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Where peanut butter really comes from
Where peanut butter really comes from
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Challenge: Peanuts (Basic Editing)
Collection: Challenges
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
Location: Toronto, ON
Date: May 24, 2010
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/5s
Galleries: Humorous, Macro
Date Uploaded: May 24, 2010

 I have to say I'm super happy with how this shot turned out. I hope it does well on DPC! My family had a good laugh over it!

I came up with the idea mid-week and my wife thought it hilarious. Spent the weekend tracking down a miniature toilet and finally located a dollhouse store in the Mt. Pleasant area. Picked up a toilet and a miniature newspaper (bonus!). I then stopped by the local grocery store and grabbed the largest peanut butter container I could (looking back, maybe I should have gone for extra chunky :P) and a handful of peanuts.

The peanut 'worker' was done by poking holes in the shell, and then cutting one of my wife's hair bands into strips, to form the arms. I inserted them into the holes and glued the other ends to the newspaper. The rest of the setup was done by placing the toilet into the peanut butter, placing the peanut worker in the bowl and then laying out a blanket to create the background. Thanks to VitaminB for suggesting an alternative background. My original one was done in the bathroom against white tile:


Shot in my solarium, I used bounce flash to light the peanut and got in nice and close with my new lens. The rest of the lighting is from the sun outdoors.

Adjustments to the shot were:
-levels adjustment layer
-curves adjustment layer
-levels adjustment layer
-hue/saturation adjustment layer
-brightness/contrast adjustment layer
-re-size
-sharpen
-border
-save for web

Statistics
Place: 7 out of 177
Avg (all users): 6.4192
Avg (commenters): 7.8333
Avg (participants): 5.9512
Avg (non-participants): 6.5714
Views since voting: 28557
Views during voting: 359
Votes: 167
Comments: 33
Favorites: 8 (view)

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AuthorThread
 12/30/2010 06:49:40 PM
omg, totally demented. never saw this.
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 12/27/2010 12:20:37 PM
how on earth did I miss this, this is way to funny!!!
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 12/27/2010 12:13:38 PM
lol .. this is so funny ... dont know that i'll eat peanut butter again without thinking of this image .. :)
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 06/07/2010 07:21:09 PM
Originally posted by doremi:
NEWS FLASH: Record number of investors dumping Kraft stocks, sales of peanut butter have tanked:)
love this photo- creative & funny


you mean sales are "in the toilet"? The company is now "circling the bowl"?
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 06/04/2010 05:13:54 AM
Congrats on the top ten! But I repeat, eeeewww! :P
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 06/02/2010 05:07:32 AM
NEWS FLASH: Record number of investors dumping Kraft stocks, sales of peanut butter have tanked:)
love this photo- creative & funny
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 06/02/2010 04:24:24 AM
Thanks guys for the comments. I think this is the most comments I've gotten while voting :)
 06/02/2010 03:55:07 AM
Great shot! Instant favorite.
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 06/01/2010 09:16:27 PM
SUPERB setup & wonderfully captured. Congrats on the Top10
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 06/01/2010 08:07:58 PM
Oh, golly. I LOVE how you call him the Peanut Worker.

This is so much fun.

I was hoping for the blue for you for all of your brilliant efforts.
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 06/01/2010 08:06:51 PM
Wicked result Nick. Congrats on the top 10.

ETA: I think its hilarious that someone commented that they didnt like the backdrop, and I suggested the change. Sorry buddy :)

Message edited by author 2010-06-02 00:07:46.
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 06/01/2010 08:03:45 PM
hahahaha LOVE it!!!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/01/2010 05:30:28 PM
eeeewww!! Luckily it's craft, not JIF -- so I'm safe!
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 06/01/2010 09:54:57 AM
SUPER CREATIVE!!!! NiCE!
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 05/31/2010 07:38:22 PM
9 for execution and story and nice lighting too, don't care so much for the backdrop
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 05/30/2010 04:38:36 PM
That explains a lot. Neat idea.
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 05/30/2010 11:00:37 AM
Extra pointage for the potty humor.
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 05/29/2010 09:18:03 AM
hahahahahahahahhaha. too funny.
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 05/29/2010 01:39:53 AM
I'm sure you've gotten a lot of these... but... gross!!!
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 05/28/2010 12:19:02 PM
O.M.G. I like it, though somehow I don't think "Kraft" would approve!
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 05/28/2010 06:50:59 AM
Grooossss! But very very well done!
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 05/27/2010 07:12:11 PM
Hilarious!!! Good luck!
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 05/27/2010 09:02:28 AM
So funny!!! Excellent idea, very good picture.
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 05/27/2010 07:59:55 AM
Gross but very inventive
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 05/27/2010 06:04:48 AM
Brilliant!
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 05/27/2010 12:28:05 AM
lol,,,,,,,,,
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 05/26/2010 03:38:21 PM
Cute, but I do think peanut dude should be on the toilet, not in it.
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 05/26/2010 12:15:32 PM
funniest of all the personified peanuts shot
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 05/26/2010 10:15:30 AM
lol that's just nasty! cute photo though
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 05/26/2010 04:57:15 AM
Creative.
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 05/25/2010 11:35:15 PM
Made me smile. Well executed too. 9
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 05/25/2010 08:58:49 PM
LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!
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 05/25/2010 08:12:00 PM
Blue ribbon. *not voting*
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