imagination.
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Mackeson (54 months ago | reply)
… would you consider adding this image to Palabra?
… cheers, mack, and merry christmas.
the paula aguirre (54 months ago | reply)
this is amazing!
mensaka (54 months ago | reply)
Hola, soy el administrador de un grupo llamado MENAGERIE gothic statements* (post 1-give 1 seen in) y nos encantaría agregar tu foto al grupo.
sMacshot-on semi hiatus (54 months ago | reply)
And good for the soul, too! This is great work!!
holgaguy (54 months ago | reply)
Thanks mack - Hope you had a good Christmas!
Thanks Susan - I think it is true what you say!
Thanks everyone.