This is a fairly intense image, but life isn’t only about tea sipping birds… right? That wouldn’t be honest, somehow. Anyway, I’ll find something milder for the big Thursday show. Also, I’ve forgotten any/all specifics about the above equations, but they relate to force(s) somehow… I think. And there are a few deltas thrown in. Which is always fun.
Chuckie: “So this is… this is a Harvard bar, huh? I thought there’d be like equations and s*** on the walls. ”
– Ben Affleck – Good Will Hunting
About this image: pinhole photograph of digital photograph/text, further modified digitally
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That’s a really intriguing image, although I don’t entirely understand it. Are those teeth?
Hahaha…
no pearly whites in this one
(just my fist, a piece of chain from a home gym and a wet jewel case – with some random text thrown in for good measure).
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I actually thought it might be fingers at first, but there were no nails, and for some reason it never occurred to me that fingers could be folded…
Maybe that has something to do with the angle…
it seems oddly abrupt in a way, doesn’t it?!
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Knuckle sandwich?
Sometimes those jewel cases just go too far…
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I like this one SIG
and to prove it I have
brought you an early
Christmas present…
I just hope they are to
your liking my friend 🙂
Have a funtastic Christmas SIG 🙂
Androgoth
Hahaha…
Androgoth to the rescue (Santa has been almost exclusively leaving me coal, you know)!
Thank you so much, sir! I hope you are having a wonderful holiday season as well!
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Holiday Hooters anyone? ;P
Hmm. It’s scary but true. Life is up and down.
Absolutely, sir…
and without a few of the downs we might not notice and appreciate life’s ups as much, I think.
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Once you pointed out that it was your knuckles, I looked more closely and found your thumb. (Happy to find out you have all five fingers.) But, when I first looked at the picture, it looked like a mouth and weird teeth. I assumed the word ‘forces’ was a twist to braces on teeth – with the chain adding to the artistic effect.
Goes to show you – art is seen differently by so many people.
I really like this, SIG.
Actually my index finger is prosthetic.
Okay, maybe not. That just struck me as funny for some reason.
Hmm… interesting! Now that you mention it, I can see teeth, too. Makes me think I should probably floss more.
Thank you so much, Ms. D!
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Are you The Fugitive? Oh wait – that was an arm. Nevermind.
Hahaha…
same limb, though… so… 50 points!
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good thing you included some dental floss in the image too 🙂
Hahaha…
that effect was created with a broken jewel case, (which might get the job done, I guess).
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If I saw this in a dark alley I would run. On the internet, though? It’s really cool 🙂
I might, too, Ms. N!
I might even break some kind of record (which is unusual, for me – I’m actually pretty slow, you know)!
Thank you so much!
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Simply superb
I thank you, sir!
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It looks like knuckles to me. It reminds me of those old brass knuckles.
Deb xx
They are my knuckles, too – so this was a bit more challenging than it should have been! It took a few (too many) tries!
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You did a fine job on it, Bob!
I brought a Christmas gift by for you, and Annabelle.
Merry Christmas,
Deb xx
Thanks Deb! Merry Christmas to you too!
You are welcome, Annabelle!
You have yourself a wonderful Christmas!
Deb xx
Oh! Thank you so much, Ms. A!!!
You are always so kind!
Merry Christmas to you and your family as well!!!
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You’re welcome to, Bob!
Have a Merry Christmas, and give Annabelle something very special….Hurry, it’s not to late…
Deb xx
That sounds like some great advice, Ms. A!
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Howdyou like dem apples?
Hahaha…
you got her number?!
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amazing shot, SIG. Can’t imagine how you put all those elements together in such a great shot which makes it all the intriguing!
Thank you so much, S.F.!
This is an older image… to tell you the truth I can’t quite remember the entire processes, either (but I do remember that it was a lot of fun)!
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I immediately thought “brass knuckles”
wet jewel case? I see what appears to be “dropplets of moisture”
Is the font mathematic equations…if so then it ties in very nicely to Good Will Hunting. Tough and brilliant.
The font is indeed a series of equations (and they are related to force – although to tell you the truth I’ve forgotten most of the specifics – I made this one quite a while ago and my memory isn’t quite what it used to be).
Thank you so much, Ms. O!
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I saw Good Will Hunting & don’t remember that quote – but so glad you wrote it; it’s funny :). You do interesting stuff for sure, Spilled Ink.
Considering Matt Damon pretty much makes the entire movie, Ben Affleck’s character does have some pretty good lines.
Thank you very much!
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I like it all, especially the water droplets
I’m very happy to hear that, N.M. – thank you!
That’s one of my favorite elements in this one, too!
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I thought they were teeth for a second, too! And I was going to be all, “That’s nice, SIG, but it’s no this.”
Hahaha…
NOOOOoooo! That might have actually put me off tomatoes!
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That’s quite FORCE~ful! 😀
Ha!
Good call!
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This is giving me some harsh childhood “Slug Bug” memories, Bro… *shudder*
Hahaha…
reminds me a bit of the ‘stop hitting yourself’ game, too…
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cool shot. your work is always so interesting.
Thanks, U.M…
I made this quite a while ago (undergrad) when I still had access to a dark room (and where I was a bit more comfortable pushing the envelope a bit).
