Photo theme #132

[billz]

How about a nice easy one this week? The theme is 'big'.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/11QXkas8YtSpfbOl0BBM4DP4NcPpn0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=11QXkas8YtSpfbOl0BBM4DP4NcPpn0)

The 'big painting' in this week's starter image is on a building in downtown Albuquerque, just off old route 66. This is a great town to vacation in, ... and if Lindajay ever recommends a good rib restaurant to you - go! Thanks Linda.

Bill

The fine print:

Everyone is invited to participate.
Because the purpose of the weekly theme is to get us more familiar with our cameras and to sharpen our photographic skills, entries should be taken during the week of the theme.
Photoshopping is allowed.
To make this thread more manageable to view, please post only your entries in this thread. Post your comments in the accompanying 'comment' thread (http://www.elementsvillage.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36810).
Be creative and have fun!

[Red Sky]

I was out at a friend's house this evening, and I walked to the back of his property to visit my old van. This was my chariot in 1989 that took me on a 15,000 mile trip to all the lower 48 states, a journey referred to simply as The Big Trip. It was a trip. Hard to believe I lived in this for four months straight; now it is home to some raccoons.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1bQuK2E5mdT1TUQ0vc56BMr5jXwiGZ1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1bQuK2E5mdT1TUQ0vc56BMr5jXwiGZ1)

[rvrbndr]

How about the BIG eyes of a Great Horned Owl. Owls eyes are so BIG, there's not room for a BIG brain. Hence, they're not really "wise" at all.
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1Kxx9chKPg8heIpcWtH6XNjZJNhT_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1Kxx9chKPg8heIpcWtH6XNjZJNhT)

[billz]

Here's a big plate of carne adovada with red chile sauce, pintos and eggs as served at Casa Grande (Big House) in Albuquerque. Every day should start like this!

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/11elrKN056hsLHNHlTBOXqUlBI00Dv_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=11elrKN056hsLHNHlTBOXqUlBI00Dv)

Bill

[Bamagirl]

It doesn't get much bigger than this.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1ZAvwUxOtIymg1t2mFJBCckimobXK0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1ZAvwUxOtIymg1t2mFJBCckimobXK0)

[Fish]

I know. This Bridge has been photographed a million times. But, when you stand next to it at this lookout, "Big" is an understatement. This was taken on Saturday, which was an amazing day in the bay.

-Fish

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1tezdRTKjpQzrmoskTpJb1LfJSr1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1tezdRTKjpQzrmoskTpJb1LfJSr1)

[mmqc2]

A pic I took on the weekend of what I thought might be a beaver or a gopher in a large local pond/river but which I now believe is - gulp- a really BIG rat! Ugh!

Animal lovers, please tell me I'm wrong...(very fast swimmer, you could practically water-ski behind it)

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1Z1Yfv0rItQU25xQ7UvNQOpeu6CwR_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1Z1Yfv0rItQU25xQ7UvNQOpeu6CwR)

[Zeria]

Could be a Muskrat

Check this picture (http://www.britannica.com/eb/art-88228/Muskrats-look-like-a-cross-between-a-rat-and-a)

[ljameso1]

Definitely a muskrat.

[Edmund]

This image taken this past Saturday of the 16 inch guns on the USS Massachusetts BB-59 in Fall River, Ma. My son, grandson & I slept overnight on the ship with the cub scouts. Had a great time. Oh by the way these barrells and guns are hugh by any standard.
Eddie:)

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1vilbFO0mA1vJ2pHsTAvrBDqBZxU0_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1vilbFO0mA1vJ2pHsTAvrBDqBZxU0)

[Galiano]

Trying for the impression of "BIG".

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/12RYsai6m44sLiOXqE7Nloo7as5ITM_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=12RYsai6m44sLiOXqE7Nloo7as5ITM)

Cheers,
Helen

[cape]

:eek: The biggest parking lot I ever saw:
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1mRXm0Z7qaSwHWo2HqcEXWWZuP9dM_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1mRXm0Z7qaSwHWo2HqcEXWWZuP9dM)

:D

[Bayla]

Cape,

Welcome to the forum and to the Photo Theme challenge. Hope you don't mind me reposting your image but it was a tad too small to see properly.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1mRXm0Z7qaSwHWo2HqcEXWWZuP9dM_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1mRXm0Z7qaSwHWo2HqcEXWWZuP9dM)

The best way to post is to copy the second url under your image (the one labelled Forum) and post it into your thread. That gives us a reasonable size clickable thumbnail.

Bayla

[cape]

@Bayla,

thank you very much for doing it.
I just noticed, my link wasn't complete. *arrg* But now I got it.

Thanks also for your welcome. :)

cape

[mljrbg]

OK...here goes my first attempt...I hope it works!! This is a big mural of a big train. Any critiques would be greatly appreciated.

Mary Lou

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1ii29PHhfRbEOUVyOTINsUAhK9nrPv1_thumb.jpg

(I'm not sure how to get the URL in her correctly)

[billz]

Mary Lou -

Thanks for joining in the photo theme challenge. Here's a working thumbnail to your image.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1ii29PHhfRbEOUVyOTINsUAhK9nrPv1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1ii29PHhfRbEOUVyOTINsUAhK9nrPv1)

To use Bayla's words ... The best way to post is to copy the second url under your image (the one labelled Forum) and post it into your thread. That gives us a reasonable size clickable thumbnail.

Nice image ... and again welcome.

Bill

[GaryK]

Just got back from the streetcar museum..need to work on my focusing:mad:

Big is relative right???:D

Cotter pin is going through a shaft abouth the size of a finger. Bigger than the ones I am used to using.

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1SJF09hpeq2cDLLtfH12nLmfy4CMiE_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1SJF09hpeq2cDLLtfH12nLmfy4CMiE)

[JulieM]

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1VPrWjzr6Bia2aQbXuasJYXeOzgQf_thumb.jpg (http://www.elementsvillage.com/forums/%5BURL=http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1VPrWjzr6Bia2aQbXuasJYXeOzgQf%5D% 5BIMG%5Dhttp://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1VPrWjzr6Bia2aQbXuasJYXeOzgQf_thumb.jpg%5B/IMG%5D%5B/URL%5D)

Big spider outside the National Gallery of Art in Ottawa. :eek:

[Tina_B]

Big Mural on the side of the old train station in Middleton Wi

http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/1UwCxn3sGr4NVeKSD4pGRKpRXdLy_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=1UwCxn3sGr4NVeKSD4pGRKpRXdLy)
I hope I did this right. It has been so long I had a hard time remembering how to post a picture

Tina B

[Ellen]

I'm late! Good thing this is pacific time. Here's the really big peace sign again- he planted daffodils in it.
http://www.pixentral.com/hosted/16rlL68wqnGcFaImoNGMuypvSb1QrL1_thumb.jpg (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?picture=16rlL68wqnGcFaImoNGMuypvSb1QrL1)

[Chesney]

Hope you guys don't mind me joining in. Here is a BIG old bear taken with my BIG purchase (a Canon XSI - my 1st DSLR - now I just have to learn to use it)! :)
http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/files/1/8/7/4/9/Lazy-Days_thumb.jpg (http://www.elementsvillage.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=4436&c=5)