The Race is On
Uploaded: September 27, 2010
December's Monthly Theme - ACTION!
DEDICATED TO BP's ROBERT Bemus and Brett Dolsen D.
GOOD HEAVENS!
Look At The Surfers In
!!! CANMORE ALBERTA CANADA !!!
Is This The Summer Olympics For Them?
Well, if nothing else, they are good sports, having no ocean and no waves!
(HA!)
I had some fun in
MICROSOFT DIGITAL IMAGING
~!Layering!~
So Here Is The Question Of The Day.
Q. There is only one real surfer there. Can you guess which one it is?
* * * * * Take a Good Look, Then Open The Thread To Find Out! * * * * *
(DDR) 310810 Re-Submit
Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/2500 seconds, Flash: did not fire, auto mode, ISO: 200, Model: NIKON D90
Laura E. Swan September 27, 2010
* * * #1311997Gord MacEachern September 27, 2010
I will say I picked the right one and hope my nose don't grow, lol..Michelle Alton September 27, 2010
I DID pick the right one, 'cuz you posted it recently! You've done a grand job with this bit of whimsy, Laura. #8931804Jeff Robinson September 27, 2010
Great job Laura - A fun DD piece! Jeff #8931846Ron McEwan September 27, 2010
Great DD work again Laura. #8932044Nancyj E. Hovey September 27, 2010
Excellent cloning...and wonderful theme, Laura... now, please excuse my humor, but are these young Halloween witches trying to take off with brooms on their first outing? hehe...I didn't have my glasses on when I first saw this, and I thought those paddles were brooms! 8o) #8932383Monnie Ryan September 27, 2010
Nope -- I guessed the wrong one! Wonderful, fun image, Laura! #8932465Douglas Pignet September 27, 2010
Nice post work and kewl capture #8932509Lorna Shutter September 27, 2010
LOL! I thought it was the big one in the middle! Darn! In the thumbnail, they looked like surfing photographers to me! Their paddles looked like tripods! Witches, Nancyj? Ha! Ha! What a hilarious image, Sis! You must have been in the brew again when you worked on this one! Fabulous fun, Laura! :) #8932537Stan Kwasniowski September 27, 2010
Laura, I think I had one martini too many lol #8932648Nancyj E. Hovey September 27, 2010
Well, witches, they come in October for Halloween....and we all DO know Ms Laura LOVES Halloween parties...and is probably getting ready for Halloween BP 2010!!! Right....so the paddles are brooms for beginner witches! 8o)...lol #8932727Lorna Shutter September 27, 2010
Oh yes, you're right Nancyj! Hey, I think that real surfer is Laura with her beginner's broom! She's doing quite well, isn't she? She should be up in the air by Hallowe'en! LOL! :) #8932771Kirsten Kiki Kjaer September 27, 2010
Oh, Sister. This is SO funny!! I nearly ... no I didn'nt, but it was close! HAHAHA!John Connolly September 27, 2010
Fabulous fun work here Laura! Thanks for sharing your darkroom delusions with us, great work!Tammy Espino September 27, 2010
OMG one is missing a head and I think I see a shark fin!!! :) Great work Laura loo loo!!! #8933418Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna September 27, 2010
Awesome DDR work, Laura! It looks like you had tons of fun creating this! :-) k #8933451Laura E. Swan September 27, 2010
HI EVERYBODY!!! I see you have all pulled up a seat in the bleachers here to watch the race! COOL BEANS! WHO WANTS POPCORN???Oh...I am in tears laughing. Seriously! You guy have had fun with this one. Oh. Dear. This is too good. Where do I start?
Well FIRST, EVERYONE! STAN IS MAKING US ALL MARTINI'S! (Thanks, Stan! You're a GEM! Make them EXTRA DRY, will you?!) Also, dear funny BPers, Thanks for having fun with me. Oh my...
Mumj..Brooms? Young witches practicing until they LIFT OFF? Tammy? Headless surfers? SHARK FINS? Sister Lorna SURFING PHOTOGRAPHERS WITH TRIPODS? (Gord...Your nose?! What is wrong with it? Oh dear. It has changed in the last ten minutes...?)
And you guys talk about ME! HA! Well I guess we are all in the same boat, hey?
Mumj is RIGHT! Halloween once again will be a major event in my gallery. WHO IS READY FOR IT?
I plan to have a party thread and any who enter...MUST HAVE A COSTUME! This means YOU POST AN IMAGE THERE with YOU or a consenting loved one IN COSTUME. HA!
