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Thinking Too Much
Thinking Too Much
Art Roflmao


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Challenge: Indecision (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 990
Location: Inside my office - Brier, WA USA
Date: Nov 2, 2004
Aperture: F3.6
ISO: ?
Shutter: 1/4
Galleries: Humorous, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Nov 2, 2004

 *** MY VERY FIRST CHALLENGE ENTRY ***

I got notice of the challenge, glanced out my window and saw my little statue of "The Thinker" sitting on my window sill covered in dust and spiderwebs and - voila! - "Indecision" or "Thinking Too Much". I know it's not specifically about the election, but I thought it fit anyway. I did a little cropping, contrasting and sharpening in Photoshop. This is my first ever entry.

Aug 2008: He's still sitting there, but has company now:


October 2017: Death of the Thinker
I bumped him off the shelf and he is now a paraplegic. Not that he ever got off his ass anyway.

Statistics
Place: 18 out of 108
Avg (all users): 5.6387
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 5.4861
Avg (non-participants): 5.7311
Views since voting: 2040
Views during voting: 321
Votes: 191
Comments: 24
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 01/20/2010 07:42:29 PM
to funny!!!
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 08/29/2008 03:39:53 AM
bloody brilliant .. fits that challenge so well .. amazingly well in fact ..
is this you after you're all pumped up ??!!..:) .. talk about testosterone .. !!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/29/2008 03:05:03 AM
Can I use this for my profile pic?
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 05/25/2008 07:31:55 PM
Originally posted by pixelpig:
I hope you left it as is. It would be fantastic by now.

Actually, I have since provided him a bench and a companion, but he still struggles with depression.
 05/25/2008 06:19:08 PM
I hope you left it as is. It would be fantastic by now.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/19/2008 02:51:49 AM
I don't remember seeing this, though I voted on it ... but, hey, that was back in 2004.
So, what is the state of the statue now? That's what we all want to know.
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 05/18/2007 02:51:04 AM
every 8 months or so i would sometimes, return to revisit this photo, and remind myself not to think too much. last time i checked, no cobwebs yet on my back. i think i'm doing ok.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/26/2006 12:41:39 AM
Yet another hilarious concept paired with a good photo. Nice job! :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/25/2006 12:20:13 AM
Oh, yeah. That's what happens when you think too much. I know. He, he, your titles are great!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/08/2006 04:16:11 AM
I'M BACK HERE AT THIS TOTALLY MOST-TRIUMPHANT IMAGE EVER TO GRACE THE PAGES OF THIS WEBSITE. (now bank in $20 to show your genuine interest in my cocoa farm, GOD BLESS YOUR COWS AND GRASSLANDS)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/11/2006 03:48:02 AM
Originally posted by crayon:
"THIS IS AWESOME! ALL OTHER IMAGES BEFORE THIS HAVE SUCKED IN COMPARISON! YOU ARE THE GREATEST PHOTOGRAPHER THAT EVER LIVED!"

hehe


yer tooo funny, crayon! :)
 05/11/2006 03:12:46 AM
"THIS IS AWESOME! ALL OTHER IMAGES BEFORE THIS HAVE SUCKED IN COMPARISON! YOU ARE THE GREATEST PHOTOGRAPHER THAT EVER LIVED!"

hehe
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/15/2006 03:39:39 AM
This was before my time, so it's my first time seeing it. What a wonderful image! It should be a poster for our times! We've all been granted the wonderful faculty of thought and reasoning, but how many people actually use it 100%? In fact in most people it has atrophied...what a wonderful symbolic representation of this.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/09/2004 05:30:06 AM
Love the idea of this one, shame about the burnt out highlights and quality. Still going straight to favourites though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/09/2004 12:45:36 AM
Unfortunately the original was a real crappy photo:


I took about 20 shots from different angles and most of them came out real bad. I'm not sure why (other than the fact that I don't know what I'm doing). ;-)

Here is the "almost entered" alternate:

and its original:


Yes, those are real cobwebs! :( I'm waiting for the challenge titled "Cleaning Your Office" :-)
 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/08/2004 01:51:58 PM
LOL! Great originality and potrayal of indecision.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/08/2004 01:24:22 PM
Exceptional! The web idea is great! I like the over-processed contrastly look as well. Nice job!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/06/2004 05:20:48 PM
Thinking in cleaning ? ;)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/06/2004 12:11:36 PM
Great idea. Did you have any with his left arm and leg in the frame? I think it might have brought it more along the thirds on the left side. Good find.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/06/2004 12:53:29 AM
Nice statement on how indecsion can freeze processes. Great color & lighting. Wonder how you did the cobwebs. -9-
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/05/2004 07:43:40 AM
i think this image could win. the only things holding it back are its a little over-contrasty, as well as its not quite as sharp as it could be. did you use digital zoom or a lot of cropping? either way, the subject matter is great and that alone may carry this to a ribbon. good luck.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/05/2004 07:31:26 AM
one of the oldest poses of indesition. I especialy like the cobwebs..one of my top 3
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 11/04/2004 10:39:46 PM
Great shot. Detail is lost in the shadows on the face though, not sure if that might've helped. The black and white is called for but the bright spots on the statue seem a bit too bright. Good composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/03/2004 11:37:29 AM
nice lighting, great effect. looks like he has been thinking a long time. 8
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