***PHOTO THAT CAPTION CHALLENGE***

[blueraven95]

As we discussed this is a new challenge series based on creativity. Everything and anything is okay as long as it is loosely based on the caption and it is your own work (and doesn't break any DU rules). Other than that, have fun and get your imagination pumping. As discussed extreme processing is allowed.

Discussion is heavily encouraged.

And the first challenge is:

"Why I can't sleep at night"

[Mz Pip]

1. My cat might kill me...

Mz Pip
:dem:

[JeffR]

4. Well, that is deeply creepy

How much of the net effect is due to the cat's expression and how much to the digitizing? It looks like you were at some risk just taking the photo. The coolest thing is the discreet areas of color set off by the black and white parts.

The watercolor effect is so often misused, it's nice to see it done well and used in a way that really enhances the image instead of just being a gimmick.

Nice interpretation of the challenge theme! And, well, deeply creepy.

[Mz Pip]

8. The original picture

was slightly out of focus and washed out. I cropped it to show just the cat's head and paw, amped up the contrast and fiddled with the color saturation.

Should I post the original photo?

(He really is a nice kitty... Really!)

Mz Pip
:dem:

[JeffR]

9. I was curious (hmm) about his facial expression

and whether he looked as mean'n'nasty in the original shot.

[Mz Pip]

11. He looks like that

He has several, uh, deformities.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[JeffR]

12. I like his take-no-prisoners visage

I'd give him anything he asked for, and back slowly out of the room.

[intheflow]

19. I refuse to stand for this Anti-Mz-Pip-Kitty propaganda!

I'm sure that's a very nice cat with no nocturnal issues whatsoever. :yoiks:

:P

[F.Gordon]

2. Questions here (raising hand wildly)

:silly:

Ahhh....

How long do we have to come up with something? Or, when is the "deadline"?

And can you include the standard mumbo-jumbo contest license thing so I can put the results of this challenge in the group smugafugalug? (the November contest didn't have this... if anyone is wondering why it isn't put up yet)

[blueraven95]

5. Answers...

I believe we are going to try and have a new challenge each week or so - so I guess the deadline would be Saturday. With ongoing discussion if desired.

I would be happy to put the standard contest stuff into it - I was going to put it in anyway and then hesitated (who knows why). Unfortunately, I'm at work and posting quite surreptitiously, so I don't have the time to find the legal stuff - could you pm me with it? Thanks.

[intheflow]

20. I vote that challenges be challenges and contests be contests.

In other words, contests should have stricter guidelines because, well, they're competitions. But challenges? That's about inspiring each other to greater creativity. I like the idea of art for art's sake--and even moreso if we're going to have this weekly. I mean, who needs contest pressure every week?

[blueraven95]

37. I think the only contest stuff we are adding is

the license to put the pieces up in the group album. I personally have set up no other real rules besides that, except that the work must be your own.

[intheflow]

38. Cool beans.

...as we said in the '80's. :eyes:

[JeffR]

3. "I had a dream that was not all a dream..."

Taken with a pocket panoramic camera (came free with a magazine subscription).

[blueraven95]

15. ooh, very nice

:applause:

I love the dreamlike quality.

[JeffR]

31. Thanks. The mall this was taken in has a "bad dream" quality

now that the joyous festival of excessive consumerism, er, Christmas, is almost upon us.:scared:

[intheflow]

21. Wow, you dream in "Hitchcock."

:scared:

Where was that taken, anyway?

[JeffR]

30. This is in a downtown shopping mall

The birds are a sculpture permanently on display. Up close they're pretty kitschy but from a bit of a distance they can be ominous or beautiful, depending on your mood and the angle of view.

[Mz Pip]

34. I love ther perspective

in this shot. It has a surreal effect of an endless tunnel where the nightmares hide.

Very cool.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[F.Gordon]

6. "because the stairs won't let me get to my bedroom."

[intheflow]

22. You are so shut off.

:smoke: :beer:

*Ack* That photo makes me feel car sick if I look at it too long.

[F.Gordon]

45. What?

:shrug:

:smoke:

Yes, but can you sleep after seeing this? I really suck at these contest/challenge things. Had an "idea" for this thing... will see if I can slap it together before Saturday.

[intheflow]

47. "You are so shut off" =

"What a trippy photo, Dude! You must have taken it under the influence." :smoke: :beer:

Is that clearer?