The rest of the month will have fun stuff, too. So get geared up. It's on it's way! (Boo!)
(Be THINKING ABOUT YOUR COSTUME OR DIG UP ONE FROM THE YEARS GONE BY! ALL PHOTOS WILL BE WELCOME AT THE BIG MONSTER-MASH-BASH!)
Okay...and Tammy...I laugh every time I read your comment. You are so right. HEADLESS!!!! HA! But MAYBE she was looking down at her surf board??? What do you think??? AHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!! OR MAYBE ONE OF THE OTHER JR WITCHES DID A REALLY GOOD SPELL ON HER AND ZAPPED IT RIGHT OFF! HA!
(Oh how these threads can go downhill!)
Love it!
Thanks EVERYONE! For all you said and for the great fun that you are.
-Laura :) (And all other names I go by.)
STAN...Where are those Martini's? Stan??? #8933523
Laura E. Swan September 27, 2010
I forgot to thank you John..."Dark Room Delusions"! I LOVE IT! Bursting smiles with that one dear friend!Hey....So would that be, DDR-D?
YES! LET'S "MAKE IT SO!"
Hey...where is Wm? Can't "MAKE IS SO" without WM!
(Insert Star Trek Music Now Please)
Laura E. Swan September 27, 2010
#8933595Ellen Hodges September 27, 2010
Super capture and thread, Laura!!! I/m thinking about old costumes now!!! You should have your own tv show, really!!! #8933869Rona L. Schwarz September 27, 2010
I agree! It's worth the visit cause it's always so entertaining and fun! Was captivated by this image - Yes, I guessed right, but wonderful cloning and super DD work, as always, Laura! #8933881Laura E. Swan September 27, 2010
I have so much fun with you guys. :) Humm...my own TV show, hey, Ellen? Wow! What would we all it?YES COSTUMES! DIG THEM UP! WITH A SHOVEL IF YOU HAVE TO! HA!
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HEY RONA! Yippeeeee!!! You got it! Did I make it too obvious? Okay next time I'm gonna STUMP you guys! :D
Thanks for having a good time with me. Always a pleasure!
-Laura
P.S. These two ladies really did look so comical out there paddling away but I bet it is truly great exercise. Not that I would ever care to find out. HA! #8933914
Laura L. Gonzales September 27, 2010
HI EM!! Great DD Work! How fun and creative you are my dear! Love it, and I'll watch! LOL!!! Gotta love popcorn and choc, wouldn't be a race w/o it!!! LOL! Laura:)) #8933917Tommy E. Burgess September 27, 2010
Very fun and creative image Laura!! #8933949Julianne Bradford September 27, 2010
Very creative Laura! Cool composition. I had to disqualify myself..I kind of figured it out :-) #8933964Stephen Zacker September 28, 2010
Popular sport up there :-) The thread on this made me laugh #8934159Nancyj E. Hovey September 28, 2010
Ha, no wonder those brooms and beginner witches are still standing up. Just figured out why they learn on water in Canada! lol...can you just imagine falling into that water...glacier cold water? Yikes...I would learn to fly too! he heeee heee #8934188Karen Engelbreth September 28, 2010
LOL - a very fun image, Laura... #8935443Laura E. Swan September 28, 2010
Thanks for the fun everyone! Yes! Mumj, you might be onto something there!!!My Lap Top Is On It's LAST LEGS here folks. Ditch efforts are being made today backing things up.
If I disappear you will know why! :D
I'll be back soon, I HOPE! Maybe from my old desk top that is ALSO almost dead!
Hehe!
Thanks for commenting!
-Laura #8935456
Wm Nosal September 28, 2010
Very Cool Image, Laura! Love It!Patrick Rouzes September 28, 2010
A super creative & fun image here Swanee Laura! I admire your imagination & creativity, my friend! I guessed wrong too! #8935922isabel C. Zepeda September 30, 2010
LauraVery nice and you dont do it LOL is your summer too :)
Ysa... #8939693
Tiia Vissak December 04, 2010
very original! #9079155Dick W. Wyatt December 04, 2010
Good MT. #9079160Barbara Waldoch December 04, 2010
Great job, Laura! #9079173Kirsten Kiki Kjaer December 04, 2010
I'm still sheering for the woman with the hat! No! the one in the middle. HAHA! This IS great work, MSSSLala. #9079213Nancy J. Locke December 04, 2010
What an AMAZING and FUN photo, Laura!!!Your' beautiful personality shines through. Great treatment and creativity on a beautiful shot.
