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The Far Side Observer - page 74
The Far Side Observer - page 74
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Challenge: Far Side: Gary Larson Tribute (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Location: Crystal, MN
Date: Sep 14, 2006
Aperture: f11
ISO: 400
Shutter: .5 sec
Galleries: Humorous, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Sep 14, 2006

 Halloween mask attached to a balloon on a shelf bracket (cloned out).
Oookie concoction my wife made for the "bean dip".
From there, just some curves, conversion to B&W on the blue channel.
A little work on curves selectively on the fireplace wall.
(too dark in some spots, too light in others.)
A little dodging around my head to separate me from the fireplace wall.


Statistics
Place: 12 out of 80
Avg (all users): 6.7298
Avg (commenters): 8.1364
Avg (participants): 7.0508
Avg (non-participants): 6.6460
Views since voting: 3510
Views during voting: 1038
Votes: 285
Comments: 28
Favorites: 3 (view)

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 10/17/2006 01:24:21 AM
great mind!
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 09/22/2006 02:47:52 AM
Fabuloso! I love this one. I'm shocked that it didn't make the top 5.
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 09/22/2006 12:26:26 AM
Simply outstanding and so, so funny. Excellent! Congratulations on your 12th place finish.
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 09/22/2006 12:14:13 AM
I figured this would be top 10 as well. Very nice work.
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 09/22/2006 12:09:39 AM
This deserved top 10!!! Great job.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/21/2006 03:30:19 PM
Great shot, great setup and wonderful editing. Way to go on picking one that works well as a photo (with caption of course). 8
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 09/21/2006 03:04:13 PM
AWESOME PHOTOGRAPH!! LOVE THE PROCESSING. 10
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 09/20/2006 07:37:46 PM
Returning for comments:
Lol. A lovely presentation with a great punch line. Bump.
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 09/20/2006 04:33:42 AM
Hehehehe... nice execution too
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 09/20/2006 04:11:54 AM
WOW, I'm speechless, I want a high res version of this for my wallpaper, haha
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 09/18/2006 10:47:13 PM
Nicely done, I like the black and white here.
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 09/17/2006 09:41:52 PM
This is fantastic! Love the way it looks like a newspaper photo. What a setup! 10!
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 09/16/2006 08:14:31 PM
This is a hoot. What trouble you went to!! Not only is it funny, but the image is good too, which to me is the most important thing. 9
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 09/16/2006 05:13:36 PM
Back to comment. This is beautifully done. Absolutely classic. The set up is hilarious...perfect models too! Good luck...top 5 IMO. 8
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 09/16/2006 10:39:04 AM
This is just toooooo funny and well done, still laughing. 10
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 09/15/2006 10:39:07 PM
Editing makes it look like its from a newspaper. Interesting take. Funny, but not over the top. 7 - good luck in the challenge!
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 09/15/2006 05:50:38 PM
Perfect! Face full of bean dip!!! LOL, LOL,LOL!
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 09/15/2006 04:40:28 PM
This is extremely true to the original and I hope the other voters treat you as well as I do.
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 09/15/2006 03:55:50 PM
This is just classic! I love the humor here, and the photo style gives a great old-timey feel.
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 09/15/2006 03:08:06 PM
Great job. Good luck. I vote a 10.
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 09/15/2006 11:41:29 AM
Cool! You really pulled this one off well. It just has that essence of "Far Side Style."
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 09/15/2006 10:54:51 AM
LMAO! :D An excellent idea and very well executed. I can't wait to see the setup behind this shot. :)
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 09/15/2006 09:25:15 AM
setup is good, image quality is poor (oversharpened?)
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 09/15/2006 07:06:03 AM
Wwo I can't believe you pulled that off! ... Nice!
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 09/15/2006 02:28:04 AM
Background rather busy. Had to pick out the detail but absolutely brilliantly done nevertheless
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 09/15/2006 12:48:05 AM
I love these really strange ones. Like, who thinks of this stuff. 8.
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 09/15/2006 12:17:17 AM
Can't wait to hear the setup on this one!
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 09/15/2006 12:15:05 AM
laaauuuuggghhhh. That wording - dragging on and on and on and then WHAM! Right between the eyes. 10! :)
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