[blueraven95]

7. Contest License

CONTEST LICENSE:

An entrant to this contest, by submitting a photograph, is giving permission for that photograph to be copied to Demopedia and/or to a linked Gallery that will display the photographs entered for this contest for the purpose of publicizing future contests and/or commemorating current and past contests. The entrant retains all other rights to the photograph being submitted. Neither Demopedia and/or a linked Gallery may use any photograph submitted for any purpose other than to display the photograph being submitted by the entrant, and neither gains any real or implied ownership rights to the photograph.

An entrant can disclaim this Contest License and retain all rights to the photograph. If an entrant wishes to disclaim the Contest License they must include the following statement in the post containing their photograph; "I disclaim the Contest License, and reserve all rights to my photograph" Any photograph submitted by an entrant with this disclaimer statement will not be copied and displayed in Demopedia and/or any linked Gallery.

Added so we can put these up in the group smugafugalug. If you have already posted, please let me know if you are okay with having these posted there. Thanks and sorry it wasn't here originally.

blueraven95

[JeffR]

10. Hey, why not?

for posterity's sake and all...

[Mz Pip]

13. No problem

As long as I get any royalites if someone decides to make posters of my kitty. :-) Or Halloween costumes.

Mz Pip
:dem:

[F.Gordon]

14. It's fairly secure.... not perfect..

Once upon a time in a land far far away I forgot to shut off the print ordering thingy and I made a new "friend". :P I won't make that mistake again.
:rofl:

Try to "steal" one of the photos....

http://www.forumphotogroup.com/gallery/2135663

[Ms. Toad]

25. Hey...I'm not THAT bad a friend

O8)


...oh...you meant that OTHER new friend :evilgrin:

[F.Gordon]

46. I never considered that

Would have never met you if I hadn't met my other new "friend". The Silver Lining Factor.

[superconnected]

16. try this one from a pic taken in seattle today

More on this subj here:
http://www.komotv.com/news/4754281.html

And the answer: "I can't sleep, because the crash woke me up."

[intheflow]

23. OMG! Was the driver ok?

And did you really hear this crash?

[superconnected]

36. The driver is fine.

I guess I wasn't clear. I was kidding, like I was driving and the crash woke me up.

This driver fell 50' after breaking through the barrier and then got out of his car without a scratch. The dumpster saved him. It was a big deal on seattle news yesterday. I was 30 miles away when it happened.

[JeffR]

32. Wow!

:wow:

[Robb]

17. "Because I'm dreaming in black and white"

It's funny, I was going to post this in its own thread, as I'm not usually a portrait kind of guy. But what the hey.

[intheflow]

24. I can't make up my mind about this shot.

I'd love to know the story behind it. On one hand I could see this as a very sexy, sensuous photo. On the other hand, the black and white and soft focus and the girl's closed eyes could be construed as creepy: is the girl dead? Is she in the process of getting murdered? Who owns what hand? A good shot, all around, because it really does give me pause.

[Robb]

27. Wow. I almost hate to ruin it

...by giving away it was just an attempt at a portrait of my sweetie. Turns out when she turned away, that's when the best shot came. :)

[JeffR]

33. That's cool, Robb. Reminds me of all those French films

from the 50s and 60s. It has that sort of sensuous angst feel.

[intheflow]

18. What keeps me up at night?! Duh!

:P

Hey, a screen shot has got to count toward some kind of digital photography, right? :shrug:

[blueraven95]

26. I am immortalized in great art

wicked.

[Blue_In_AK]

28. I don't even know how to do that. :(

[ConsAreLiars]

29. Shift/PrtScrn captures the whole screen, and

Alt/PrtScn captures the top window only. Either one gets copied to the clipboard, and then, when your image editing software is open, you select Edit/Paste to show the image. Then do what you wish (save as, for example) with it.

[intheflow]

35. I don't have a "print screen" button on my hp.

But fn+home to gets me a screen shot.

[insane_cratic_gal]

39. Puppy won't let me sleep!

He won't let the big dog sleep either. Same photo from the other thread but with a filter on it. (ya i'm cheating a little lol)

[blueraven95]

40. actually, I really like the interpretation

that it is the bigger dog who can't sleep - as if the photo is his (her?) response.

on edit: There is something in the bigger dog's expression that suggests annoyance and possibly even insomnia to me.

[insane_cratic_gal]

42. yep

the little one is always using lucky(him btw you were right =) as a door mat step stool or blanket. I think insomnia has struck as both with the new addition. And 2 am potty breaks certainly have added to it! To be honest I think Lucky has it worse lol his ears are always being tugged and ankles bitten, face and ears cleaned.. he grumps often about it but it doesn't stop.

[blueraven95]

41. "I just couldn't put it down!"

