A Portrait of Someone You Know: Guess Who?

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03/24/2005 02:14:01 PM · #26

Originally posted by bdobe:

Wow, the love and goodwill emanating from this thread is palpable.

ah, we're just playin - I'm actually having lunch with Ivo in about 10 minutes. I've knit him a new winter hat; that condom freezes up if he doesn't keep it covered in the winter.

scalvert

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

03/24/2005 02:20:02 PM · #27

Originally posted by Ivo:

The whole photography thing is really a front for his true passion......knitting.

Promise us that you will only use your powers for good, and not for ivo.

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03/24/2005 03:31:47 PM · #28

Funny you should mention that...

Brad

Olympus OM-D E-M1

03/24/2005 03:52:26 PM · #29

Originally posted by Pedro:

Originally posted by Ivo:
Having an opportunity to sit down with Pedro on a somewhat regular basis over a fast lunch and the occaisional soda, I must share some rather delicate insights. The whole photography thing is really a front for his true passion......knitting. I've expressed my displeasure for the torrent of mittens and booties received by him over the past several years yet he is obsessed. He only takes photos as a means to subsidize his insatiable appetite for Mohair and Angora. The trip to Thailand was simply part of a continupus quest for exotic yarns and advanced "pearling" techniques. His chance meeting with Manny was awkward, to say the least, since there was a chance his true intent may be revealed. The splendid photos taken by Manny, do not reflect contemplation but rather exploit the anxiety associated in being without his ball of yarn. Yes, he is youthful and a master at his cunning photography ruse but do not be fooled..................his bliss is in an armchair, watching telletubbies with his pet cobra and whistling a merry tune while he knits booties for his son. ;-)

Now Ivo. We had a deal. You were supposed to keep my secret, and I would have kept yours. Since you've chosen to share my no-longer-secret passion, I'm forced to reveal your secret identity.

For many years John was a successful condom model in Uzbekistan. Then after a freak accident at a nuclear reactor plant he moonlighted in (condom modelling was not allowing him to maintain his lifestyle) his life was forever altered when a condom he was "breaking-in" was somehow molecularly fused to his scalp.

Alas, Johnny often got confused as to how to wear the condoms. Unfortunately on this fateful day it was on his head.

Grief stricken by the permanent effect this would have on his once-perfect hair, Ivo wallowed deeply in his sewer of despair for many months. After a chance meeting at a hair club for men counselling session with a former cross-dressing IUD activist, Ivo met his calling. 15 light beers and a series of events we now only refer to as 'the incident' an embryo had hatched...the underworld was about to face the newest in a line of ridiculously-dressed-but-socially-conscious crime fighters.

Ivo became: PROPHYLACTIC MAN

Sadly after 8 years he has yet to do anything of consequence, but at least he's kept his sense of humour.

:D

I thank you for your time. Please go back to your regularly scheduled lives. there's nothing more to see here.

Regards,

H.R. P-ness, knitter extraordinaire.

ps anybody need some mittens?

OK, Now both of you have my face in a state of terrible pain from your creative commands of the english language and your true literary skills here. My face hurts!!!

This is seriously some of the funniest stuff I have read in a while guys.Thanks, now to clean my keyboard from the coffee that simply would not stay in my mouth, and the film off my monitor when it managed to spew forth on more than one occasion!

ROFLMAO

03/24/2005 04:08:02 PM · #30

Great portraits,Librido. Really great. The colors from the painting are beautifully complimentary and the reflection shot at the end is equally as evoking (the eye contact is sparkly).

Way to go Pedro, can I start a Calgary-based fan club for you? It'd be free to join but you'd have to make-out with all the members.

:-)

03/24/2005 04:09:40 PM · #31

P.S. Pedro is what I like to refer to as Man Pretty.

03/24/2005 04:17:12 PM · #32

There used to be a club, but Ivo was the only member, and after the prophylactic man thing he resigned.

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03/24/2005 04:22:35 PM · #33

This kitten lost her mittens. Can you knit marbles, too? I just might be in the market...

vivien

Sony DSC-F717

03/24/2005 04:33:09 PM · #34

lol I think I feel little bit disappointed: I really thought that nice old man on his profile photo was him,I was like what a spirit at this age! (really looked up to him)and I was even happier to see his tutorial on dodging and burning..

Originally posted by soup:

boy he looks a lot younger in your photos - than his profile picture.
amazing what you can do with a camera ;}

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03/24/2005 04:41:20 PM · #35

Originally posted by GoldBerry:

This kitten lost her mittens. Can you knit marbles, too? I just might be in the market...

I heard he's in the business of making these. I guess it does get cold up there!

03/24/2005 04:45:24 PM · #36

BAH!!!! Does mine eyes deceive me? That's pretty impressive.
He knits with one hand and -------- types with the other.

Couldn't resist.

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03/24/2005 04:57:13 PM · #37

Originally posted by mk:

Originally posted by GoldBerry:
This kitten lost her mittens. Can you knit marbles, too? I just might be in the market...

I heard he's in the business of making these. I guess it does get cold up there!

I almost spit out a mouthful of Diet Coke when i read the name of that site: //www.dangliebits.com

Canon EOS-20D

03/24/2005 05:00:10 PM · #38

Originally posted by Pedro:

Originally posted by mk:

Originally posted by GoldBerry:
This kitten lost her mittens. Can you knit marbles, too? I just might be in the market...

I heard he's in the business of making these. I guess it does get cold up there!

I almost spit out a mouthful of Diet Coke when i read the name of that site: //www.dangliebits.com

What's even worse is that the site name apparently comes from her calling her earrrings and necklaces "dangliebits" and not because she knits warmers for them.

Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO M.Zuiko

03/24/2005 05:07:04 PM · #39

Some names for the dangliebit warmers:

"Bonnie Boner" (or Eddie Erected or The Stallion);
"Tinkle Tamer" (or Irving is Interested);
"Penis Purse" (or Wee Willie)

This is all just too good.

Brad

Olympus OM-D E-M1

03/24/2005 05:46:08 PM · #40

Originally posted by GoldBerry:

Some names for the dangliebit warmers:

"Bonnie Boner" (or Eddie Erected or The Stallion);
"Tinkle Tamer" (or Irving is Interested);
"Penis Purse" (or Wee Willie)

Not really sure how or why you know these Lori.

I'll just quit while I'm ahead - LOL

jenesis

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Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

03/24/2005 06:18:57 PM · #41

Very interesting thread this has turned into :-P

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03/24/2005 06:20:52 PM · #42

Originally posted by BradP:

Originally posted by GoldBerry:
Some names for the dangliebit warmers:

"Bonnie Boner" (or Eddie Erected or The Stallion);
"Tinkle Tamer" (or Irving is Interested);
"Penis Purse" (or Wee Willie)

Not really sure how or why you know these Lori.

I'll just quit while I'm ahead - LOL

It was on the site that MK posted - I'm innocent. I swear! No really.. I am! Why? What have you heard????

*looks around frantically*

hdogg4u

Canon EOS-20D

03/24/2005 06:46:00 PM · #43

the things you learn here and DPC. Today I learnt that you dont need to find a model there are people out there that will do it for free if you just ask them nicely. I never thought about that way.....Today I learnt that light is very very important.

Thank you members of DPC.

ahaze

04/11/2005 06:35:40 PM · #44

Okay, so I was in Australia when all this happened and I missed all the fun. Excellent photos on both sides. What I wanna know is.....

What the heck is that lens on the front of his camera?!!? I have lens envy...