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Challenge: Double Take II (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Challenges 2008
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS
Location: Albany, Ohio
Date: Aug 30, 2008
Aperture: f/7.1
ISO: 250
Shutter: 1/60
Date Uploaded: Aug 31, 2008

This is my brother-in-law Ben and two of their latest batch of barn kittens. He doesn't dress this way every day. Just sometimes.

PS - if you live anywhere near the mid-Ohio valley, you can have one of these kittens, or both, or their siblings for FREE!!!

Alternate titles:
Would you buy a kitten from this man?
Dueling with dual kittens
Two-fisted kitten fighter
Florentine kitten fighter (has something to do with fighting styles) not Kitten Florentine (which would come with spinach)

Processed with the "aged photo" Lightroom preset (seemed appropriate enough) and some "healing" of a powerline behind his head. Figured power lines weren't quite "period". Cropped, sharpened.

Hopefully this made a few folks laugh. No kittens were even remotely harmed in the shooting for this challenge - in fact, they got lots and lots of attention. :-)



Statistics
Place: 46 out of 150
Avg (all users): 5.9549
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.8846
Avg (non-participants): 6.0000
Views since voting: 7134
Views during voting: 240
Votes: 133
Comments: 30
Favorites: 4 (view)


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08/06/2010 12:52:01 AM
LOL! I remember this image... it's stuck in my head. *sigh* But, I didn't put you and it together. Got any more... similar??
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11/22/2009 07:15:02 AM
haha!! I don't remember seeing this one before! I love it!
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09/08/2008 04:57:10 PM
LOL, Deb.
The kitten on the left looks terrified. Your BIL must be a pretty good actor ... he certainly played the big bad part well!!
Nice job. Congrats on the nice score too. Well done.
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09/08/2008 12:05:56 PM
Lunch!
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09/08/2008 11:10:37 AM
I really did LOL, when I opened this image. That big tough 'warrior' with those two little kittens is over the top!! But of course two adorable kittens is verging on illegal. :P
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09/08/2008 10:29:58 AM
I laughed out loud at this, in an otherwise yawnfest of a challenge. Well done!
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09/08/2008 10:22:05 AM
Hehe, this was my highest rated entry. What happened to DPC humour?
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09/08/2008 09:14:00 AM
I had to come back and see who's this was :-) Still love it and I did forward it to my shelter friends!
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09/08/2008 08:16:28 AM
LOL! I'd also like the title, "Medieval Weaponry"
Very funny shot, well done too!
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09/08/2008 05:23:18 AM
this shot made me laugh out loud. Great humour, excellent shot.
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09/08/2008 03:21:04 AM
Would you buy a kitten from this man? <-- Woulda been my choice of the ones you listed. :)

Do they let you visit your brother in law very often there at the institution? LOL

Not the best placing, but a good score and very well shot and edited AND very entertaining.
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09/08/2008 02:42:37 AM
This has to be one of the funniest photos I have ever seen - I laughed til I cried when I saw this (and God knows, after the week I have had, I badly needed a good laugh...). My three are going in for their respective chops and ops in a week or so - I suspect the veterinary staff could do with this outfit!
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09/08/2008 12:49:37 AM
Haha! Couldn't help but really laugh out loud at this one! Great stuff :D
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09/08/2008 12:40:54 AM
Soooooooo is your BIL coming dressed like this (with the kitty accessories) to the GTG? If so, I look forward to taking pics of him! lol

This would make a great card. From the "having a bad day" series... The two kittens talking to each other... the one on the right is saying something like "I told you he was trouble!" and then the other one is listening and looking sheepish. (I'm not in witty mode and have nothing clever to say...)

This is a hilarious photo. Love it!
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09/08/2008 12:19:08 AM
Ha! Another wonderful Deb shot. :) Love the title, too.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/07/2008 08:25:41 PM
this is an interesting shot. i like the processing. the leafy background is a bit busy. somehow this image invokes concern for the kittens.
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09/05/2008 07:09:39 PM
Not even gonna ask why you have this gear! Funny title. Torn about the treatment, while it fits your garb, it is not a style I personally like. I will err on the side of art!
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09/05/2008 01:16:38 PM
thats really clever! i love how the big strong man is holding the little delicate kittins... definately a ten
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09/05/2008 02:47:51 AM
lol, this is funny.
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09/04/2008 08:55:44 PM
Nice picture - Like the muted colours but feel the cats get a little lost in the whole thing.
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09/03/2008 02:03:44 PM
Can us shelter volunteers have some, too? That would come in REALLY handy come next summer. In fact, when the challenge is over I need to remember to forward this to my friends at the shelter. The image may end up with its own fan club!

Major bonus point for such a creative subject, even if you only were clever enough to see the opportunity :-)
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09/02/2008 01:50:33 PM
Cute, Unique, Different Idea. Like It.
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09/02/2008 04:56:35 AM
Slightly overexposed and the noisy background is distracting.
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09/01/2008 06:39:03 PM
love the title
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09/01/2008 06:01:30 PM
Hahah! Wonderful idea
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09/01/2008 05:05:03 PM
This is just downright hilarious and the title kills me!! : )
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09/01/2008 12:38:56 PM
This is a scream! Nice treatment with the sepia.
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09/01/2008 01:15:59 AM
Oh, my, LOL! I can relate much. Very humorous, and nice unexpected juxtaposition.
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09/01/2008 12:47:16 AM
They're only flesh wounds...
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09/01/2008 12:45:12 AM
Caption made me laugh out loud. Cute.
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