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06/20/2011 04:56:16 PM · #26 |
You have inspired me! Doing my googling as I speak! :D |
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06/20/2011 04:58:10 PM · #27 |
Originally posted by tvsometime:
I'm puzzled that the extra rules assert: "Advanced Editing", which I take to mean: NO Text.
Seems odd for an advertisement. The topic should "Absolut Ad Beyond Words" or some such. |
Actually if you look at the Absolut ads they usually don't have text except for the "title". |
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06/20/2011 05:03:26 PM · #28 |
Originally posted by vawendy:
My issue is that I need a bottle, but don't have a use for vodka. (no, this is not a "if I buy the vodka, who wants it when I'm done with the shot?" thread. :)
Where can I get an empty absolut bottle? (Or even something that looks like one?) |
I am too cheap to buy a $20 bottle of vodka I will never use, so I bought a mini bottle at the liquor store for $2.99. Then, I got lucky and found an empty in the corner of the parking lot about 50 feet from where I parked for this morning. There were a couple dozens empty booze and wine bottles -- lots of after hours drinking around here.
Sorry, Wendy. I know that does not help you. |
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06/20/2011 05:03:51 PM · #29 |
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06/20/2011 05:07:06 PM · #30 |
Originally posted by CNovack:
[(but please no squirrels:-) !!!) . |
Why not? I'd love to see a squirrel drinking a mini bottle of vodka!
eta: We've got a squirrel here that I strongly suspect has a drinking problem. It's constantly falling out of the tree in my backyard. My dog has been flipping out, and I think one of these times he'll get him!
Message edited by author 2011-06-20 17:08:41. |
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06/20/2011 05:11:23 PM · #31 |
Originally posted by Kelli:
Originally posted by CNovack:
[(but please no squirrels:-) !!!) . |
Why not? I'd love to see a squirrel drinking a mini bottle of vodka! |
A intoxicated squirrel is a scary thing :-)....we have so many squirrels out here now that you have to be careful driving for they (I kid you not) will run right in front of or across the street just as you are approaching the road. I've heard the teens and my kids call them 'suicide squirrels'
Message edited by author 2011-06-20 17:11:44. |
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06/20/2011 05:31:21 PM · #32 |
Originally posted by Kelli:
Originally posted by CNovack:
[(but please no squirrels:-) !!!) . |
Why not? I'd love to see a squirrel drinking a mini bottle of vodka!
eta: We've got a squirrel here that I strongly suspect has a drinking problem. It's constantly falling out of the tree in my backyard. My dog has been flipping out, and I think one of these times he'll get him! |
Critters can get drunk on fermented fruit and the like, so wouldn't be surprised. Is it an apple tree or suchlike?
And fer gawd's sake wimmen....SSHHHHHHHH!!! Don't go giving  vawendy any ideas!! She has enough ribbons already!! ;-)
At this end, very very VERY happy with my shoot. Getting the vodka bottle itself was a lot of fun. I don't drink vodka and don't know many martini types. A couple of bars in town had only Smirnoff, so I went to the liquor store thinking I'd have to buy a small bottle of Absolut and make do with that.
It was my lucky day; I ran into the manager himself stocking the shelves and asked him who served Absolut. And guess what, it's a fine-dining restaurant located 5 minutes' drive from home! So I pop by on the way home. And there out front watering the flowers is the owner, so I politely ask if she might have an empty Absolut bottle kicking around. She does, so I offer to water the flowers for her, and a few minutes later she returns with it.
So I returned home, did a few things to the bottle (muwahahahahaaa) and am taking a break from the shoot. But so far exceedingly overjoyed with what I'm getting.
Good luck everyone! |
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06/20/2011 05:35:43 PM · #33 |
Originally posted by snaffles:
Originally posted by Kelli:
Originally posted by CNovack:
[(but please no squirrels:-) !!!) . |
Why not? I'd love to see a squirrel drinking a mini bottle of vodka!
eta: We've got a squirrel here that I strongly suspect has a drinking problem. It's constantly falling out of the tree in my backyard. My dog has been flipping out, and I think one of these times he'll get him! |
Critters can get drunk on fermented fruit and the like, so wouldn't be surprised. Is it an apple tree or suchlike?
And fer gawd's sake wimmen....SSHHHHHHHH!!! Don't go giving vawendy any ideas!! She has enough ribbons already!! ;-)
At this end, very very VERY happy with my shoot. Getting the vodka bottle itself was a lot of fun. I don't drink vodka and don't know many martini types. A couple of bars in town had only Smirnoff, so I went to the liquor store thinking I'd have to buy a small bottle of Absolut and make do with that.
It was my lucky day; I ran into the manager himself stocking the shelves and asked him who served Absolut. And guess what, it's a fine-dining restaurant located 5 minutes' drive from home! So I pop by on the way home. And there out front watering the flowers is the owner, so I politely ask if she might have an empty Absolut bottle kicking around. She does, so I offer to water the flowers for her, and a few minutes later she returns with it.
So I returned home, did a few things to the bottle (muwahahahahaaa) and am taking a break from the shoot. But so far exceedingly overjoyed with what I'm getting.
