spiritualspatula
by colorcarnival

Comment:
lol
I was wondering who did this and awaiting the end. I had long thought of doing my own in both this challenge and the previous username one, but thought I shouldn't do my own. Maybe I will later. I did get a good laugh out of seeing it, once voting started; made my day :)
Anyway... for the explanation-

"Honestly, I'm spiritualspatula ALL over the place on the web. It was a googlesmack when I chose it, which means I can unify an identity. It's somewhat of a joke, too, me being an atheist and all, on iconography and whatnot. Symbols are what we make of them, nothing inherently sacred about the symbol or item, it's the ideology and thought we put behind it, so why not a spatula? It conjures up amusing images and absurdity. It's silly, it's specific, it's alliterative, but easily remembered by people for it's oddness. Way back when I went as angrycheese for some communities (suitably odd and very very rare initially... but that one got more popular and I stopped using it).
It's very rare indeed for people to not laugh when I give them my e-mail address/handle, and I like that aspect, as well.

So there ya have it :)"

from this thread.
:)

Triple Threat
by gyaban

Comment:
It's funny- when I saw this in the entries, the first thing I said was "wow, great lighting on the subjects." Very cinematic. The dragon model is much better quality than the Spiderman one though, wish he looked less like a miniature like the dragon does.

Mister Rogers' Holiday
by Melethia

Comment:
To me, the "miniature-ization" is not fully fledged on this one. That particularly look is greatly helped by elevating yourself above the subject matter, and I think that's part of why this doesn't really scream that. No problem with this, but if you're expecting the voters to vote towards that, it could be an explanation.
It's a nice, relaxing photo. I don't think there's particularly something wrong with it, but it's not terribly remarkable, either. I would've figured a solid 5.5 on this one, so I agree that it seems to have come out a bit lower than expected.

tiny man, on the lam
by skewsme

Comment:
I thought this was one of the most visually nauseating photos I've perhaps ever seen.
I don't mean that badly... just that it literally feels like I'm being pulled into this vortex of a photo. It's really quite a marvelous departure.

joga bonito
by ubique

Comment:
Sorta bummed this scored so low, I actually thought it was going to do quite well, since I think it has a nice mix of readily digestible bits mixed into the quirkiness that defines it.
The flying bird and the excellent vignette are great.

Winter Daybreak
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Ha, I knew this was yours, but I chickened out on calling it during voting.

Very nice use of the LB.

Little Neighbors
by mariuca

Comment:
Cool shot- like a Dickensian dollhouse.

Houston, we have a problem.
by aliqui

Comment:
I knew right away what this was when I saw it (or, at least, I knew what the wing was and quickly deduced the larger subject). I didn't vote, but this really is an awesome shot. The relevance to the quote is perfect, but the silhouette of the head with crossed legs is pretty haunting (quite reminiscent of Alfred Hitchcock). Very cool- fav for sure.

Message edited by author 2011-12-28 20:37:28.

don't hate me because I'm beautiful
by cgino

Comment:
Super cool processing on this. Very nice... looks almost like an artist's rendering on scratchboard.

Year 9999 AD - The Gift of Humankind to the Evolution
by Alex_Petrini

Comment:
Saw your request in the forums for comments.
I didn't vote this particularly high or low. I gave you a 6. I felt that you combined your elements well. A lot of entries did not, and while I don't think you need to go crazy with scene manipulation, making whatever you do look fitting and natural is key. You did a decent job of that.
Subject wise, this is trying to be Dali-esque. It is not being Dali-esque, but trying so. It seems aimless and senseless why the objects were assembled together. There is no direction, no true statement in the image of what has come.