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My first thought when I saw it was brass knuckles, but then the more I studied the image the more I doubted. After reading the comments, I see that my first impression was pretty close. Very interesting . . . and a little scary!
You were very close, indeed, Ms. F.
A lot of this was an excuse to try get an interesting broken jewel box texture. I originally had an idea for a painting involving a broken windshield and I wanted to see if I cold replicate the look for a reference image (but it didn’t do quite what I was anticipating). I thought it was still fairly interesting, though.
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Tough guy, eh? 🙂 Show it who’s boss.
Hahahah… you talkin’ ’bout me?!
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Are you trying to tell us something? That you’re chained down to the constraints of postmodern expressionism?
Hahaha…
I bet you are the master of Pictionary!
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I saw teeth, too, for a second. You know how I like your more ‘intense’ work, SIG. I really like this but I would prefer it without the added type which I find distracting, I love that it resembles teeth!
Thank you, S.E.!
I agree. Originally I was hoping for that text to be more of a secondary/background element. While I really like the ‘warp’ the pinhole created, I wish it hadn’t pushed the formulas quite so far up (and forward). I’m kind of kicking myself for not anticipating that and making the text a bit less bold.
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Time to post it please check it out 🙂
http://jakesprinters.wordpress.com/the-liebster-blog-award/
Oh wow!
Thank you very, very much sir!
You are so kind – you have definitely made my day!
Thank you again, Jake!
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The first rule of fight club. You don’t talk about fight club.
Hahaha…
and you find a good recipe for soap, too!
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hmmmm, saw a fist all the way…. nice one! Knuckle sammich indeed!!
Honestly I didn’t see teeth until everyone mentioned that
(of when you take a photo of your hand your mind pretty much wants to go there almost exclusively).
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Well done ! A very forceful image. I’m sure many will want to link to this image. I better stop now, and may the schwartz be also with you!
Hahaha…
Never underestimate the power of the Schwartz!
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Nice, I see teeth and other things…bad things…or not. I like it.
Between the sharp angle and the warp from the pinhole this one got abstracted a bit more than I anticipated, but I think it’s still kinda interesting. Thank you very much, Mr. J!
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Fight Club, right? I see a fist wrapped with a chain ready to bust somebody in the grill… or something like that.
The first rule of fight club is get a good recipe for soap.
Wait, I don’t think that’s quite right…
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Oh, the image is so powerful! Don’t hurt me, please! > u <
Not at all! Believe me, I’m hiding, too!
I just have to try stuff like this every now and then to see what kind of reaction I might get (and to change things up a bit)!
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Interesting images Inky 🙂 But life is about tea sipping old ladies with their pinkies up(and crows too)…for me, anyway. Thanks for being a good blog buddy and have a very happy holiday season 😀
Hahaha…
flourishing the pinky is half the fun (even for us Coke drinkers)!
Thank you so much, Mary! A very happy holidays to you and your family as well!
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Oh, I saw teeth too, which is just so fantastic that it was your fist. I love this. You can post photos like this constantly. 🙂
Thank you so much!
I had a lot of fun putting it together…
(it’s a mixture of all kinds of stuff… digital media, analogue pinhole photo, etc.)!
Good times!
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Cool photo. It never occurred to me that life was EVER about tea sipping birds, so thanks for that info.
Hahaha… didn’t Confucius say something about tea sipping birds? Maybe not.
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If he did, he didn’t say it to me.
Very cool. The chain wrapped fist breaking through at first glance looked to be buck teeth with braces protruding from the background lips. But a moment later the image reached my mind properly and almost seemed to morph.
It’s very rock and roll. I like it.
Thank you very much, sir!
The distortion tends do abstract the whole thing even more (I think).
I can’t take much credit for that part, though – that was all the pinhole camera.
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very creative – if not a bit scary too. to paraphrase an earlier comment – it is much more comfortable to see this on the internet than in a dark alley. your artistry knows no bounds, but i have no objection to your tea-sipping birds either, so do feel free to keep them coming from time to time, too 🙂
I like to mix things up every now and then (for my readers, and for me, too). Well, that’s the excuse anyway. It might have more to do with my short attention span.
Thank you very much P&K!
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I left a comment here a couple of days ago… did it end up in your spam?
I’m very sorry about that, N.M…
it did indeed (as did this comment for some strange reason). I’m so bad about checking that folder… I’ll have to keep an eye on it.
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So dark & mysterious. You could make this one into a short (or even long) story. Very cool!
If only I was better with ‘the words’ (maybe if I ask Annabelle nicely)!
Thank you, Dishy!
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Intriguing picture. I see fingers & chain but can’t figure out the rest of it.
Right on, sir!
The rest is a broken jewel case (with some water droplets) and just random bits of text / physics formulas related to force(s), etc. All kinds of random stuff.
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I’m cheating by reading your comment. I thought it might be an aluminum can that your fist was coming through. Fantastically random and I love the Good Will Hunting reference…perfect!
Glad to hear you liked it, Y.A.W.!
It was a bit random (I was hoping it came together okay)!
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It took me roughly 3 minutes to figure out that photo wasn’t of a mouth full of braces.
I’ll let you decide what that says about me.
Many people saw teeth, Megan…
so no worries there! Interesting though. I probably would have seen the same thing if someone else had put it together / I hadn’t taken the photo(s) myself.
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