Stumped

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It’s a Two-for-Thursday! Because… you know… I couldn’t make up my mind. I just hope you weren’t expecting pens.

James Bond: “… not exactly Christmas, is it?”

Q: “Were you expecting an exploding pen? We don’t really go in for that anymore.”

– Daniel Craig & Ben Whishaw – Skyfall

About this image: digital photographs (Canon 600D) lightly modified in Adobe Photoshop

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Tin Snips

Apparently I can remember a Sesame Street skit from 25 years ago, yet I have difficulty remembering what happened yesterday. *sigh* Have a great weekend, everyone!

Mr. Barber Man: “Snippity snip…”

– Sesame Street

About this image: digital photograph (Canon 600D) lightly modified in Adobe Photoshop

Throwing Smoke

It might have been easier to photograph the baseball and smoke separately and then merge them in Photoshop, but… eh. Have a great weekend, everyone!

Crash Davis: “Relax, all right? Don’t try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring! Besides that, they’re fascist. Throw some ground balls… it’s more democratic.”

– Kevin Costner – Bull Durham

About this image: digital photograph (Canon 600D) lightly modified in Adobe Photoshop

Stonescape

Terra Firma Thursday. Have a great weekend, everyone!

Joel Barish: “Sand is overrated. It’s just tiny, little rocks.”

– Jim Carrey – Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

About this image: digital photograph (Canon 600D) lightly modified in Adobe Photoshop

Conjoined

Random fun with mechanically fastened fruit. Have a great weekend, everyone!

Julius Benedict: “My name is Julius and I am your twin brother.”

Vincent Benedict: “Oh, obviously! The moment I sat down I thought I was looking into a mirror.”

– Arnold Schwarzeneger & Danny DeVito – Twins

About this image: digital photograph (Canon 600D) lightly modified in Adobe Photoshop

Anna and the D.I.Y. Beauty Dish

With epoxy combine the following: (1) Pre-drilled Peanut Butter Jar Lid and (1) Wood Dowel. Tape to lamp. Yield: (1) D.I.Y. Beauty Dish. Or you can build similar catchlights in about 4 clicks-worth of Photoshop (especially if you’re headed there to exaggerate the effect and/or your models freckles, anyway).

Simon Phoenix: “Illuminate!”

– Wesley Snipes – Demolition Man

About this image: digital photograph (Canon 600D) lightly modified in Adobe Photoshop

Parking Structures

It’s grungy parking bits day (or abstracted view-o-ramp to get there day, anyway). Have a great weekend, everyone!

Nick Miller: “Why are you holding Fish Sticks?”

Jessica Day: “Because… I’m gonna go scare the feral cats away that live in my current parking spot, Nick… I’m gonna throw Fish Sticks at them… while singing memory and… don’t you dare criticize me!”

– Jake Johnson & Zooey Deschanel – New Girl

About this image: digital photograph (Canon 600D) lightly modified in Adobe Photoshop

Reflecting Shadows

Outside The Sleeping Bear Inn last summer (which is totally abandoned, so… you know… it’s not like that). Have a great weekend, everyone!

Morpheus: “To your left there is a window: open it…”

– Laurence Fishburne – The Matrix

About this image: digital photograph (smart phone) lightly modified in Adobe Photoshop

Revisited Sidewalk, Concordia Park

Revisited Sidewalk, Concordia Park © Robert Jay Matejcek

A different look at a park I shared last November (you’ve probably guessed I’ve had a chance to catch-up on a few ‘mysteries’ lately). Have a great weekend everyone!

Inspector Lestrade: “In another life, Mr. Holmes, you would have made a excellent criminal.

Sherlock Holmes: “Yes, and you an excellent policeman.”

– Eddie Marsan & Robert Downey, Jr. – Sherlock Holmes

About this image: digital photograph taken and modified with smart phone