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Posted by Viewfinder (Bradenton, FL, United States) on 30 October 2007 in Art & Design and Portfolio.

Trick or treat! Coastal Halloween always includes the water (and what's in it).

Here we are at Universal Studios, Orlando. We're riding the Jaws boat ride. And sure enough, there is that great sign from the first movie. The grafitti is still there. Remember? So is the shark. Look! Is that a fin? Ooooh, just when you thought it was safe...

Da-dum... da-dum... da-dum...

Boo!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL AT AM3. I am out and probably away from the computer all this week. We are headed to north Georgia to spend Thanksgiving with our son and his wife and her family. I hope everyone who celebrates this holiday has a wonderful day, filled with turkey and gratitude for every blessing. And those who do not, I hope will remember to count their blessings and be thankful. Packing and getting the SUV all set for the drive today; we leave very early Tuesday morning and plan to return sometime Sunday.

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Comments (24)

Me Myself & Eye from The Way Beyond,

very cool shot ! I was thinking isn't Amity Island from Jaws and I read your description and what do you know BOB's your uncle and it is JAWS !!

30 Oct 2007 5:16am

@Me Myself & Eye: LOL. Thanks for dropping by, and be careful next time you're near the water...

e. from Washington DC, United States

Haha what a fun billboard! This is great.

30 Oct 2007 5:53am

@e.: All in the spirit of the times; us coastal types have more than ghosts on our minds when we go in the water around Halloween...

Rabbit from Richmond, United States

ha ha such a happy sign for whats about to happen - with the sun smiling - it makes me laugh.

30 Oct 2007 6:32am

@Rabbit: Irony can be like that. Funny one minute, then WHAM!!!

MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom

A brilliant and funny capture, I think I would have kept the shark bit under wraps though, LOL :D

30 Oct 2007 8:09am

@MaryB: Yeh <ahem> it's not good for business...

tyan from Singapore, Singapore

happy halloween VF!This brings back fond memories of my siblings and i cowering under the sofa while watching Jaws..:)

30 Oct 2007 9:12am

@tyan: Lol. When our kids got old enough, whenever we'd travel to Florida for vacation, a tradition was to always bring the JAWS video for us to watch. And they'd get all scared and excited every time. I can just see you and your sibs cowering under the sofa -- there would be my three cowering under there with y'all, eyes glued to the screen.

Shutterbug from Chennai, India

Makes me smile!

30 Oct 2007 11:44am

@Shutterbug: Good! I like spreading the smiles across the miles... thanks for your msg.

Ken McCoy from Orlando-Daytona Beach, FL, United States

It's weird living in dreamland, isn't it? :) Good eye!

30 Oct 2007 12:32pm

@Ken McCoy: Call it paradise or call it dreamland, Florida is definitely a "different" kind of place.

Walt from Scarborough, Canada

Nice find - loved that movie!

30 Oct 2007 12:35pm

@Walt: There's no limit to the kinds of "finds" you can uncover around these parts. About all you can't find much of is mountains and snow, but I suspect if you really, closely look... lol.

Laurie from New Jersey, United States

Great find!

30 Oct 2007 2:53pm

@Laurie: Plus we had a fun day at Universal, and no shark bites! Thanks Laurie.

HorseRotorVator from Newton, United States

Love it!!!

30 Oct 2007 3:10pm

@HorseRotorVator: Glad you like; watch out next time you're in the water.

Brian from West Lafayette, United States

Super! I'm with Laurie--a great find!

30 Oct 2007 3:15pm

@Brian: Thanks. All sorts of cool things eventually float their way down here in Florida.

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

LOL Love it, love it, love it, loved the movie, what a fantastic capture VF

30 Oct 2007 4:26pm

@Lorraine: Sooooo glad you like this one Lorraine!

Dawn Sutherland from United States

Indeed that was a good scary movie as well. Looking back there are a lot of things I will not do or try due to the various scary movies I have watched over the years that still give me the creeps. Funny when you think about the power of a movie.