Good luck everyone! |
An overly ripe blackberry tree. I didn't think of the fermented fruit aspect. LOL! I was thinking more along the lines of my neighbor the lush with his constant overflowing recycle bin of empty beer cans. |
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06/20/2011 05:37:54 PM · #34 |
| snaffles, I was actually thinking about doing the same! I'm sure bars and/or restaurants wouldn't mind giving away and empty bottle! |
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06/20/2011 05:46:12 PM · #35 |
Originally posted by Kelli:
...An overly ripe blackberry tree. I didn't think of the fermented fruit aspect. LOL! I was thinking more along the lines of my neighbor the lush with his constant overflowing recycle bin of empty beer cans. |
Here is some poor man, picking up empties and probably selling them to have a few extra bucks to give his kids, not knowing that some think that all these empties are his... I feel for him. :O)
Ray |
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06/20/2011 05:48:10 PM · #36 |
@ Kelli...teehee! My guess is the overly ripe berries then, otherwise your squirrel would be permanently sozzled from the neighbour's empties :-)
@ Revecca...yep, I just wasn't in the mood to blow $25-$30 on a bottle of booze that I wasn't really planning on drinking anytime soon. And the few martini types I do know live in Ottawa, some 70km away, they're more the Grey Goose type of vodka swiggers. Out here in the sticks, most are content with Smirnoff or *shudder* Prince Igor.
Anyhow the morale of this story...ask the local liquor store manager what local establishments serve the higher-end stuff. I already had my suspicions that the Brigadoon used Absolut, the liquor store manager just confirmed it :-) At most they're going to miss what, a 20 cent deposit fee? So they're hardly missing out on giving away an empty liquor bottle every so often.
Message edited by author 2011-06-20 18:31:43. |
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06/20/2011 06:10:23 PM · #37 |
Originally posted by CNovack:
Scraping the whole bunch from last night -damn reflections!!!! . |
I'm finding the polarizer is really coming in handy...
p.s. and i sucked it up and bought a bottle of Absolut... I'm sure there will be an "Absolut Ad III" ;-)
Message edited by author 2011-06-20 20:44:24. |
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06/20/2011 06:24:54 PM · #38 |
| Woo hoo! I'm in. I think it's a shot with some mojo. We'll see if the voters agree. |
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06/20/2011 09:34:31 PM · #39 |
i'm in... time for a drink! j.k.
-mefnj |
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06/20/2011 11:41:02 PM · #40 |
| ..spent 36 dollars on vodka today.. sigh.. |
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06/21/2011 05:12:48 AM · #41 |
.... I just spent 3 hours shooting, and over 5 hours editing.. only to realize that apparently, Nikon reset the date on my camera when it was sent for repair (I got it back just a few days ago). Therefore, according to the properties on my image, it was taken on January of 2009.
I am so frustrated and disappointed! It's past 5am, I work tomorrow, don't get out until late, and there's just no way I'll be able to re-shoot. :( |
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06/21/2011 05:17:51 AM · #42 |
| Ouch... I would love to see the photos though! |
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06/21/2011 05:23:24 AM · #43 |
| Tell me about it! I wasn't even done editing.. but was going to finish tomorrow, and randomly decided I wanted to check the date. Who would've thought! I'll try to re-shoot.. That's actually the easy part.. I currently have my Photoshop on a slower computer so it takes me a good while to do ANYTHING to edit which is what's going to kill me.. We'll see. If anything, I'll do my "January 2009" picture and show you guys anyhow. |
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06/21/2011 06:51:51 AM · #44 |
Originally posted by vawendy:
My issue is that I need a bottle, but don't have a use for vodka. (no, this is not a "if I buy the vodka, who wants it when I'm done with the shot?" thread. :)
Where can I get an empty absolut bottle? (Or even something that looks like one?) |
the only place i can think of is a bar. or maybe ask friends if they have a bottle of absolut and offer them an empty bottle for them to put the vodka in so they can give you the empty one. less than 24 hours to go though.
i've got an entry in but the more i look at it, the more i think it will bomb. |
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06/21/2011 04:48:17 PM · #45 |
| 35 entries?!? It's gonna be like shooting fish in a barrel! |
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06/21/2011 05:08:51 PM · #46 |
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
35 entries?!? It's gonna be like shooting fish in a barrel! |
Must be the tough economy ;) |
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06/21/2011 05:49:10 PM · #47 |
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
35 entries?!? It's gonna be like shooting fish in a barrel! |
Mmmm... I could get my first brown ribbon (thinking seriously of pulling my shot)
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06/21/2011 06:05:52 PM · #48 |
Originally posted by Abra:
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
35 entries?!? It's gonna be like shooting fish in a barrel! |
Mmmm... I could get my first brown ribbon (thinking seriously of pulling my shot) |
Though it would suck if you did pull your entry, it'd be better to do it now than during voting, imho.... |
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06/21/2011 06:16:16 PM · #49 |
Originally posted by Abra:
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
35 entries?!? It's gonna be like shooting fish in a barrel! |
Mmmm... I could get my first brown ribbon (thinking seriously of pulling my shot) |
No chance -- I've just enabled everyone to improve their finish by a couple of percentiles ... ;-) |
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06/21/2011 06:26:00 PM · #50 |
I've decided to keep it in as I don't often get to finish in the top 50 :-) I've mucked around with the pp and I don't hate it as much as I originally did. Not matter what it score's I won't pull it during voting and just accept the punishment. Perhaps I'll be able to keep the GeneralE company.
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