Yahtzee

Posted on July 14, 2011 by spilledinkguy

Annabelle preferred a color version of this photo.

I voted for black and white.

I always lose at Yahtzee.

But I won the which-to-post vote. YAHTZEE!

About this image: digital photograph, moderately modified

58 thoughts on “Yahtzee”

Annabelle on July 14, 2011 at 12:31 am said:

I love this one too but you know I will pretty much always pick color over black and white. I just can’t help myself! Bright colors! Exciting! Crazy! Weeeeeeeee! Plus the color one has a sort of pulp fiction-y feel to it.

P.S. Hey Mister Pants-On-Fire you ALWAYS win at Yahtzee!

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- spilledinkguy on July 14, 2011 at 5:56 pm said:
  
  I like the color one too. I was just feeling the grungy side of this one, I guess.
  Speaking of the color one, maybe I should throw a mild half-tone at it… that would be really pulpy.
  P.S. WHAT?! No way!
  🙂
  
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  - Unapologetically Mundane on July 14, 2011 at 8:04 pm said:
    
    Hott! I’d love to see the color version of this, too, of course.
    
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    - spilledinkguy on July 14, 2011 at 8:06 pm said:
      
      I’m very seriously considering posting it at some point…
      thank you very much, U.M.! 🙂
      
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nigel on July 14, 2011 at 1:59 am said:

Like the photo… was this taken on an iPhone or with an SLR?

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- spilledinkguy on July 14, 2011 at 5:58 pm said:
  
  Thanks much, Nigel!
  It was a DSLR. I don’t have an iPhone (although I really enjoy the work I see people do with them), which is why you’ll often see me borrow ideas for film borders/treatment from iPhone images I’ve seen.
  🙂
  
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Syncopated Eyeball on July 14, 2011 at 2:11 am said:

Oh, yummy! Gorgeous is the word.

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- spilledinkguy on July 14, 2011 at 5:59 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much, S.E…
  I was pretty happy with how this one turned out (I’ve been hording it for a while, now)!
  🙂
  
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Jillsy Girl on July 14, 2011 at 5:19 am said:

very seductive! maybe a mixture of both would be nice as well. colored lips and nails, perhaps?

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- spilledinkguy on July 14, 2011 at 6:02 pm said:
  
  Interesting you say that, J.G… that was my original intent when I set out to edit this one.
  In the end I was drawn to the strictly color or B/W versions for some reason, though.
  🙂
  
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  - frigginloon on July 14, 2011 at 11:07 pm said:
    
    I would have just colored the dots on the dice like black or something 🙂
    
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    - spilledinkguy on July 15, 2011 at 10:21 am said:
      
      Hahaha…
      now that is a colorful idea!
      🙂
      
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thedailydish on July 14, 2011 at 7:16 am said:

I vote for Jillsy Girl’s suggestion – hot hot hot! Anabelle is beautiful and tres seductive as the dice blower.

Inky, I think you should take this to Vegas and sell it. When you make the big time, don’t forget the little people (like us) 😉

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- spilledinkguy on July 14, 2011 at 6:05 pm said:
  
  Isn’t she, though!
  Hahaha… I’ve never been to Vegas, although I think if I went it would closely resemble a scene from Swingers where I go from fancying myself a high roller to playing low, low, low-limit!
  🙂
  
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theladyinredink on July 14, 2011 at 8:15 am said:

I really like this one! I think the B&W gives it a nice mix of sexy/seductive and mysterious/creepy (for lack of a better word). I feel like there is a very dangerous side to this woman.

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- spilledinkguy on July 14, 2011 at 6:07 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much, LIRI!
  That’s one of the things I liked the best about this version…
  the color seemed to soften it a bit too much (although perhaps in a pulpish way… which is interesting too, I guess).
  🙂
  
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Journey Photographic on July 14, 2011 at 8:36 am said:

I love the way you’ve framed this image – all the essentials, and nothing else. I haven’t seen the colour version, but I love the black and white.

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- spilledinkguy on July 14, 2011 at 6:08 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much, J.P.!
  I do like the color version as well, but I think the B/W is still my favorite.
  🙂
  
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Scholar Mel on July 14, 2011 at 9:38 am said:

My wife won’t allow me to view this post 😉

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- spilledinkguy on July 14, 2011 at 6:09 pm said:
  
  Hahaha…
  your wife isn’t anti-Yahtzee, Mel?!
  🙂
  
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  - Scholar Mel on July 15, 2011 at 12:40 am said:
    
    Shamefully I have to say yes 😦
    
    If by Yahtzee you mean dark lipstick 😉
    
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youngamericanwisdom.com on July 14, 2011 at 9:47 am said:

Annabelle, you’re gorgeous! Great shot.

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- spilledinkguy on July 14, 2011 at 6:10 pm said:
  
  Isn’t she, though!
  Thank you very much, Y.A.W.!
  🙂
  
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elmediat on July 14, 2011 at 9:58 am said:

Beautiful ! Pulp & Noir tone is great. Cover tiles : ” The Maltese Yahtzee”
“The Big Yahtzee” “In the Heat of The Yahtzee” ……

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- spilledinkguy on July 14, 2011 at 6:12 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much!
  Hahaha… those are some great titles! If I could talk you into penning the rest of the book for me ~~you~~ we might have a hit on your ~~our~~ hands!
  🙂
  
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Bearman on July 14, 2011 at 10:09 am said:

Dice games are the only ones my wife can beat me at, because of all the luck.

