Chain Link

Posted on September 30, 2011 by spilledinkguy

I’ve been scratching my sagittal crest all night trying to come up with a missing ‘link’ joke for you. No dice. I guess you’ll just have to come up with one of your own. Which might be considered fun… in certain circles.

note: Sagittal Crest is the one of the few terms I remember from an Anthropology class I took back at the dawn of time. Well, that and Australopithecus Afarensis. Because it really rolls of the tongue.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

About this image: digital photograph highly modified to replicate cyanotype

66 thoughts on “Chain Link”

Syncopated Eyeball on September 30, 2011 at 3:57 am said:

Yummy colours, SIG.

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- spilledinkguy on September 30, 2011 at 8:50 am said:
  
  Thank you very much, S.E.!
  I was trying to reproduce the look of a stained cyanotype with this one.
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urban muser on September 30, 2011 at 6:17 am said:

love the shadow and the angles it creates.

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- spilledinkguy on September 30, 2011 at 8:51 am said:
  
  That’s what drew my attention to this one, too, U.M.!
  Thank you very much!
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Debbie Adams on September 30, 2011 at 6:57 am said:

I love the prospective of this one, and of course the black and white. There is also something very eerie about it.

xx

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- spilledinkguy on September 30, 2011 at 8:54 am said:
  
  I am a bit of a sucker for B/W…
  it does feel a bit eerie, doesn’t it?! It didn’t so much at the time, because there was a lot of ‘normal’ activity going on around here.
  Thank you so much, Ms. A!
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Badpanda22 on September 30, 2011 at 7:36 am said:

Yes I agree with Debbie Adams, there is something eerie about this image; there is a stillness to it which gives it a very atmospheric quality and a strange beauty. Cool!

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- spilledinkguy on September 30, 2011 at 8:56 am said:
  
  It was one of those things that got amplified in the photo…
  there was a lot of every-day stuff in the area, but remove all that ‘stuff’, and this does start to feel quite strange. I tried to pump that up a bit with the processing, too. Thank you so much, Badpanda!
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frizztext on September 30, 2011 at 7:38 am said:

the photo is strong! good as a metaphor …

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- spilledinkguy on September 30, 2011 at 8:56 am said:
  
  I appreciate that very much, sir – thank you!
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Bearman on September 30, 2011 at 7:42 am said:

Everyone oohs and ahhhs here. Am I the only one that is sarcastic about your work..haha

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- spilledinkguy on September 30, 2011 at 8:59 am said:
  
  Hahaha…
  I’m pretty sure most people come here for your sarcasm, Bearman!
  (Don’t worry – I’m sure it’ll catch on that I don’t take myself all that seriously.)
  🙂
  
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  - frigginloon on September 30, 2011 at 9:23 am said:
    
    Hello, don’;t forget me Bearman. I’m just loading up for a piss pull as soon as I think of something related to a chainlink fence!!!!!
    
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    - spilledinkguy on September 30, 2011 at 9:47 am said:
      
      Hahaha… now it’s a tag-team chain link battle royal?!
      🙂
      
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Tori Nelson on September 30, 2011 at 8:30 am said:

“Because it really rolls off the tongue”…. hahaha!

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- spilledinkguy on September 30, 2011 at 9:01 am said:
  
  I think it might have been my ‘first words’.
  It was a high-point. It’s been kinda downhill since then.
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frigginloon on September 30, 2011 at 9:25 am said:

I just keep thinking the view from Oj’s window 😦

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- spilledinkguy on September 30, 2011 at 9:48 am said:
  
  If the view doesn’t fit…
  you must…
  um…
  landscape?!
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nrhatch on September 30, 2011 at 9:33 am said:

Don’t you worry your saggital crest about it . . . with or without a missing link joke, that photo’s a winner. 😀

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- spilledinkguy on September 30, 2011 at 9:49 am said:
  
  Hahaha… that is very kind, thank you!
  And fortunate, too… I was starting to get a serious crest-ache!
  🙂
  
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Megan (Best of Fates) on September 30, 2011 at 9:34 am said:

Did you take an anthropology class on link fences? ‘Cause that sounds interesting.

