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This is another shot from the Blackpool Pride 2008 festival that I photographed the weekend before last. And I would tell you more about it, but I've had one of those days where everything that could go wrong did go wrong: I spent two hours trying to fix a problem with my server (which spontaneously resolved itself for no apparent reason); I spent another hour trying to find an image for my next tutorial, only to discover that I'd saved a flattened copy of it, not the original; and the rest of the day was a litany of similar frustrations and minor disasters.

So, I'm now off to drink several glasses of wine in reasonably quick succession while hoping that tomorrow will be a more fruitful and relaxing affair than today.

In the meanwhile, here's a deranged vicar :-)

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comment by Garry at 09:57 PM (GMT) on 27 May, 2008

Loving the deranged vicar... looks like a psychotic Eric Morecambe... hope the wine helps - had to re-install windows myself this weekend so can sympathise with life's little hiccups.

comment by Mark at 10:24 PM (GMT) on 27 May, 2008

Hehehehe...nothing like a crazed clergyman to end the day. ;)

comment by yz at 10:42 PM (GMT) on 27 May, 2008

So funny!

comment by kate at 11:26 PM (GMT) on 27 May, 2008

love the underbite! this reminds me of "the penguin" character in Blues Brothers film.

p.s. hope you don't get too spinny head. ;))

comment by jkm at 05:51 AM (GMT) on 28 May, 2008

You know, that I know just how you feel ;-) The deranged vicar is really an extension of your feelings right?

comment by Vincent at 10:20 AM (GMT) on 28 May, 2008

Google reader recommends your bolg to me and I LOVE it!
OMG Very nice pics!

comment by Tom at 01:04 PM (GMT) on 28 May, 2008

Hey Dave, love all your pictures. Do you use any camera filters or are they all done in photoshop?

comment by djn1 at 08:25 PM (GMT) on 28 May, 2008

Thanks all.

jkm: yes, his expression pretty much summed it up :-)

Tom: I sometimes use ND Grads and/or a polarizer, but most of my work is done during post-production.

comment by Ozbonography at 03:37 PM (GMT) on 29 May, 2008

Looks more like a deranged nun (as played by Eric Morecambe) to me...

Love the shot/portrait, though. And hope things improve on the server/day front too!

comment by Dave C at 12:35 AM (GMT) on 30 May, 2008

You've just brought back all my school years with one single shot: God bless you, David...AAAAARRRRGH! :-)

comment by bardamu at 10:32 PM (GMT) on 31 May, 2008

This is a great shot and very nice B&W work ! Congratulations !

comment by dylan mcburney at 11:56 AM (GMT) on 11 June, 2008

haha so that's where he's been - last year I seen this same deranged vicar tinkling the ivories at the Epsom Derby (see http://www.memorieslikefingerprints.com/races/ for more)

comment by Adam Swords at 11:56 AM (GMT) on 20 June, 2008

Haha, reminds me of the guy from Monty Python..."EEZ NOT THE MESSIAH, EEZ A VERY NORTY BOY!"

Great capture Dave :)