Weekly Photo Challenge: Red

Posted on May 16, 2011 by spilledinkguy

Another… ‘unusual’ conversation heard only here:

Me: “Hey, Annabelle, do we have any electrical tape?”

Annabelle: “I’m not sure. What do you need that for?”

Me: “Oh, I was just going to tape some fruit to a piece of metal. I wanted something black…”

Annabelle *without flinching*: “I think we have something similar in the top drawer.”

About this image: digital photograph, moderately modified

51 thoughts on “Weekly Photo Challenge: Red”

thedailydish on May 16, 2011 at 10:41 am said:

I would like to LIKE this many, many times. In fact this is hands out the best photo I have seen in forever. And my favorite of all you’ve posted so far.

Please send immediately.

Please, and thank you.

PS: enjoy your lovely sunny day w your beautiful wife.

PPS: don’t forget to mail photo.

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- spilledinkguy on May 16, 2011 at 4:34 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much, Dishy – that is terribly kind of you!
  I just put this one together (I still need to get a print version set up… things always seem to print so much darker than they look on the screen… very, very annoying.)
  It was a nice day 🙂 … until my camera battery died. 😦
  
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milkayphoto on May 16, 2011 at 11:15 am said:

Only YOU, Sig! LOL!

For some reason, this photos brings to mind, um, the concept that Anabelle has, um, possession of your, uh, crown jewels… 🙂

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- Bearman on May 16, 2011 at 12:24 pm said:
  
  or….the statement popping a cherry comes to mind.
  
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  - spilledinkguy on May 16, 2011 at 4:36 pm said:
    
    OH! Like that Zoot Suit Riot song?!
    😉
    
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- spilledinkguy on May 16, 2011 at 4:35 pm said:
  
  HAHAHA!
  ME? Not me? Surly you wouldn’t get that impression?
  🙂
  
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  - Annabelle on May 17, 2011 at 6:31 pm said:
    
    I don’t know quite how to respond to these comments… 😛
    
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Zoya on May 16, 2011 at 1:42 pm said:

Portrait of the Cherries I suppose 🙂

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- spilledinkguy on May 16, 2011 at 4:37 pm said:
  
  Hahaha… those stupid cherries… they totally got in the way of my nice background!
  Thanks so very much for stopping by Zoya! I really appreciate it!
  🙂
  
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dorisrudddesigns on May 16, 2011 at 3:29 pm said:

Great shot. Love the pop of red.

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- spilledinkguy on May 16, 2011 at 4:38 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much for the kind words!
  I was hoping this one was ‘red’ enough for the challenge…
  🙂
  
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Robert X. Jones on May 16, 2011 at 3:30 pm said:

I love cherries and this shot. Cool.

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- spilledinkguy on May 16, 2011 at 4:38 pm said:
  
  My thanks to you, sir! 🙂
  
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nursemyra on May 16, 2011 at 5:24 pm said:

Rope red cherries – fabulous

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nursemyra on May 16, 2011 at 5:24 pm said:

ooops I’m all thumbs this morning. I meant ripe

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- spilledinkguy on May 16, 2011 at 5:26 pm said:
  
  Thanks, N.M!
  I know the feeling… except that I’m ALWAYS all thumbs. Keyboards can be hateful things sometimes.
  🙂
  
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Syncopated Eyeball on May 16, 2011 at 6:14 pm said:

Fantastic SIG!

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- spilledinkguy on May 16, 2011 at 6:33 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much, S.E.!
  🙂
  
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  - Syncopated Eyeball on May 17, 2011 at 6:23 pm said:
    
    It’s so good, SIG, I’d put this on my wall.
    
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ramoncito17 on May 16, 2011 at 7:12 pm said:

Very gothic take on cherries. Very nice!

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- spilledinkguy on May 16, 2011 at 8:00 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much, sir!
  I was hoping this would be an interesting take on the challenge.
  🙂
  
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Unapologetically Mundane on May 16, 2011 at 7:55 pm said:

Love. Love. Perfect. Could not like more. My favourite red thing for a while has been my friend Anthony’s dead cardinal done up with Hipstamatic (stupid Hipstamatic), but this is way, way, WAY better. The lighting on that tape really appeals to me. Prolly gonna have to pin this on Pinterest. Right now.

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- Unapologetically Mundane on May 16, 2011 at 7:57 pm said:
  
  Oh, apparently my link didn’t publish? I swear I didn’t just mention a friend’s photo out of nowhere like you’d know what I was talking about. Let’s try this again.
  
  Link.
  
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  - spilledinkguy on May 16, 2011 at 8:06 pm said:
    
    Very interesting shot… kinda’ makes you think (which is half the point, really)!
    I have to admit I’m a bit of a sucker for Hipstamatic stuff… I don’t have an i-phone but I’ve edited some of my images in a very similar fashion (I’ve even created similar borders…)
    🙂
    
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    - Unapologetically Mundane on May 17, 2011 at 2:28 pm said:
      
      Hipstamatic only makes me mad because it makes it way too easy for really awful photographs to look interesting. I like to see people using actual skill to take great shots.
      