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- spilledinkguy on September 30, 2011 at 9:51 am said:
  
  To tell you the truth…
  I was supposed to be taking ‘World History of Chain Link Fences’…
  but I went to the wrong room and was too embarrassed to get up and leave!
  🙂
  
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MC/Curtis on September 30, 2011 at 10:09 am said:

Nice effective shadow. The shadow looks like some kind of demented staircase. October must be here!

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- spilledinkguy on September 30, 2011 at 10:19 am said:
  
  Hey! Yeah! Now that you mention it, that does look like a staircase! I didn’t notice the 3-Dish aspect of that. But I’ll probably pretend I did. Fair warning.
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Spectra on September 30, 2011 at 11:35 am said:

Well done. I, myself, have a preference for barbed-wire crowned fencing. If I could only figure out a way to make that mesh with my white picket fence… any suggestions?

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- spilledinkguy on September 30, 2011 at 11:50 am said:
  
  Hahaha! Now that would make for an interesting HGTV design challenge!
  ‘While we’ve incorporated concertina wire into our over all design scheme, we made sure to balance things out with a warm paint scheme. And several bowls of fake fruit.’
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pegoleg on September 30, 2011 at 1:43 pm said:

You could have inked in a graffiti message on the wall and ended up with a chain letter.

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- spilledinkguy on September 30, 2011 at 1:48 pm said:
  
  HA!
  Maybe a nice big URL followed by, pass this along to 7 of your closest friends, and something… might… happen. Or… not.
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jennygoth on September 30, 2011 at 1:45 pm said:

link by link this is a back door job hmm thats the best i can do on jokes and i wasnt being rude lol xxjen

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- spilledinkguy on September 30, 2011 at 1:49 pm said:
  
  HA!
  Very clever, J.G…
  I think you’ve cracked the case!
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jennygoth on September 30, 2011 at 1:45 pm said:

i was thinking robbers great pic xxjen

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- spilledinkguy on September 30, 2011 at 1:51 pm said:
  
  I could definitely tell that!
  Thank you very much, J.G.!
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Scholar Mel on September 30, 2011 at 3:16 pm said:

Photo taken from your prison break?

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- spilledinkguy on September 30, 2011 at 4:57 pm said:
  
  Did the bright orange jumpsuit give it away?!
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thedailydish on September 30, 2011 at 4:24 pm said:

You could have given the excuse that you’re locked up.. but we all know you’re far too nice for that! Great photo!

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- spilledinkguy on September 30, 2011 at 4:59 pm said:
  
  Hahaha…
  I like that! Now… um… you wouldn’t happen to know any good lawyers, would you, Dishy?!
  Thank you very much!
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jakesprinter on September 30, 2011 at 7:26 pm said:

Great one,you have a great skill 🙂

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- spilledinkguy on September 30, 2011 at 7:51 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much, sir – you are very, very kind!
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Lenore Diane on September 30, 2011 at 9:29 pm said:

Don’t fence me in, SIG. Don’t fence me in.

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- spilledinkguy on October 1, 2011 at 7:14 pm said:
  
  Hahaha…
  Okay, okay (the key is under the flower pot)!
  🙂
  
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Binky on September 30, 2011 at 10:08 pm said:

The angles and lines are quite interesting, and the barbed wire gives it some menace. (I had to check out the sagittal link to know what it was!)

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- spilledinkguy on October 1, 2011 at 7:14 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much, sir! I’m very happy to hear it wasn’t quite as dull as that Anthro class!
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wordsfallfrommyeyes on October 1, 2011 at 5:10 am said:

Am SO glad you explained sagittal crest! Having a good weekend… you too! 🙂

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- spilledinkguy on October 1, 2011 at 7:13 pm said:
  
  I’m surprised I remembered anything from that class…
  as soon as it would start my eyelids would get very heavy and time would seem to sloooow down!
  Thank you so much for stopping by, WFFME… I hope the rest of your weekend goes well, too!
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jacquelincangro on October 1, 2011 at 8:18 am said:

I don’t have a “missing link” joke for you, but I do remember the game show the “weakest link.” HA! 🙂

I think this photo is one of my favorites. It’s got a very mysterious air with the shadows and the barbed wire. Well done!

