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Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

01/01/2009 12:29:45 PM · #1

OK so I'm a huge fan of Paul Simon and his music, not so much Simon and Garfunkel though, but either would be OK.

Portray a song, title, album, or line of one of the songs in a photo. Title of your entry the song title.

Alternatively take a photo and represent one of his songs and make a CD cover of it. This could have the extra rule set of adding text.

I'd love to see what some of the DPC members could do with this.

Matt

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

01/01/2009 01:53:49 PM · #2

Flowers Never Bend ... not that it was a popular image or anything. But I could go along with this idea ... :-)

01/01/2009 04:38:34 PM · #3

Originally posted by GeneralE:

Flowers Never Bend ... not that it was a popular image or anything. But I could go along with this idea ... :-)

I was beginning to think I might be the only one who knew or liked Paul Simon. :D His lyrics are very descriptive and unique, as is his music and style. It has spanned many generations as well.

Most people I know dont really understand why I like his music, maybe I dont but I know I have wore out many cassettes and cd's over the years. Thankfully its not much of a problem these days with mp3 formats.

Matt

01/01/2009 05:10:36 PM · #4

oh excellent idea! i love simon and garfunkel

Jdroullard

Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

01/01/2009 05:21:38 PM · #5

great idea, but how many bridges can fit in one challenge ;-P

aliqui

Nikon D300s

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II

01/01/2009 06:08:30 PM · #6

One of my favorites... as interpreted by the Muppets. The duck, the duck it kills me! ...quack, quack ...quack, quack...

snaffles

Nikon D7100

01/01/2009 06:26:19 PM · #7

Could work, but don't think it's been done with a solo artist before.

Paul Simon's good, but Dylan has probably been around longer, and Neil Young is no slouch in terms of prolificity (is that a word? Well it is now *grin*).

Past challenges have been the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd...frankly I'm surprised that there hasn't yet been a U2 challenge.

01/01/2009 06:28:47 PM · #8

how about simon and garfunkle? thats more songs

aliqui

Nikon D300s

01/01/2009 06:38:17 PM · #9

I think it's perfectly feasible to do it with just Paul Simon. His lyrics are very descriptive stories. There's plenty of imagery to work with.

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

01/01/2009 06:46:41 PM · #10

we should really do this. tons of fun

Dr.Confuser

Nikon D800

01/01/2009 06:51:33 PM · #11

Originally posted by Paul Simon:

"The boy's got brains
He just don't use 'em that's all.
The boy's got brains
He just refused to use 'em that's all.
He said, 'The more I get to thinking
The less I tend to laugh.'
The boy's got brains
He just abstains."

Paul Simon has been a force in the music industry for more than 4 decades, he's still writing and performing, and still puts on a hell of a live show. In 2006, Time magazine called him one of the 100 "people who shape our world."

A Paul Simon challenge would be great, but include song lyrics as a topic and title, please.

boyd2000

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS for Canon

01/01/2009 08:30:30 PM · #12

Originally posted by snaffles:

Of course there was Led Zeppelin a while back also and probably more. For Paul Simon would "Kodachrome" be too obvious? I like your other possibilities.

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

01/01/2009 11:42:08 PM · #13

Glad to see there is a bit of interest in this. I'd love to see it happen. Not sure if I'd enter or not, but it would be a great one to vote and comment on for me. (as I listen to The Paul Simon Collection I bought last week)

Matt

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

01/02/2009 12:11:19 AM · #14

Originally posted by GeneralE:

Flowers Never Bend ... not that it was a popular image or anything. But I could go along with this idea ... :-)

I was talking about this challenge with

Isaac when I realized I'd used another one before as well ... :-)

Pug-H

Pentax K10D

Sigma 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical HF for Pentax

01/02/2009 12:32:51 AM · #15

I had the title in my head. I did, in fact, google to see where it came from.

JaimeVinas

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

01/02/2009 12:35:29 AM · #16

You can call Me Al

01/02/2009 01:22:31 AM · #17

Originally posted by JaimeVinas:

You can call Me Al

you know, i must have heard this song when i was really little in a store or something, cause i had it stuck in my head once and tried to sing it to my mom to get her to figure out what i what talking about and....i have no idea where i am going with this

huh

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

01/06/2009 07:25:50 PM · #18

Bump for a tuesday rollover!

Matt

Patents4u

Canon EOS-40D

01/06/2009 07:46:19 PM · #19

Originally posted by JDubsgirl:

we should really do this. tons of fun

Agreed, I rarely shoot for challenges, but this sounds like a good one.

Ivory

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

01/06/2009 07:57:42 PM · #20

This sounds like a great idea so many unique and interesting lyrics to choose from, this is one I would definately enter.

sher

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon

01/06/2009 08:06:09 PM · #21

Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes

one of my fave songs!
and I adore Ladysmith Black Mambazo...I have a couple of their cd's that I listen to all the time.

EstimatedEyes

Fujifilm GFX 50R

Fujifilm GF 45mm f/2.8

01/06/2009 08:40:54 PM · #22

sadly, they took it away. :-(

When I think back
On all the crap I learned in high school
It's a wonder
I can think at all
And though my lack of education
Hasn't hurt me none
I can read the writing on the wall

Kodachrome
You give us those nice bright colors
You give us the greens of summers
Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, oh yeah!
I got a Nikon camera
I love to take a photograph
So Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away

If you took all the girls I knew
When I was single
And brought them all together for one night
I know they'd never match
My sweet imagination
And everything looks worse in black and white

Kodachrome
You give us those nice bright colors
You give us the greens of summers
Makes you think all the world's a sunny day, oh yeah!
I got a Nikon camera
I love to take a photograph
So Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away

Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away

Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away

Mama, don't take my Kodachrome away

Mama, don't take my Kodachrome
Mama, don't take my Kodachrome
Mama, don't take my Kodachrome (away)

Mama, don't take my Kodachrome
Mama, don't take my Kodachrome
Mama, don't take my Kodachrome (away)

Mama, don't take my Kodachrome
(Leave your boy so far from home)
Mama, don't take my Kodachrome (away)

01/25/2009 10:42:19 AM · #23

Bump for sunday rollover hopes.

Matt

OmanOtter