[intheflow]

43. ROFL!

That was me as a girl! :rofl: No wonder I did poorly in school.

The last time I remember that happening was when I read Stephen King's Misery, which I read in one night about 15 years ago. I had to read it by flashlight, under a blanket so I wouldn't keep my partner up with the lamp on. But it was too scary for me to put down!

[blueraven95]

44. I think the last time

I was actually reading under the blanket was a James Patterson novel - Kiss the Girls I think. It must have been at least 10 years ago, and I was so freaked out I couldn't put it down. The killer came in through air ducts and we were living in an old house that made lots of noise. I don't think I slept at all.

[JeffR]

48. If this were a contest, that would be the winner

excellent!:D

[blueraven95]

49. aw, gee, thanks

:blush:

[F.Gordon]

50. Only 7 pixs???

:shrug:

[blueraven95]

51. yeah, I don't get it either.

I thought this was an easy one.

[F.Gordon]

52. Maybe some can't sleep at night

...trying to come up with a photo. :crazy:

[Blue_In_AK]

53. I'm time challenged...

I just got another big transcript to do, so who knows when I'll be back. Tata for now.

[jhain]

54. i have an idea

but have not set it up yet....

[Ms. Toad]

55. A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far, away

I once knew this stuff...


My daughter's AP chem class - I'm earning an A

(Just kidding - she's earning it) - but remembering what I once knew, so I am a half paragraph ahead of her and can answer her questions is keeping me awake at night....why do they only have the odd answers in the back of the book? :( )

[blueraven95]

56. I love it

it's so neat to see the very different things people are coming up with.

[jhain]

57. Java

[blueraven95]

58. This happens to me all the time

I drink a cup of coffee thinking I'll be okay and then I'm up all night.

[CC]

59. These days....

kitchen renovation hell, and that is with things going somewhat smoothly. :rofl:

I finally have counter tops.:bounce::bounce: A working sink tomorrow and appliances Tuesday. :bounce::bounce:

Two pics for the price of one.





Edited to add, I hate cooking but right now I can't wait until I can cook real food on a real stove and thanks to Mrs. Toad the FIRST thing I will bake in the oven is pumpkin pie.:)

[Blue_In_AK]

60. Hey, CC...

I'm right there with you in remodel hell, although MY part is all done now with the painting and wallpapering. HullBoss is going to start tiling the shower tomorrow, which is the very last stage (besides putting up the towel racks, etc.) Then I'll be posting before and after pictures, too. You guys won't believe it.

[CC]

61. I can't wait and tell

Hullboss (you too of course) I can feel your pain. Makes me not feel so bad that it seems like it is taking forever since you all are still at it.

[Blue_In_AK]

62. Steadily at it, too...

...although we did have a few days' down time waiting for my not-so-reliable ex-son-in-law plumber to show up for some of the work HullBoss couldn't do. But we're all finished with him now, so I think just a few more days and we'll be finished.

[CC]

63. I'm hoping two more weeks and we

will be finished. My not so calm Ter is doing the sink plumbing tomorrow after a frustrating day at it today. Defiantly post pics, I plan on it when all is done. Also think some high price tequila will be drank the day it is done in celebration.(It doesn't give me hangovers.):rofl: Then I might have time to relearn my camera and that photography thing I keep hearing about.

[Ms. Toad]

64. I'd send you one,

but they're all gone, and I'm not sure how well they would travel anyway!

[Mz Pip]

65. I want that!!!

I have been trying for years to get Mr Pip to do a kitchen remodel. I haven't made much progress. :shrug:

Mz Pip
:dem:

[CC]

67. Don't let him talk to

Ter or it will never happen. :rofl: He rethinks the whole thing a few hundred times a day when he is working on it. He is doing some major what the hell did I get myself into this weekend. It has been a lot of work and frustration but it will be worth it when it is finished. Least I keep telling myself that.

[intheflow]

66. That's going to be beautiful when it's done.

What's going up on the backdrop, where the plywood is? And is the red atop the second photo the new color?

[CC]

68. Thank you, it is getting there.

The back splash is going to be stainless steel. I thought about tile but Ter really wants the steel. Have to let him get his way on something and I would have to do the tiling so why not that. The red is the new color. Beyr California Poppy is the color. Both of us like it more each time we see it. As far as the kitchen proper I put enough cabinets in there is going to be very little painting. Behind the fridge and around the doors is about it. Well and the ceiling whenever the recessed lights get put in. Guess I'll have to get red small appliances. Toaster, can opener, coffee maker and whatever else to bring red into the rest of the kitchen.:evilgrin: