Slinkys are funny things… once you start photographing them, it’s surprisingly difficult to stop! Never fear, though… I’ll do my best to come up with something different for the big Monday show. BUT…
until then…
GO SLINKY, GO (and have a great weekend, everyone)!
About this image: digital photograph, lightly modified
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Excellent. Looks more like steel girders than a slinky
That’s what I thought.
It does seem very…
‘structural’… doesn’t it?!
Thanks much, Bearman!
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They should make more bridges out of slinkies!
Absolutely!
(just as long as I don’t have to be the ‘test pilot’)!
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I thought it looked like the inside of a strange steel structure as well – thanks so much, N.M. – I’m very happy to hear you liked it!
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I would never have recognised that as a slinky…
I was a bit surprised at how much it got abstracted, too, Nigel!
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And I don’t even know what a slinky is …
Oh no! Everyone should have a chance to play with a Slinky!
It’s basically a big, really loose spring, E.E…
you can put one end on a stair, and the next on the stair below, and gravity/momentum cause the Slinky to ‘walk’ all the way down the rest of the stairs (among other things). It’s more fun than it probably sounds.
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It sounds interesting to take these shots.
It’s chance to try something new. 🙂
It really was a lot of fun!
I’m always happy to find something ‘new’ in something I’ve had for a while.
Thank you so much for your kind comments!
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the lines the the light are great. have a good weekend!
Thanks very much, U.M…
I thought it was kind of cool
(these two seem to have entirely different ‘feels’ to them, too – which I liked)!
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Love these inky! And so glad you’re back!
Thank you so much, Dishy!!!
I always appreciate your kindness!!
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Love this. All those lines and the shadow and light play. Wonderful!
That is so kind of you to say, thank you!
And thank you very much for stopping by, as well!
I really appreciate it!!!
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Why are you taunting me about my lack of a Slinky?
WHY???
Not all children were born with Slinkys.
Have some compassion.
This possibility had not occurred to me, Megan.
Now I feel all bad.
I could have sworn that Slinkys grew on trees!
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They don’t but demon bunnies do. 😉
Hahaha…
well played, S.E.! Well played!
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Wild! LOVE the point of focus!!
Thank you very much, M.P.!
(I’m not telling the Slinky you said that, though – it would just go to his head.)
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That old Slinky commercial keeps running through my head ” it’s Slinky, it’s Slinky (something, something) for girls and for boys”. Well, parts of it keep running through my head. Seems there was always one heading down the stairs in my house when I was a kid.
It’s funny… when I think of all the old commercials/songs/randomness that I remember!
If only I could remember other info that easily – I could be a doctor (or I’d be able to find my way home unassisted, anyway)!
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What a great idea, to get down and personal with the internal organs of your much beloved Slinky. It’s not only mind-bending, but rather meditative as well.
Can see this hanging on the walls of a Yoga studio, or corporate office waiting room – the kind of place you sit before being called into a side office and told all of your assets have evaporated and you have nothing left but your next good idea….(see how I turned that back around on itself???)
– very slinky-ish.
*ker-tink ker-tink ker-tink*
(sorry – my Slinky’s a bit ‘rusty’ these days)
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Hahaha… oh no! I was all mellowed out… and then… evaporated?! It feels like this has come out of nowhere! They may take my assets… but they’ll never take… MY SLINKY!
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Looks very coily… is that a word?
If it isn’t, it sure ‘shouldbeun’… is that a word?
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I certainly thinkly so…is that a word?
In my mind, anyway.
So… that does take away some verbal credibility…
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Very cool, SIG. I imagine a few in this series hanging together on a wall.
That is very kind of you, S.E. – thank you!
I had a difficult time deciding if I should post them together or space them out a bit…
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Very cool shot! I could see having a grouping of Slinky shots hanging over the sofa. What a conversation starter.
Do you think they would stay put?
(I feel like they would want to try to ‘walking’ down the wall)!
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You might be right . . . they might emulate the moving portraits of Hogwarts!
Hahaha…
My wife is quite the H.P. fan… so… you know. I’ve seen a few. I have to admit… I’ve always thought those moving portraits were pretty clever!
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What I love about this is that it’s pretty much the opposite of how I normally think of a Slinky. A Slinky is small, lightweight, flexible, often in motion — and this picture looks so much more structural and substantial, and kind of vast. This doesn’t look like a toy you’d plop down at the top of the stairs to watch it move.
I completely agree with you, Laura –
there really seems to be an illusion of substantial mass there…
lots of ‘weight’…
In all honesty I was very pleasantly surprised by that!
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My first thought was, “I thought I posted on this one!” but see that it is yet another slinky shot.
