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 03/05/2007 08:28:34 PM · #26

SETI = Search For Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence
 03/05/2007 08:35:55 PM · #27

FYA
For Your Amusement :)
 03/05/2007 08:41:20 PM · #28

NASDAQ: Needs no explanation...I was sure this was my ticket to the 6th kingdom. Oh well, on to more challenges.
 03/05/2007 08:43:26 PM · #29
Originally posted by dsterner:

NASDAQ: Needs no explanation...I was sure this was my ticket to the 6th kingdom. Oh well, on to more challenges.


FWIW, I gave you a 7 on this shot ... you did a great job! Keep plugging away at it, you'll get to 6th street ... I have faith that I'll get there one day also!
 03/05/2007 08:49:37 PM · #30
Originally posted by pamelasue:
you'll get to 6th street ...


6th Street my ^ss!!! from the cheap seats it's a KINGDOM! LOL@me
 03/05/2007 08:56:52 PM · #31
Originally posted by dsterner:
Originally posted by pamelasue:
you'll get to 6th street ...


6th Street my ^ss!!! from the cheap seats it's a KINGDOM! LOL@me


LOL ... I'd be doing the 'happy dance' in the 6th kingdom too! I've been close a few times, but never managed to get there ... sigh ... I'll keep my fingers crossed for you ...
 03/05/2007 09:08:20 PM · #32
Originally posted by Judi:

LOL - Laughing Out Loud!!

And honestly....if you cannot see this bird is laughing then you really do need to laugh more yourself.

Also for the record...this bird is wild and was at the top of a very large tree...no studio, lights, or domestication! And no...I didn't remove the sky.


You were ripped off, that's a great shot.

Mine was SEARCH

Seek, Evaluate, Analyze, Research, Challenge, and Hypothesize

I had to SEARCH a while to find something to fit myself :~)
 03/05/2007 09:39:00 PM · #33

RAID = Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks
 03/05/2007 09:47:04 PM · #34


The designer, Donna Karan New York. I thought it was obvious but certainly some people had no idea, a few i noticed that were defenitely from other countries. Oops, I forgot this is the World Wide Web.
 03/05/2007 09:51:58 PM · #35

KM/H = Kilometers per Hour
 03/05/2007 09:52:14 PM · #36
Originally posted by trnqlty:


The designer, Donna Karan New York. I thought it was obvious but certainly some people had no idea, a few i noticed that were defenitely from other countries. Oops, I forgot this is the World Wide Web.


I know the acronym but would have never made the connection. you obvioulsy forgot to take into account the dumb none shopping man vote to (i dind't vote BTW)
 03/05/2007 09:54:12 PM · #37
Originally posted by Elvis_L:
Originally posted by trnqlty:


The designer, Donna Karan New York. I thought it was obvious but certainly some people had no idea, a few i noticed that were defenitely from other countries. Oops, I forgot this is the World Wide Web.


I know the acronym but would have never made the connection. you obvioulsy forgot to take into account the dumb none shopping man vote to (i dind't vote BTW)


Lol, indeed I did. One of my comments even reflected that exactly, he had no idea but his wife took a look and knew right away.
 03/05/2007 10:46:39 PM · #38


On the other hand ... a relatively common "acronym" used on message boards and in texting.

The idea here wasn't to visually represent the literal definition but to literally represent the translation. I shot a number of versions, including my original idea which was to have my other hand in-frame and down by my side. As I began shooting, I liked how the tighter crop looked from both a compositional standpoint and in the way highlighted the focal point.

BTW, this is a self portrait shot by me by myself through simple trial and error. I went out to an isolated area of desert about 1/2-hour before prime sunset to do setup and test. (And, yes, it was the sun; some people thought it the moon). I would mark my location, trigger the shutter with a wireless remote (ADIDT R3) with the camera set on Self-Timer, then use the 2 seconds to get positioned (head turned, hand up, etc). I used Remote Capture and my laptop for feedback, with the entire setup from the back of our Volvo XC90 (nice little workstation!). I had a lot of misses ... more than I had hits (i.e., sun in hand).

I didn't think much about the crop, specifically how my head was cut out of the top of the frame, then only exaggerated it through use of "letter box" framing. D'oh!
 03/05/2007 10:54:43 PM · #39
Originally posted by MaryO:
So, for the confused who haven't made it w-a-y down into the middle of the pack where my entry ended up, here 'tis:

SWW = Slippery When Wet


Heh ... although I had a separate window open to the acronym dictionary so I could look up any I didn't know or couldn't figure out/get, I thought SWW stood for Severe Weather Warning. Guess growing up in Colorado the term, at least, is so emblazened in my memory that those letters with that photo immediately registered. LOL.
 03/05/2007 10:58:20 PM · #40
Call me a geek I suppose...