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- spilledinkguy on October 1, 2011 at 7:10 pm said:
  
  AH! Weakest link! I completely forgot about that show!!!
  Thank you very much! That is very kind of you…
  goodbye! *in my best quiz show accent*
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Juana on October 1, 2011 at 9:16 pm said:

The only missing links around my house are sausage links…. I eat everything on site while I scratch MY Saggital crest.

As always I love the shot…. it’s kind of West Side Story-ish 😉

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- spilledinkguy on October 1, 2011 at 10:17 pm said:
  
  Hahaha… that is understandable!
  Saggital crest scratching can work up quite an appetite!
  Thank you so much, Juana – you are always so wonderfully kind!
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Tony McGurk on October 1, 2011 at 9:52 pm said:

Wire you looking for a missing link, they are all their in the photo

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- spilledinkguy on October 1, 2011 at 10:02 pm said:
  
  Hahaha…
  I guess that’s why I was having such trouble!
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Tony McGurk on October 1, 2011 at 9:53 pm said:

Oops wrong “There/Their”
Stupid language…

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- spilledinkguy on October 1, 2011 at 10:02 pm said:
  
  I trip over it much more frequently than you do, Tony!
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pix & kardz on October 2, 2011 at 2:12 am said:

a cool image with a link to your past studies.
btw, am glad you took anthropology, those are very impressive-sounding words, and they give me an opportunity to use one of my favourite expressions: “what does that even mean?” 😀
seriously, thanks for stopping by my “sunset” corner. much appreciated!

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- spilledinkguy on October 2, 2011 at 10:06 am said:
  
  Thanks so much, P&K!
  Hahaha… yeah… I probably should have also mentioned that just because I remember two words from that class, it sure doesn’t mean I have the first clue into understanding the first thing about them!
  And you are welcome! A wonderful image (no surprise there) you have posted for that challenge! 🙂
  
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Derrick on October 2, 2011 at 1:39 pm said:

You really excel at these types of images. Something that at first glance is so very simplified, yet so full of texture, intrigue and mystery at second glance. Very, very well done Inky!

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- spilledinkguy on October 2, 2011 at 1:51 pm said:
  
  I tend to struggle with these types images…
  personally I find a lot of simple compositions elegant, but I’m always asking myself if I’ve included enough ‘stuff’ to keep it interesting.
  You are always so kind, Mr. B – I thank you very, very much!
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  - Derrick on October 4, 2011 at 10:16 pm said:
    
    I’d say your struggles are going well, sir!
    
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    - spilledinkguy on November 6, 2011 at 6:24 pm said:
      
      🙂
      
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nigel on October 2, 2011 at 3:28 pm said:

Sagittal Crest… that’s not something I expected to read today… well, at least there’s nothing wrong with your medulla oblongata 🙂

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- spilledinkguy on October 2, 2011 at 5:28 pm said:
  
  Hahaha…
  now that’s some quality ~~H20~~ commenting!
  🙂
  
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Unapologetically Mundane on October 2, 2011 at 8:35 pm said:

As always, it took me a good three looks at this to figure out what was going on, but when I did . . . neat! I love pictures that only happen at a specific time of day. What a creepy place you must have been in, with the windows all chained up, too.

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- spilledinkguy on October 4, 2011 at 9:24 am said:
  
  The lighting / shadows were about perfect, U.M…
  usually that doesn’t happen (I always tend to be in the wrong place at the wrong time), but I think it worked out, here!
  This is a lift station, and really it’s not in a very creepy place, although I did my best to make things look as shady as possible!
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Hjortur Hjartarson on October 3, 2011 at 5:56 am said:

Cool picture, It looks like a dangerous place

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- spilledinkguy on October 4, 2011 at 9:17 am said:
  
  It does look that way, doesn’t it?!
  Fortunately it’s not dangerous at all… I just cropped out a lot of the ‘normal / everyday’ stuff… so it looks like a much more intimidating place in the photograph.
  Thank you very much, sir!
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ceceliafutch on October 4, 2011 at 7:21 am said:

Nice eerie kind of a photograph. I like it. Who cares about the missing link whatever anyway 🙂

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- spilledinkguy on October 4, 2011 at 8:55 am said:
  
  Thank you very much, Ms. F!
  *whew* What a relief! I was a bit worried about my lack-o-linkie material!
  🙂
  
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