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The Burning Bandit Strikes Again!!!
The Burning Bandit Strikes Again!!!
Jaded_Housewife


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Challenge: Fire II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
Location: waycross, ga.
Date: Aug 13, 2006
Aperture: 8
ISO: 160
Shutter: 1
Galleries: Humorous
Date Uploaded: Aug 13, 2006

 Well as a reader of the forums this take on the challenge was just a bit too obvious but I couldn't resist. I'm not going for a great score as i know that not all of the voters read the forums and so some wont get it at all. but I hope to make some people laugh and shoot thier drinks out their noses as this one pops up for voting. lol ok. well laugh a little at LEAST. come on guys. it IS funny even if the technical skills are mediocre. :) I made the wanted poster in photoshop and got the christmas village out of the shed. tried a few different ways to make the fire but nothing would light on those stupid houses. so finally i put a pine needle fire behind it. at one point I had a mountain scape behind it. this recreation of "the alps" that i painted but it wasnt fitting right into the scene as it was a bit too small so I got rid of it. hope you guys like my take on this challenge. or at least chuckle at it's stupidity.
tried the hdr from one raw thing(didnt go well, but used it a little)
flattened
curves, masked village
hue/sat, masked all but pic on wanted poster
new background layer neat image, masked words adn part of sky
flattened
selective color, masked all but poster
resize
USM
save for web


Statistics
Place: 104 out of 160
Avg (all users): 5.0300
Avg (commenters): 6.3500
Avg (participants): 5.1098
Avg (non-participants): 4.9746
Views since voting: 810
Views during voting: 365
Votes: 200
Comments: 24
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 06/20/2007 09:11:51 PM
ROFL. Most excellent! :)
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 08/20/2006 09:27:04 PM
LMAO! Sorry Ken, Sorry Crystal just call them like I see them. :-P
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 08/20/2006 09:24:01 PM
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
Well, after reading the comments, you shoulda burned the poster. You got some good laughs at my expense and look- someone even fav'd it! :D ...even though you did make me look fatter. :)


Thanks for being such a sport. never meant it AT your expense. your hilarious. I'm sure people are always laughing WITH ya not AT ya. as far as fatter. whoops. sorry if I did. But hey you still don't look as fat as me. thats something. right? ;) and ya! a fav! thanks man!

Crystal
 08/20/2006 09:15:41 PM
Well, after reading the comments, you shoulda burned the poster. You got some good laughs at my expense and look- someone even fav'd it! :D ...even though you did make me look fatter. :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/17/2006 07:07:35 PM
Creative
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 08/17/2006 02:44:54 PM
The poster takes up too much of the photo IMO and it makes the fire element seem almost incidental
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 08/15/2006 10:30:51 PM
LMFAO
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 08/15/2006 04:20:06 PM
Very clever. The finger is distracting. Suggest nailing the wanted poster to a tree for a more authentic feel. Besides that I like this photo.
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 08/15/2006 01:04:12 PM
ROFLMAO, be it at arts expense but I really like this one. 9
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 08/15/2006 05:46:35 AM
I tend to focus more on the wanted poster than to the fire. Nice colors and great DOF.
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 08/15/2006 04:31:20 AM
Nice comedy shot :o) Would like to have seen a little more flames (MHO)
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 08/15/2006 04:10:07 AM
LOL - (like you havent heard that already). Fun creative shot - and if you arent Ken then I am sure he will be quite flattered. Bumping up.
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 08/14/2006 05:52:49 PM
Ahh, humor! I could do without the thumb. Seeing the paper straight on, or perhaps a bit singed around the edges, would help make it seem less like a hasty snapshot.
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 08/14/2006 02:57:18 PM
Sweet! Did you make Art look fatter in that pic? LOL

Great take on the challenge 6

Wazz
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 08/14/2006 01:38:30 PM
Burn him!
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 08/14/2006 01:33:05 PM
I think a different composition and perspective would be better. The idea is great though - I bet you have made many people laugh.
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 08/14/2006 10:00:48 AM
lol
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 08/14/2006 05:50:39 AM
LOL They're finally after the angry villager. After torching a Christmas village, I can see why, too!
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 08/14/2006 04:12:42 AM
LOL...that's funny
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 08/14/2006 12:57:50 AM
Like the humour, losing the hand would have helped the shot. Good depth of field.. (JMO)
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 08/13/2006 09:10:50 PM
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
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 08/13/2006 09:07:47 PM
TOTALLY FUNNY!! Love it!! Good Luck!!
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 08/13/2006 08:58:27 PM
JAJAJAJAJAJA!!!!!! you made me laugh... and for that..I`ll give you a 10 :D
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 08/13/2006 08:49:05 PM
HEY!! That's MY village!!!


ROFL! :)
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