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"Man, THERE'S an old-timer with one foot in the wastebasket!"
"Man, THERE'S an old-timer with one foot in the wastebasket!"
robinssong


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Challenge: Far Side: Gary Larson Tribute (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Sony DSC-H5
Location: Palm Bay, FL
Date: Sep 14, 2006
Aperture: f/3.2
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/80s
Galleries: Humorous
Date Uploaded: Sep 14, 2006

 NN, Crop, Levels, color balance, shadow /highlight, hue/saturation, Smart sharpen selective color. Light burning and blurring around edges, save for web.
Here's the original.

Statistics
Place: 20 out of 80
Avg (all users): 6.3724
Avg (commenters): 7.3333
Avg (participants): 6.0508
Avg (non-participants): 6.4545
Views since voting: 3218
Views during voting: 767
Votes: 290
Comments: 27
Favorites: 2 (view)

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AuthorThread
 10/12/2006 01:08:53 PM
Don,

It's OK! :) I laughed about it and I am sure Gary Larson would probably find it amusing. Thanks for the comment. It was very nice of you!
 10/09/2006 10:34:26 AM
ha! here I was criticizing your joke and it was direct from Gary Larson. Man, I sure I am a pain-in-the-ass! I'm very impressed with your claywork, though. A very good job.
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 09/26/2006 04:20:19 AM
This is a great shot, great cartoon, captured everything the challenge sort. One of my Fav's - 9
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 09/23/2006 10:18:01 AM
Roxanne,

Thanks! I made the faces on the pencils with children's modeling clay. It was difficult to get the tiny faces to have the expressions I wanted, but I had great time and laughed alot.

Your setup was so much more involved and I have a great appreciation for your work.



This was by far the most fun challenge for me so far. I showed more of these photos around the office than any other.

We all need a belly laugh once in a while.

Message edited by author 2006-09-23 10:20:01.
 09/22/2006 02:18:36 PM
Robin,

This is such a great recreation of a really funny cartoon. As you wondered whether or not I made my set from scratch (which I did), I was also curious as to whether or not you created your faces on the pencils. Very clever and well done. I revisited this image frequently and giggled each time. Nice work!
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 09/22/2006 12:04:41 PM
After seeing the original cartoon and how you created your submission, I have to say... I'm REALLY impressed and I like it a lot!
Good job!!!
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 09/22/2006 08:43:39 AM
Was glad to see you made it in the top 20. Congratulations.
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 09/22/2006 12:33:48 AM
Nice humor with a twisted perpective. Congratulations on your top 20 finish.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/22/2006 12:27:14 AM
Here's the original.

Last minute entry. Used modeling clay for faces. Blended colors so they matched the pencils. Used craft store googily-eyes.

Thanks for your comments and suggestions! This was fun to do and even more fun to see everyone elses entry!
 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/21/2006 01:58:29 PM
baaahaaaa!!! awesome, very funny!
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 09/20/2006 07:19:08 PM
Returning for comments:
A very sparse presentation with all that is required to satisfy the funny line!
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 09/20/2006 06:05:12 PM
Straaaaaaaange! Nicely done!
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 09/19/2006 10:33:00 PM
Very creative but very difficult to see in a thumbnail so some may not vote because they can't see it
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 09/19/2006 11:21:47 AM
my, what beautiful pencils you have. 8. If you came up with a better play on words I would have given you an even higher score.
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 09/18/2006 10:00:09 PM
good one!
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 09/18/2006 06:19:28 PM
Really nice - I love the answer phone in the background - Really makes this seem more real if thats possible!
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 09/17/2006 04:03:56 PM
Hilarious. Original. - 8
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 09/16/2006 11:55:55 PM
Amazingly Insightful!
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 09/15/2006 11:21:00 PM
I love this shot. The detail in the faces on the pencils make the shot. It feels like a Gary Larson comic. Awsome job. I hope this one makes it to the top.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/15/2006 05:48:49 PM
too perfect
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 09/15/2006 05:18:10 PM
How did you get those pencils like that? Thats amazing.,
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/15/2006 02:57:50 PM
Very creative execution!
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 09/15/2006 11:39:12 AM
LOL! Funny and very well done.
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 09/15/2006 09:14:35 AM
LOL. Simple, effective and clean composition. Caption captures the concept very well. Love the expressions and faces you created & put onto the pencils. That is what really makes the shot funny. Whether intentional or a lucky coincidence, I like how the rainbow swoop on the coffee mug 'seperates' the young pencils from the ol'timer pencil who lays outside the rainbow's boundry & slightly in shadow.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/15/2006 04:44:54 AM
crop (why the alarm clock), angle (slight tilt of the mug to the left) and lighting (too flat) could be better, otherwise nice and effective -6
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 09/15/2006 12:36:55 AM
Bravo! Well done! Great idea and execution... good luck!
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 09/15/2006 12:14:40 AM
Great work on the pencils
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