This shot reminds me somehow of the ceiling of a big city mall. I don’t really know why, but I think it’s the light shining trough all the slinky spaces reminding me of a metal/steal skylight type of ceiling. Hope that makes sense to you.
BTW: I loved my slinky as a child.
I totally got hooked on that slinky! Perhaps I was remembering all the fun I had with them when I was younger, too (well – that and I was having a lot of fun with it at the time I took these, I guess)!
It makes complete sense to me, Ms. A. – I was very surprised how architectural these felt… kind of bizarre, isn’t it?!
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That’s really nice. In a film noir kind of way. It looks like a hallway leading to certain doom.
This one does feel a bit darker than the first, doesn’t it?! It really amazed me how many different looks/feels were available in that thing… (I could go on doing these for far to long – so I’m just going to force myself to stop for a while). Thank you very much, U.M.! 🙂
Actually I still have one of these that Jenagoth bought me some time ago and I still enjoy messing around… With the Slinky I mean 🙂 Of course I have been known to mess around with all kinds of gadgets but hey we guys never actually grow up do we Spilledinkguy? 🙂 lol
Have a wicked
Friday now my friend 🙂
Androgoth
Hahaha… absolutely, A.G.
I might some day… but… for now… not so much!
Have a good one, sir!
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You caught the Slinky so well! it will never look the same again!
That is very kind of you, Ms. K –
thank you so much!
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I liked your first Slinky shot, but I like this one even more. Looks somewhat mysterious, like a tunnel supported by many arches.
Thank you, sir!
This one does seem a bit… ‘heavier’… doesn’t it?! I was thinking the very same thing!
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I’m not sure what this one reminds me of except a slinky. Maybe you need to attend slinky photographers anonymous
Hahaha…
you mean… you see a slinky in the slinky, Tony?!
Hmm… verrrrry interesting!
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I agree with NurseMyra – the shot looks more like steel girders than a toy. Amazing. Really love the slinky shots, SIG.
I’m very happy to hear you liked these, Ms. D – I sure had a lot of fun
playing withputting them together!🙂
The dark side of the slinky! Well done!
Hahaha…
‘Luke… I am your favorite toy. Yes. It is true…’
*in my best Darth*
Thank you so much, Mr. H!
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For some reason a giant aviary comes to mind. Filled with monster birds. Great photo.
I can see that!
Sounds… kinda… messy!
Thank you very much, sir!
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Very Architectural! Love it 🙂
It really does feel strangely… structural, doesn’t it?!
Thank you so much, Badpanda!
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Industrial Slinky. Uncoiling the human condition in modern times. Well done !
This one does feel a bit… ‘heavier’… doesn’t it?!
Thank you, sir!
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joli jeu de courbes
Merci beaucoup!
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hahahaha…. my slinky-bracelet, my slinky-necklace, my slinky slingking down the stairs…. you brought memories back of me playing for hours with a darn slinky- And you probably have too… that’s why you can shoot it for hours! That little noise it makes (slink, slink, slink) is a little hypnotizing. Right?
By the way, I love the picture.
Hahaha… ABSOLUTELY, Juana! I used to have SO much fun with these things. That noise was one of the best parts, too!
‘slink slink slink’
*translation*
Thank you so much, Juana!
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I have always woundered how does the slinky work? But then I relized it doesn’t matter as long as it brings me joy and fun times.Great picture.
Hahaha… you said it, my friend!
The math would probably get really confusing, but the result is always a lot of fun!
Thank you, sir!
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very very amazing image!!!!!!!1
but how do you do this???? 🙂
Why thank you!
It’s actually a close-up photograph of a metal spring-like toy…
a very unusual effect, isn’t it?!
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It looks solid, more like a building than a toy.
It seems surprisingly substantial, doesn’t it?!
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So abstract!
Absolutely! A pleasant surprise, I though.
Thank you so much for stopping by! I really do appreciate it!
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I also would ave thought this was some sort of fascinating modern architecture – I would love to wander through a building like this… very nice work!
I had no idea how ‘architectural’ this would end up looking…
I was pleasantly surprised with that!
Thank you so much!
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Excellent shot 🙂
My thanks to you, sir!
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Cool! I used to have a slinky in rainbow colors when I was younger haha! Really original object to take photos of. 🙂
My sister used to have a multi-colored slinky (I think her’s was orange and magenta)…
I always thought it was pretty cool!
Thank you so much, Y.P.!
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This makes me want to get out my yo-yo again. ;P I know you love it when I play with my yo-yo in the house. But admit it… I have MAD yo-yoing skills!
The yo-yo does scare me. A bit.
Not that I have any doubt of your skills…
it’s just that the whole thing reminds me of some sort of midevil implement of war.
Duck and cover! Duck and cover!
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