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- spilledinkguy on July 14, 2011 at 6:13 pm said:
  
  Annabelle wins at everything.
  All the time.
  It’s really not right.
  🙂
  
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Lenore Diane on July 14, 2011 at 10:17 am said:

I can hear Paris Hilton now … “That’s hot.”

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- spilledinkguy on July 14, 2011 at 6:14 pm said:
  
  Hahaha…
  either that our she’d give me one heck of a Paris eye-roll…
  🙂
  
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Eden on July 14, 2011 at 1:50 pm said:

Very cool! 🙂

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- spilledinkguy on July 14, 2011 at 6:15 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much, Eden!
  🙂
  
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milkayphoto on July 14, 2011 at 2:24 pm said:

Awesome!

Small victories, eh? 😉

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- spilledinkguy on July 14, 2011 at 6:16 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much, M.P.!
  Absolutely! I’m making a thorough record!
  😉
  
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Tony McGurk on July 14, 2011 at 3:59 pm said:

We bought a Yahtzee game a few months ago. After the 1st game I was bored with it & we haven’t played it since. The b&w does look great

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- spilledinkguy on July 14, 2011 at 6:17 pm said:
  
  Yahtzee is one of those games that’s fun to play when your too tired to concentrate on anything else.
  Thanks, Tony!
  🙂
  
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Lynn on July 14, 2011 at 6:55 pm said:

I love the contrast of light and dark, the relection in the lips and nailpolish..and although I haven’t played it in a long time, I love the game of Yahtzee.

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- spilledinkguy on July 14, 2011 at 7:15 pm said:
  
  Thanks very much, Lynn…
  I thought this one worked best with the extreme contrast / grain, etc… the whole grunge thing seemed like a good fit.
  
  I am terrible at Yahtzee, but I still like it. Because there isn’t too much heavy mental lifting. Which can be very nice at times. I think. 🙂
  
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urban muser on July 14, 2011 at 9:08 pm said:

there is a lot of awesomeness in this photo. love it.

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- spilledinkguy on July 14, 2011 at 9:12 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much, U.M. – that is very kind of you to say!
  🙂
  
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frigginloon on July 14, 2011 at 11:12 pm said:

Sheez, like Scrabble could have so worked!!! 🙂

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- spilledinkguy on July 15, 2011 at 10:19 am said:
  
  Hahaha…
  but I would have had to try to spell stuff!
  🙂
  
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frizztext on July 14, 2011 at 11:28 pm said:

black and white is more stylish – and maybe remains longer in our memories …

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- Syncopated Eyeball on July 15, 2011 at 2:33 am said:
  
  Yes, I agree, the black and white lends elegance. Personally I think the addition of only red would diminish that, though I would like to see a full colour version.
  
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  - spilledinkguy on July 15, 2011 at 10:26 am said:
    
    I tired quite a few different versions of this shot using selective color… some with stark b/w backgrounds, others toned. And a few with varying opacities of local color, too. I will probably post the color version some day… because in the end I did have a difficult time choosing.
    🙂
    
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- spilledinkguy on July 15, 2011 at 10:22 am said:
  
  I think sometimes it forces us to see things in an unexpected way…
  🙂
  
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conspiracyofravens on July 15, 2011 at 5:27 pm said:

yes, black and white for me too. it feels like Annabelle’s about to win everything with her last throw of the dice. 🙂

good work SIG!

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- spilledinkguy on July 15, 2011 at 5:42 pm said:
  
  I’d better be extra nice…
  maybe she’ll consider sharing some of her winnings!
  Thank you very much, COR!
  🙂
  
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Binky on July 15, 2011 at 8:15 pm said:

Annabelle looks very determined to win.
Nice framing lends an air of mystery to it.

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- spilledinkguy on July 15, 2011 at 8:28 pm said:
  
  And she always does, Binky…
  she always does…
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Derrick on July 15, 2011 at 8:21 pm said:

Sexy!! I’m diggin’ it!!

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- spilledinkguy on July 15, 2011 at 8:29 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much, sir!
  I like to shake things up every now and then you know.
  🙂
  
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  - Derrick on July 17, 2011 at 10:30 pm said:
    
    You do!! And you do a good job of it.
    
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    - spilledinkguy on August 1, 2011 at 1:51 pm said:
      
      You are very kind, sir!
      🙂
      
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FS Photography on July 18, 2011 at 3:11 pm said:

Very artsy SIG… Black and white works for me…

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- spilledinkguy on August 1, 2011 at 1:59 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much, FS…
  I do have a bit of a crush on black and white!
  🙂
  
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ramoncito17 on July 29, 2011 at 1:18 pm said:

It looks very retro to me because of the grain. Another great picture from you SIG! Would like to see the colored version someday!

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yourparadise on August 6, 2011 at 7:56 am said:

Great photo! And like some others said, I’m also curious how the color version looks 😉

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- spilledinkguy on August 6, 2011 at 12:34 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much… that is very kind of you to say!
  Some day I just might cave and post the other version as well!
  Thank you very much for stopping by to visit, Y.P… I appreciate that very much!
  🙂
  
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