In May this year I looked out of the bedroom window early in the morning to find the river had flooded. My first thought was not of fear but that I must take a photo. When I later went to have a closer look, the power of that volume of water flooding down the river became apparent, and then it did become scary.
This is an old photo, scanned in, of the Copper Canyon in Mexico. It's difficult to estimate the scale of the picture until you look at the trees to the left, and that gives some indication of the drop from the overhanging rock, known as Balancing Rock. Again, I took a purely academic interest in it until someone suggested I go and stand on the rock. Then it was scary. Apparently it wobbles....
And this one was purely a figment of my imagination. I was in the Gorges du Tarn in France, and watching the surface of the river because there were sudden gurgles and swirls of current in the water. I looked up and saw the far bank - and a face with the water currents coming from its mouth. That sent shivers down my spine and I beat a very hasty retreat.
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You would not catch Mom anywhere near Balancing Rock! Yikes! That mouth of water is kinda spooky, in a cool sort of way!
ReplyDeleteI get scared at far easier drops than that.....
ReplyDeleteyep...last shot looks like face in that rock. oh boy...so scary.
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Yes, they're all scary, even if in different ways. That face in the rock is amazing.
ReplyDeletethat's really scary places especially the rock im scared of heigt.nice entry.mine is up here.
ReplyDeleteGreat shots and a good take on the scary theme. I'd be the same way about wanting to photograph the flooding river before remembering to be scared.
ReplyDeleteGreat shots and great take on the theme. It does not have to all be about Halloween. :-)
ReplyDeleteHappy Weekend.
Fabulous shots... scary indeed, but well captured
ReplyDeletelovely shots! The river must have been a scary sight, but I would have done the same and taken a picture before anything else...
ReplyDeleteThese are awesome nature shots! Scary experiences for sure!
ReplyDeleteLove the photos, the first one would be the most scary, to me.
ReplyDelete>gulp< Yep, that's pretty scary!
ReplyDeleteInteresting that your part of the world doesn't do Halloween. I hate the day. I can't believe it has become so pervasive here, actually. Kudos to the society that doesn't have a day for extolling evil and pranks.
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Great shots. Natire can certainly stimulate the dark part of our imaginantion. Happy weekend
ReplyDeleteerr I meant nature!
ReplyDeleteTotally awesome. Nature can be scary in a way, but in most parts I love your views.
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by my blog too.
Cool photos made even more interesting by the accompanying explanatory text. :)
ReplyDeleteoh my! scary place to be at... but surely a lovely pictures to share with us.
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Ohhhh, scary scenes all over!!! no Balancing Rock for me, thanks :)
ReplyDeleteAll good choices for the theme!
ReplyDeleteThose pictures are great. A great take on the theme. I love your descriptions of the photos :)
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the last picture is cool. i didnt notice it at first until i read ur entry. that is really spooky.
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures. I really like the "mouth of the river" one.
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Yes, I can see that all three are scary, althiugh the last one is more weird ;O)
ReplyDeleteGreat shots and stories to tell.
ReplyDeleteI love how you said when you looked out your window you didnt feel fear but jsut wanted to take a photo!!! That made me smile. They are great photos and its a really interesting post too!
ReplyDeletesent shivers down my spine, A. i am never fond of heights and deserted places. :-(
ReplyDeleteMother Nature is beautiful but also very scary in all her powerfulness. I don't think you could've dragged me out on that rock for anything!
ReplyDeleteyes, that's a face!
ReplyDeleteThat cliff looks scary. I probably wouldn't venture anywhere near that.
ReplyDeleteWow! I always thought Halloween is celebrated all over the world except from where I am. But yeah I wouldn't go near that place too! Pretty scary for me.
ReplyDeleteThank you all for all your comments. I was out for most of yesterday so I've been slow to return visits, but I think, and hope, that I've caught up now.
ReplyDeleteThat last photo makes me think of a movie scene. Maybe Indiana Jones seeking a lost Mayan treasure guarded by an ancient warrior on a jungle river.
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(Thanks for the earlier visit)
Imagine myself dropping from the overhanging rock... scary. :(
ReplyDeleteI imagine your reaction when the river had flooded and you saw the trees in water!!!! When I see such visions on the journal TV I am always very scary and sad for people who have to put the water out of houses.
ReplyDeleteThe second picture, freaked me out.
ReplyDeleteSuper scary because I had fear of height and deep water..
ReplyDeleteWhew! I don't think any one would get me on that balancing rock. I am very scared of heights.
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You would never catch me anywhere near the edge of that rock! It would be my worst nightmare!
ReplyDeletePlease pardon my very late visit.
ReplyDeleteThose are great shots. I would have been scared of rising flood.
I've always been scared of heights and couldn't imagine myself on top of a rock cliff.
Oh my, I would have retreated too if I saw an image like that in the water.