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Challenge: Far Side: Gary Larson Tribute (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM
Location: Austin, TX
Date: Sep 14, 2006
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Humorous, Animals
Date Uploaded: Sep 14, 2006

 Not sure why I am entering this as I'm sure it'll bomb. In fact, I'm 100% sure this will bomb just thinking about it...

Reasons why this will bomb:

1. It's lame.
2. Implies sex.
3. No beautiful landscape to be found.
4. No beautiful women models anywhere.
5. You didn't shoot an original Far Side cartoon.
6. It's a deer and not a cool eagle or something like that.
7. You cut off his feet, err hooves.
8. Just because.

Actually, I found this fun to shoot. I knew what I pretty much wanted so all week I had my 70-200mm lens with 1.4x extender. Unfortunately only one time did I capture them grooming each other so I had to make due with this.

The original has another deer at the very top grooming itself and I thought about keeping that in the shot but decided to make things a bit cleaner looking by cloning it out. The rest of the editing included creating the cigarette and cloning that deer on the left over to the right to make the theme more obvious. That's pretty much it.

*Post*

Wow. I'm surprised. Thanks to all. Btw, I also forgot to mention I lowered the deer's eye lids just a bit to give it that stoned look. :P

Statistics
Place: 18 out of 80
Avg (all users): 6.4242
Avg (commenters): 7.2500
Avg (participants): 5.8136
Avg (non-participants): 6.5756
Views since voting: 2927
Views during voting: 904
Votes: 297
Comments: 19
Favorites: 2 (view)

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AuthorThread
 09/26/2006 03:40:02 AM
the smoke in his mouth really made the photo! :)
congrats on the top 20 finish.

crayon
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 09/22/2006 12:42:51 AM
I need more shots to bomb like this. Nice work Yanko!
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 09/22/2006 12:32:12 AM
Cool and daring and very funny and a very nice contender for ths challnege. Congratulations on your top 20 finish.
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 09/22/2006 12:21:13 AM
Ha! I seriously thought this would bomb.

Message edited by author 2006-09-22 00:22:36.
 09/22/2006 12:10:26 AM
Even your "lame" images do top 20. Congrats!!!!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/21/2006 04:59:35 PM
awesome capture, very crisp image. Good Luck!
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 09/21/2006 12:25:47 AM
Can't vote, but just wanted to say that this is wild! My favourite :)
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 09/20/2006 07:41:44 PM
Returning for comments:
A very strong visual with a hard hitting and funny punch line. Bump.
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 09/20/2006 03:21:38 PM
fantastic shot
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 09/18/2006 09:52:09 PM
That poor deer. I think this fits the theme nicely!
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 09/17/2006 09:37:14 AM
Lol cooool!
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 09/17/2006 12:06:25 AM
I know! The nerve of some guys...to be born with it. ;)
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 09/15/2006 10:41:51 PM
Cute. Great moment to capture in any situation. Good use in this challenge. Well composed. Could have cropped a little on the left to balance out the does but it really doesn't matter. 7 - good luck in the challenge!
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 09/15/2006 08:30:36 PM
Ok... I certainly got a good chuckle out of that one. very nice shot as wel... I don't know if the cig kills it for me or makes in funnier...
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 09/15/2006 03:12:02 PM
Great photo and creativity! I vote a 7.
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 09/15/2006 02:01:44 PM
Haha, I didn't notice the cigarette until this time around, good touch. This is a really sharp photo and your photo doesn;t look cut and pasted either nice work.
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 09/15/2006 11:23:54 AM
Almost didn't see the cigarette...
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 09/15/2006 04:43:13 AM
nice. duplicating the "lady" wasn't necessary
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 09/15/2006 12:15:35 AM
lmfao great capture
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