      Of course, I also felt the same way when Photoshop became popular, and I got over that and am now a level-adjusting fool, so we’ll see.
      
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      - spilledinkguy on May 17, 2011 at 3:42 pm said:
        
        On the one hand I’m happy it helps more people express themselves creatively…
        on the other hand… yeah. I completely agree with you on that, U.M.! 🙂
- spilledinkguy on May 16, 2011 at 8:03 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much, U.M.!
  That is very, very kind of you! It always makes me so happy to hear that someone has enjoyed a post!
  I’m a little embarrassed, but I’ve not very familiar with Pinterest… I’m going to have to do some research on that…
  🙂
  
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  - Unapologetically Mundane on May 17, 2011 at 2:26 pm said:
    
    Pinterest is a collection of virtual bulletin boards where you can super-easily grab photos from websites and “pin them” up. Usually people create themes like “rainbow-colored stuff” or “scrapbooking inspiration” or “chevron patterns”; I pinned this to my board of photographs I like. If you find yourself bookmarking photos you like or things you want to buy or whatever, it’s just a neat way of collecting them all in one place and sharing them.
    
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    - spilledinkguy on May 17, 2011 at 3:43 pm said:
      
      That sounds like a really cool idea…
      I’m definitely going to have to do some snooping around on this one! Thanks for the tip, U.M.! 🙂
      
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Binky on May 16, 2011 at 8:41 pm said:

The greys & black & red make for a very neat image. Certainly something you don’t see every day! But are those poor cherries being held there against their will?

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- spilledinkguy on May 16, 2011 at 8:52 pm said:
  
  Thanks, Binky – I was hoping it would be kinda’ unique!
  And not to worry… no cherries were harmed in the production of this photograph!
  🙂
  
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Laura on May 16, 2011 at 9:22 pm said:

I really like this one. Love the contrast.

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- spilledinkguy on May 17, 2011 at 9:54 am said:
  
  Thank you very much, Laura…
  I appreciate the kind words!
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Jillsy Girl on May 16, 2011 at 9:25 pm said:

eye popping brilliance!!

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- spilledinkguy on May 17, 2011 at 9:55 am said:
  
  My eyes are still freaking out!
  Thanks, J.G.!
  🙂
  
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jb on May 16, 2011 at 9:26 pm said:

The black duck tape really sets it off. Very cool picture.

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- spilledinkguy on May 17, 2011 at 9:55 am said:
  
  I appreciate that, sir –
  a little tape will fix pretty much…
  well, it fixes some stuff, anyway.
  🙂
  
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TRKN on May 17, 2011 at 1:31 pm said:

should I say, “perfect”… and even that would’nt be enough!

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- spilledinkguy on May 17, 2011 at 2:23 pm said:
  
  Wowza! That is very, very kind of you!
  Thanks so much for stopping by the fridge – I really appreciate it! 🙂
  
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Mary on May 17, 2011 at 6:14 pm said:

Yep…agree with everyone…great photo!

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- spilledinkguy on May 17, 2011 at 8:25 pm said:
  
  Thanks so much, Mary!
  I appreciate that!
  🙂
  
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Annabelle on May 17, 2011 at 6:29 pm said:

Beautiful! I love it! It is the perfect image for red I think.

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- spilledinkguy on May 17, 2011 at 8:25 pm said:
  
  Well, there is that other one.
  I still like the B/W version better, though.
  😉
  
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Derrick on May 17, 2011 at 9:30 pm said:

Annabelle seems rather understanding….

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- spilledinkguy on May 18, 2011 at 9:51 am said:
  
  Indeed she is, sir!
  Either that or she’s very good at pretending to be!
  🙂
  
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sizing down the diva on May 22, 2011 at 2:40 pm said:

Best take on the best color in the world! Love it!

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- spilledinkguy on May 22, 2011 at 3:26 pm said:
  
  That is very nice of you – thanks so much for the kind words! And thanks for stopping by as well, S.D.D. – I really appreciate it! 🙂
  
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Jesse Jaca on May 26, 2011 at 12:52 am said:

i must be out of my element, don’t know how i missed this. i felt so left out from the kiwi conversation that i had to search for it. great great great shot

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- spilledinkguy on May 28, 2011 at 1:22 pm said:
  
  Not to worry, Mr. J. – my posting schedule is so strange (I really need to work on that)!
  Thank you very much, sir! I appreciate that! 🙂
  
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Eden on May 28, 2011 at 1:07 pm said:

Very cool! My hat is off to Annabelle for not flinching.

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- spilledinkguy on May 28, 2011 at 1:19 pm said:
  
  Thanks very much, Eden!
  Hahaha… yeah, she’s pretty much used to all the craziness by now. 🙂
  
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