Something for the Weekend - Part 197 - Monstrous!

[davescm]

Thank you to @jane-e for creating our last 'BB-8' SFTW challenge, and to all who took part in it.

A couple of weeks ago many folk descended on Loch Ness, in Scotland, to search for the famous monster, which is said to inhabit the loch. No-one found anything, but the legend continues. At 23 miles long and 755 feet deep there is plenty of water there, but over the years there have only been a few grainy and blurry photographs of something in the water.

The following week, I was standing on the shore of the loch on a very calm morning and got to thinking that 'team Photoshop' could help put this right. So this is where you come in.

Can you show us your explanation of what the 'monster' might be or might look like?

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Have fun!

Dave

[davescm]

I think you might have nailed it Ged. If you imagine this as a blurry, grainy, monochrome image, it just about matches what we've seen 🙂

Dave

[jane-e]

I love the two corner pics!

Jane

[Jacob Bugge]

Never look over your shoulder at Loch Ness; but always remember to bring your mirror stick.

Click/RightClick to get closer

[davescm]

So that's why no-one sees it. It's behind you!

Dave

[Trevor.Dennis]

So a sort of pantomime monster?

[Jacob Bugge]

Rather an outwitting one, Trevor.

[didiermazier]

- Hey Franck how did you say this meal of the day was nammed?

- Something like monster something…

[davescm]

All of them wearing tuxedos for the occasion too..... 🙂

Dave

[Trevor.Dennis]

Hah!  We see a lot of Orca (killer whales) here, but I have never heard the tuxedo analogy Dave.  So I might have to borrow that next time the opportunity occurs.  🙂

[Monika Gause]

It looks like this picture shows the wrong parts of whale anatomy. I cannot link to articles, because the URLs contain banned words, so you might want to sreach the web for the professor who thinks he has found out where all those sea monster stories are coming from and what sailors were actually watching 😄 

[J E L]

I can't help but think of this “Bewitched” episode (Season 8; Episode 3) when anyone mentions the Loch Ness Monster. It's not a monster, it's Steve Franken! How wild that in 1971, the production team (likely the director of special effects, Dick Albain), had the idea to turn a blackboard into a Zoom call. Watch the video clip from that episode attached to see for yourself!

[Leslie Moak Murray]

Hee! Love the way he said "There's nae monster."  My ancestors came from Scotland!

[J E L]

...and laid on thick, indeed!

[davescm]

Haha - I love the editing in of this weeks image to the video clip JEL ! 🙂

Dave

[J E L]

Ha, too much fun!

[Abambo]

Did someone say that the BB-8 SFTW was last week?

[homeboy4]

LOL

[davescm]

Bonus points for incorporating a previous SFTW Abambo 🙂

Dave

[davescm]

I think I may have discovered the reason behind the monster sightings :

Dave

[Abambo]

Was that a message in a bottle?

[EuanWilliamson]

That's beyond cask strength!

I think @Trevor.Dennis monster has been drinking some 😉

[davescm]

Indeed, it takes that added strength in order to see Nessie 🙂

Dave

[Trevor.Dennis]

Ah hah!  It's starting to become clear.  You need special (115% proof) powers in order to see Nessie.

[Trevor.Dennis]

Serious question:  I keep getting this error when trying to embed video in forum threads recently.  Can someone test to see if it is general or just me please?

[jane-e]

@Trevor.Dennis 

Is your video public or private? I found this info to change it to Public (I haven't tried it.)

"If your video is already uploaded, go to your video manager under the drop down menu and you can change the privacy settings for each video as well as DELETE your videos permanently."

Jane