30 Oct 2007 4:33pm

@Dawn Sutherland: Movies (as well as individual photos) in general can have a lot of power. I think it has to do with the old "monkey see, monkey do" thing ingrained inside all our human psyches.

Jen from Alpharetta, United States

Scared me out of the water years ago : )
Great shot VF!!

30 Oct 2007 4:58pm

@Jen: We took a vacation to Pensacola right after seeing Jaws the first time. I never was so miserable as when I was in that otherwise beautiful water. Didn't relax the whole time, not even once.

amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada

You're an absolute HOOT!! Still love that movie, too. That was the first scary movie I was allowed to go see!! LOL

30 Oct 2007 4:59pm

@amy: Amy, you are making me smile. What I mean is -- I'm very happy this one photo has brought you some fun, and a few good/scary movie memories today. Hoot-hoot-hoot! Ha!

Dimitrios from ATHENS, Greece

CRISP

30 Oct 2007 5:29pm

@Dimitrios: Yes, crisp.

But is something lost in translation? My meaning is, I don't know if JAWS the movie had the same big gut level impact overseas as it did here. Mention JAWS to most 30-something middle aged (and older) Americans, and I doubt if the term "crisp" would ever occur to very many. Mention JAWS here and those who saw it new or over the last few decades might think: fear, horror, monster, painful, terrible way to die, and similiar lines of thought. The impression has persisted over the years.

But "crisp" (??) -- not likely, IMO. Just a bit hard to get to the objective comment in the face of one of our very most powerful (relatively) modern horror icons.

But thanks Dimitrios, I'm taking it you mean the technical quality of the photograph itself is crisp. LOL... your kind compliment is truly much appreciatated. I'm a bit amused only because I wasn't going for technical detail on this shot so much as raw gut reaction. Glad the tech aspect works as well.

Stunner from Kingston, Jamaica

LOL, neat shot!

30 Oct 2007 7:45pm

@Stunner: =o) Thanks Stunner!

Wolfgang Prigge from Granby, Québec, Canada

I must be one of the few people who have not seen any of the jaws movies, I'm not a great movie fan...

30 Oct 2007 8:50pm

@Wolfgang Prigge: Alas for you; it's a '70s cultural phenom, impact of which has lingered long beyond its once advanced visual/special effects/technological stage. And you missed out on it.

I'm reminded of the time the Beatles first came to New Orleans in 1964. As a 15 year old, I refused to go because the $5 ticket price was too steep and I could buy an album and have change in my pocket instead <still bangs head against brick wall sometimes>. So I bought the album and missed the great experience. Brilliant. Aaugh!

MontereyJohn from Salinas, California, United States

Nice! LOL! That movie scared the cr@p out of me.

30 Oct 2007 8:52pm

@MontereyJohn: Thanks John; I must admit to still being wary out in the Gulf -- a leftover of this movie's lasting impact on my impressionable little mind. FL has sharks other than Great Whites which can do their own share of damage, but nothing like the awesome JAWS!!!

Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom

My missus still won't go in the water - that film has a lot to answer for....

Well spotted and fun photo for halloween

30 Oct 2007 9:15pm

@Richard_Irwin: LOL. Tell your missus she's not alone; I know lots of women and men who don't enjoy the water nearly as much as they did in the BJ times (Before Jaws)...

Amir from ?, Iran

Cool shot. Happy Halloween

30 Oct 2007 11:31pm

@Amir: And best wishes for a happy, haunting Halloween to you also! Watch out for those fins, though.

Michael Rawluk from Canada

Very cool and funny shot.

30 Oct 2007 11:38pm

@Michael Rawluk: Thanks a lot Michael, and again thanks for that great tribute to LV at your site. She will be greatly missed around here.

Rebecca from Leicester, United Kingdom

Way cooool, VF :) and brrrrrrrrrr.....methinks too, best not to get into that water.... ;)

31 Oct 2007 3:48am

Mandy from South Africa

hahahahaha.....I was too small to get the real impact of jaws, but I do remember seeing one of them and never wanting to go near the water again!! :)

31 Oct 2007 7:02am

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