Lord of the Rings

Although my dad looked at it, and the first thing that came out of his mouth was "Light Over the Ring"? I figured it would not resonate with a lot of people but it was the only thing that came to mind at the time.
 03/05/2007 11:05:26 PM · #41
Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet...



I thought for sure this would be a duplicate entry 'round here. =) Could have been done better technically, but I was running out of time... as always.

PS: Most people got this one, and Google knows exactly what it is.

Message edited by author 2007-03-05 23:07:37.
 03/05/2007 11:09:03 PM · #42
Originally posted by colorcarnival:
Call me a geek I suppose...



Lord of the Rings

Although my dad looked at it, and the first thing that came out of his mouth was "Light Over the Ring"? I figured it would not resonate with a lot of people but it was the only thing that came to mind at the time.


I saw this and thought it was great!!! (I have the one they sell that comes on the chain and is engraved so I guess I am a geek too??) hehe
 03/05/2007 11:10:43 PM · #43
Originally posted by smurfguy:
Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo Violet...



I thought for sure this would be a duplicate entry 'round here. =) Could have been done better technically, but I was running out of time... as always.

PS: Most people got this one, and Google knows exactly what it is.


As an art teacher, I thought this was great! It met the challenge far beyond other "acronyms"
 03/05/2007 11:48:57 PM · #44
Originally posted by Rob O:


On the other hand ...


THought this was a great entry. Good work.
 03/05/2007 11:55:02 PM · #45
Originally posted by routerguy666:
Originally posted by Rob O:


On the other hand ...


THought this was a great entry. Good work.


Thanks ... and thanks for the comment during voting. :)
 03/05/2007 11:56:46 PM · #46


DPI = Dots per Inch
RGB = Red, green, blue

I'm not much of a painter but it was fun to do.
 03/06/2007 12:10:50 AM · #47
Originally posted by Elvis_L:


T o P =Tower of Power. it is an air traffic control tower. seemed pretty easy to me but i was wrong and apparently it is a bad photo.

Alright, my facsination with airplanes and the airplane/aerospace industry forces me to offer some clarification. Technically, these towers are for "ground controllers", not "air traffic controllers".

The actual "air traffic controllers" (ATCs) generally are in some smaller building (not a high building) with usually no view of the outside--it's all done with radar. In factg, it is not uncommon for ATCs to be located a few miles away from the airport. On the other hand, the ground controllers are mostly responsible for planes on the ground (taxiing, gate traffice, de-icing activities, etc.) They need to be up high to see the whole airport (runways, taxi-ways, and gates)

Anyway, just my $0.02 worth.

03/06/2007 07:30:43 AM · #48
Originally posted by lesgainous:
Originally posted by Elvis_L:


T o P =Tower of Power. it is an air traffic control tower. seemed pretty easy to me but i was wrong and apparently it is a bad photo.

Alright, my facsination with airplanes and the airplane/aerospace industry forces me to offer some clarification. Technically, these towers are for "ground controllers", not "air traffic controllers".

The actual "air traffic controllers" (ATCs) generally are in some smaller building (not a high building) with usually no view of the outside--it's all done with radar. In factg, it is not uncommon for ATCs to be located a few miles away from the airport. On the other hand, the ground controllers are mostly responsible for planes on the ground (taxiing, gate traffice, de-icing activities, etc.) They need to be up high to see the whole airport (runways, taxi-ways, and gates)

Anyway, just my $0.02 worth.


okie dokie. good to know. not sure why all those years i was in the Air Force fixing jets and working on the flight line, that everyone referred to those things as ATC towers. I was also pretty sure that the ATCs worked there. oh well blame the USAF for my ignorance:)
 03/06/2007 07:38:52 AM · #49
Originally posted by Rob O:
Originally posted by MaryO:
So, for the confused who haven't made it w-a-y down into the middle of the pack where my entry ended up, here 'tis:

SWW = Slippery When Wet


Heh ... although I had a separate window open to the acronym dictionary so I could look up any I didn't know or couldn't figure out/get, I thought SWW stood for Severe Weather Warning. Guess growing up in Colorado the term, at least, is so emblazened in my memory that those letters with that photo immediately registered. LOL.


I wasn't familiar with that one, but it does work nicely. Points for you for the alternate interpretation ;-)
 03/06/2007 07:58:03 AM · #50
Not to take anything anyway from the unquestionably excellent imagery, but unless the English language changed overnight (possible I guess), both the first place and third place winners for this challenge should be disqualified as neither represent acronyms. An acronym is a PROUNONCABLE WORD made up from the initials of a group of words. RADAR is an acronym. NATO is too. FUBAR is indeed an acronym. DNA is not. MPH is not.
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