My head is exploding!

bdcolenbdcolen Registered Users Posts: 3,804 Major grins
edited November 8, 2009 in Street and Documentary
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  • FlyingginaFlyinggina Registered Users Posts: 2,639 Major grins
    edited November 7, 2009
    Well, I can see why you did this one in color. rolleyes1.gif

    I hope the title is not a reference to dealing with this forum!

    I guess this qualifies as a wtf photo and it is kinda funny, but overall it doesn't work for me. Oddly, it might have worked better for me without the title. Having read the title, however, I expect the head to be bigger than the body when the reverse is true. And I want to see splatter. Good example (for me at least) of why it is better to leave off titles. headscratch.gif

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  • Wil DavisWil Davis Registered Users Posts: 1,692 Major grins
    edited November 7, 2009
    Well…

    …I think what would have been really impressive, would be to have both arms hanging down, but out slightly and the ball thingy to be exactly in the centre of the head (instead of slightly off as in your pic…)

    - Wil
    "…………………" - Marcel Marceau
  • bdcolenbdcolen Registered Users Posts: 3,804 Major grins
    edited November 7, 2009
    Wil Davis wrote:
    Well…

    …I think what would have been really impressive, would be to have both arms hanging down, but out slightly and the ball thingy to be exactly in the centre of the head (instead of slightly off as in your pic…)

    - Wil

    You're absolutely right, Wil - it would. But given that I was both the subject and the photographer, and I had to deal with the position of the ball - which I didn't want to touch - the angle of the sun, and the presence of other objects - to say nothing of the dog I had on a leash and was trying to keep out of the photo - this was the best I could do. rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif

    And Virgina, you're right that I'm right about not titling photos. clap.gifclap.gif
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  • DonRicklinDonRicklin Registered Users Posts: 5,551 Major grins
    edited November 7, 2009
    bdcolen wrote:
    You're absolutely right, Wil - it would. But given that I was both the subject and the photographer, and I had to deal with the position of the ball - which I didn't want to touch - the angle of the sun, and the presence of other objects - to say nothing of the dog I had on a leash and was trying to keep out of the photo - this was the best I could do. rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gif

    And Virgina, you're right that I'm right about not titling photos. clap.gifclap.gif
    Excuses, excuses...... :D

    rolleyes1.gif

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  • sara505sara505 Registered Users Posts: 1,684 Major grins
    edited November 7, 2009
    Kind of humorous photo - what's that in your hand, a fish?
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  • Wil DavisWil Davis Registered Users Posts: 1,692 Major grins
    edited November 7, 2009
    sara505 wrote:
    …what's that in your hand, a fish?

    A handbag…



















    …a HANDBAG?



    :D


    - Wil
    "…………………" - Marcel Marceau
  • bdcolenbdcolen Registered Users Posts: 3,804 Major grins
    edited November 8, 2009
    Wil Davis wrote:
    A handbag…




















    …a HANDBAG?



    :D


    - Wil
    rolleyes1.gif. Given that I was walking the dog, are you sure you really want to know?rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gifwings.gif
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  • FlyingginaFlyinggina Registered Users Posts: 2,639 Major grins
    edited November 8, 2009
    No, no, no. Don't tell what was in your hand. We need mystery so we can use our imaginations! rolleyes1.gif

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  • ruttrutt Registered Users Posts: 6,511 Major grins
    edited November 8, 2009
    When I first saw this, I emailed B.D.: "Title and photo working together perfectly." His reply:
    B.D. Colen wrote:
    Lol
    If not now, when?
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