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I remember the first time I saw King Kong, the character: in the awful movie, King Kong vs. Godzilla. I know now that it was awful, but to the 7-ish year old watching it on TV, it was AWESOME. I was transfixed. I can't know for sure, but I think it was the first movie that ever sucked me in. Giant monsters! A giant octopus! A battle atop Mount Fuji!

Later, I had a book on movie monsters, and I learned about the original King Kong. One night my parents woke me up at midnight to watch the original, I was so excited! And again, it enthralled me. I remember the approach of the 1976 film, and being so so excited, but being a little let down. But I understand that there is a lot of poking fun hidden in the script. I get now how funny it is that the oil company that evil Charles Grodin ran was called "Petrox".

With the recent Warner Brothers' MonsterVerse film series, I was delighted. A series of films just as campy as I remembered them, but with modern digital effects to make it come alive. Godzilla vs. Kong was exactly what I wanted. Light on plot, but heavy on monster fights! And I was seven years old again.

(Oh, one related story: a couple of years ago, for Hanukkah my daughter gave me a vintage 60's poster of King Kong vs. Godzilla. It was a moment where I looked at my child and thought, "Wow, you really are paying attention." I mean, I couldn't possibly have told the story about being bowled over by the movie as a child more than once or twice in her life, and she had held on to that and let that guide her to a gift that would be meaningful to really no one but me. It was such a thoughtful moment that makes me very proud of her.)
Thank you so much for sharing your story with us!
That story of your daughter giving you the perfect gift for you is priceless.
It's a memory for your lifetime.

I'm little ashamed to admit that I love this Monster Verse myself😂
Hope that no one reads this😉😂
 
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Since I missed wild animal day yesterday, I'll add my contribution today. I see Eastern Copperheads around here all the time. This was the first one I ever saw back in July 2013, I was curious and got stupid close. He was literally just on the other side of a piece of rotted tree, less than 3 feet away from me. :oops: That won't happen again. Nowadays, I give them a wide berth.

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From last summer. This was actually a time check, but I like the submerged logs and the lens flare.
Taken with the little Fuji XP 90 camera. For those unfamiliar the XP 90 is an underwater camera with the tiny CMOS sensor. The lens is a 5-25mm (28-140)zoom, but the front element is fixed. It's the internal elements that move. It's kinda like shooting with an iPhone except it is water and shock proof and the shutter is located in a logical place. This one is 6 years old and has suffered more than it's share of abuse.
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I love the way the setting sun highlights the sheep - from this day in 2017...



Panasonic DMC-G5, 15mm, f/5.6

Cheers :)

Hugh
I expect to see Melinda Dillon running out of the house to try to grab little Barry before the aliens carry him away.

EDIT: My wife and I saw The Fabelmans last weekend, and now I have Spielberg on the brain, lol.
 
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