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Challenge: Far Side: Gary Larson Tribute (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Columbus
Date: Sep 10, 2006
Aperture: 3.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/20
Galleries: Humorous, Action
Date Uploaded: Sep 10, 2006

 OK - Cloning galore! These are our neighbors across the street. Bob & Donna are the hand models in Aimees success shot. I caught them after church so they were still in their nice clothes. This is not the greatest picture of all time and I screwed up the body positions (Donna should have been standing inbetween Diane and Bob so I could see her face) but it was fun and these friends are very heplful and willing. As of Thursday they havent seen the end product yet - they will really think we are nuts.

Bobs foot is up because he was shooing away their small dog Waggles (cloned out). I think it adds to the oddness of the shot. I had wanted to try two other shot - "what dogs really hear" and "beware of Doug" but I ran out of time this week.

Post process - Cloned out table, lamps, clock, wall hangings, dog and probably a couple of other things, levels, saturation, burning, flipped pic on the horizontal, moved Bobs head to the proper place, painted inthe spring, made a paintbrush of Larsons signature, cropped, border, enlarged canvas, added text, border again. Hope this stays above a 5. I predict Aimees shot to do a ton better than mine.

Post challenge - my original
Thanks for all the votes and comments all - a great challenge

Statistics
Place: 13 out of 80
Avg (all users): 6.7279
Avg (commenters): 7.8571
Avg (participants): 6.6066
Avg (non-participants): 6.7597
Views since voting: 3699
Views during voting: 932
Votes: 294
Comments: 31
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 10/03/2006 02:43:05 PM
Extremely good clone work on this! I've been going back and forth between the original and the finished one and I'm quite in awe of what you were able to do. My only suggestion - take it back into PS and tone down the yellows a lot and the reds a bit in hue/sat and see if you like it better. Great score and great finish, even if Aimee did beat you. :-)
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 09/26/2006 07:13:56 AM
Great work on this shot! Definitely underrated. I like it even more, knowing the story of your cooperative neighbors. Photography sure can make one do some funny stuff, huh? Have they asked for a framed print for their wall, yet?
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 09/24/2006 05:43:34 AM
Trading post...
Great shot Tim...I gave this an 8 in voting. Wow, you really did do a lot of work on this! Kudo's!
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 09/22/2006 03:21:37 AM
I thought this would have been in the Top Ten.
It's funny that you say they were in their "nice clothes". That jusr makes one wonder what they usually wear. ;>þ
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 09/22/2006 01:42:35 AM
This was yours?!? LOL. never would have guessed. This was crazy imaginative(not that you're, not. ok. i'll shut up now). great job. :)
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 09/21/2006 08:28:13 PM
I expected this image to have bubbled to the top 5. Regardless, its effect is very funny and remains one of the most creative images in this challenge. Congratulations on your 13th place finish.
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 09/21/2006 08:23:36 PM
For what it's worth, I voted this a 9 and Aimee's a 7. Shh... don't tell her. :) Great work!
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 09/21/2006 08:11:37 PM
deserved higher Tim...maybe Emily's happy face let you down:-)

This was great for the challenge...top 13 is great
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/21/2006 04:38:21 PM
Bumping up ... this is a great bend on the rules and very farsidee
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 09/21/2006 11:07:46 AM
OMG.....LOVE THIS! GREAT!
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 09/20/2006 03:50:58 PM
A smaller type would have worked just as well, but the impact remains unaltered. This is perhaps one of the funniest entries wherein a slight displacement is used in an otherwise purely photographic environment. Even the purist would have to agree that this an ingenious employment of the rules to create a great effect. Bump.
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 09/20/2006 02:45:15 PM
Fantastic - hilarious and good job editing.
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 09/20/2006 03:54:34 AM
Nice job on the head editing, very believable.
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 09/19/2006 09:29:14 AM
Clever
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 09/18/2006 06:04:53 PM
That poor woman!
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 09/17/2006 05:44:05 PM
Hahahaha! Great!
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 09/16/2006 09:35:12 PM
This was one of my all-time favorites.
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 09/16/2006 05:44:26 AM
very humorous, good execution
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 09/15/2006 11:24:44 PM
LOL! emily needs to take some acting lessons as she looks too happy...great editing and a wonderful shot for the challenge 9
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 09/15/2006 05:42:21 PM
Great PS work :) Good photo quality and Earl's expression is perfect! 10
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 09/15/2006 01:10:16 PM
Great shot - great idea - love it
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 09/15/2006 06:48:33 AM
That's classic! I love that you went with a square crop. I got a great laugh at work from this one. :)
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 09/15/2006 05:48:56 AM
:-D Very Far Side from the presentation of the concept, execution and the composition with caption included. Love the expression on Earl's face. He is very smug and pleased with himself!
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 09/15/2006 05:45:55 AM
This is my fave of all. (And some were really good.) Would like to see the lighting a bit less yellow. 9
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 09/15/2006 05:11:13 AM
good setup, the drawing of the spring weakens the image -6
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 09/15/2006 05:06:31 AM
Great shot! Wonderfully executed!
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 09/15/2006 03:29:22 AM
Good God, I love this kind of humor! This one's a classic too!
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 09/14/2006 10:48:11 PM
Lol!! cool editing
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 09/14/2006 10:04:30 PM
Well done, to be honest I didnt think anyone would do this one, and I have to give you props on your casting
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 09/14/2006 08:51:04 PM
LOL
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 09/14/2006 08:22:56 PM
Hahahaha... great one!
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