Hugs, Nancy #9079689
Patrick Rouzes December 04, 2010
Glad you reentered this amazing & super creative image,Laura! Super imagination you have there, my friend! Good luck , this time! WTG! #9079795Jyri Vissak December 04, 2010
Cool find! Well done. #9079975Ann Coates December 04, 2010
I've seen this one before but it still makes me laugh. Brilliant Laura. #9079992Mariann Kovats December 04, 2010
Haha, great work, Laura! I didn't guess it right! Very creative! #9080150John Connolly December 04, 2010
A wonderful photoshop moment and image Laura! A great theme effort! #9080260Brett Dolsen December 04, 2010
Sure gets crowded in the water up ypur way Laura!!Great DD work and thankyou! #9080336Rony Sagy December 04, 2010
Yes, and I guessed right too. Great DD work, Laura. #9080521Robert K. Bemus December 04, 2010
Great DDR and thank you for the dedication, Laura!! Got to agree with Brett-- sure is crowded up in Canada...haha.These are the current craze, by the way-- SUPs(Stand Up Paddleboards)
Still looking for my action shot of the snails.... #9080748
Stan Kwasniowski December 05, 2010
Laura, wonderful #9081928Randy D. Dinkins December 05, 2010
Cool fun and and dd work image. Love the thread and Star Trek soundtrek :-). Great job for MT. #9081930Thomas E. Hinds December 05, 2010
I have to say this image just jumped out at me and what a hoot! Great DDR work! I'd never have guessed which one was the original! Nice work with great humor, Laura! Plenty of action! #9082370Laura E. Swan December 05, 2010
Hi, Everyone! So glad you are enjoying my wacky DDR image. I fooled a few of you and then again a few of you got it right! HA! So fun for me.So Robert this is actually a new sport or something? Called: "S.U.P."?
So in California when a cool beach guy wants to ask a girl to Stand Up Paddleboard with him he merely says:
"'SUP BABY?!"
I enjoyed all of your comments very much.
Thank you again!
-Laura :D #9082444
Ellen Hodges December 05, 2010
Fantastic capture with awesome light. Did not guess the "real one!" Wonderful work, Laura! #9082461Avril Young December 05, 2010
my goodness, you are fantastic, how creative is this...excellent DDwork with that photo...wow! #9082545Stephen Zacker December 06, 2010
I am laughing.. you are funny #9082750Lorna Shutter December 06, 2010
I didn't get it right the first time, but I bet I can guess which girl is the "real one" this time! LOL! :D Glad you decided to re-enter this image, Sis! I love this capture with the sparkly waters and the ladies on their SUP's! Your colour and DD work is fabulous here! Hope the judges take notice of it this time! :) #9083115Karen Celella December 06, 2010
I didn't get it right, but thanks for the fun challenge, Laura. #9083541Laura E. Swan December 06, 2010
Hi Ellen, Avril, Steve, Lorna and Karen! :DI had a little too much fun with this one probably? Hee, Hee...
SO GLAD you guys are having fun, too!
Tammy pointed out that one has no head and I also noticed one has an almost see-through head! HA! Guess those got counted out. :) Lol...
Lorna Dooners, I like the sparkles in the water, too. THIS IS THE SAME BODY OF WATER that got me a finalist with the Thinga-ma-boppers. Remember that one? Those round white fuzzy things?
Enjoyed your comment everyone. Thanks for the visit!
-(Sister & Cousin) Laura :D
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Lorna Shutter December 06, 2010
Of course I remember those beautiful Thinga-ma-boppers! LOL! So that's where you took that shot. :) #9084219Laura E. Swan December 06, 2010
Yep. I was actually standing on some rocks at the waters edge (Near the thinga-ma-boppers) when I took this photo and nearly fell in! (So coordinated you know!) Does that run in the family or are you okay?!:D #9084225
Lorna Shutter December 06, 2010
Nope, it runs in the family. :D #9084232Laura E. Swan December 06, 2010
Whew. :D Glad I am not alone. I think we shouldn't wear big fat tennies. I do better with little slipper types of shoes. :)))Okay so, if you close your eyes in the shower will you fall over? Just morbid curiosity. #9084243
Nancyj E. Hovey December 06, 2010
HA, girls! It HAS to have come from the OTHER side of the family! lol #9084299Kim Andelkovic May 17, 2011
LOL.....great image.....enjoying browsing your amazing gallery Lady Laura :-) #9408296Mary K. Robison July 18, 2011
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