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Troll !!!
Troll !!!
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Challenge: Superstitions & Urban Legends II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Kodak DX7590
Location: Old Town, Lansing, MI. ...under the river walk.
Date: Jun 25, 2006
Aperture: f3.2
ISO: 80
Shutter: 1/120
Galleries: Humorous
Date Uploaded: Jun 27, 2006

 Everybody's heard of them! The source of those so undeserved one's! The one and only. The Troll!!! I found this fine example of the species under the river walk down in Old Town :-) Caught him in the act of the trolls favorite activity, giving out ones and twos on the first night of voting!

Hehe, actually that is Ron (Toocool) 'modeling' for me on this shot. He went above and beyond the call of duty for this one. On top of hauling all the gear down through all the rocks and crawling under the boardwalk, he donned that heavy shirt (it was a warm afternoon), and put on the make-up all over his face, arms and chest. Great job, and much thanks Dude!

Anyways, I hope I conveyed the idea convincingly. We shall see. It was a tough exposure. Lots of light out in the surrounding area and on the water, but dark and shady under the walk where we were. Used fill flash, with the compensation turned down to -1. I originally was thinking of going with a quad tone, but after playing with the shots, felt the color worked better. In ps-rotate, cropped, levels, curves, selective color, hue/sat, little more levels and curves, resized, usm, sfw.

Thanks for checking out my pic :-)

Statistics
Place: 22 out of 97
Avg (all users): 5.8596
Avg (commenters): 7.3860
Avg (participants): 5.8372
Avg (non-participants): 5.8627
Views since voting: 2457
Views during voting: 567
Votes: 349
Comments: 69
Favorites: 3 (view)

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 10/31/2008 09:56:02 AM
Tee hee. . oh man! This should have gotten a 10! :)

A fine tribute to the old trolls who make our life so miserable :)

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 07/19/2006 07:00:55 AM
Really Really funny pic..
cheers for toocool for braving the heat
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 07/06/2006 12:00:10 AM
Nice concept!
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 07/05/2006 08:31:41 PM
That's just too funny. Great idea!
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 07/05/2006 06:39:20 PM
LOL!!! I didn't vote in this challenge so I didn't see this one - AWESOME!!! Love it!
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 07/05/2006 05:55:09 PM
I would like to thank the 40 people who voted this below a 4. You guys got it and I think I saw one or two of ya down under the bridge...
TC
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 07/05/2006 02:50:39 PM
Oh damn, this is hilarious! Props to Toocool !
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 07/05/2006 02:49:27 PM
Good One Gene, a very creative idea well executed. Cool of you and Ron.
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 07/05/2006 02:05:19 PM
1 (9 votes)
2 (6 votes)

I see the trolls didn't like your idea as much :D .. great shot!! :)
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 07/05/2006 02:01:27 PM
Very cool! Love it!
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 07/05/2006 01:49:51 PM
LMAO! Great shot for DPC :-)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/04/2006 11:50:35 PM
Get'em now, quickly! LOL! :D
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 07/04/2006 12:13:52 PM
ROTFL! I love this!
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 07/03/2006 05:45:26 PM
Hihihi, after watching the vote cast today... it feels like this could be true :o) Love the humor in this picture... it is sharp, some effort put in it... excellent - 8
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 07/03/2006 10:36:03 AM
haha hillarious.
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 07/03/2006 12:41:26 AM
HEY you giving me a 1
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 07/02/2006 09:17:54 PM
Too funny!! High marks for creativity!!
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 07/02/2006 06:39:20 PM
haha i love the idea but the photo lacks the creative idea
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 07/02/2006 03:21:42 PM
Great idea. 9
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 07/02/2006 03:02:30 PM
That's pretty funny. Good idea.
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 07/02/2006 11:44:11 AM
Ha ha, what a great commentary to dp trolls. I won't be one on this one. I'll give you an 8 for creativity. Nice exposure under the bridge, nice color, nice detail.
Bump to 9
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 07/02/2006 07:24:19 AM
I had a good laugh. Well done.
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 07/02/2006 02:32:16 AM
Hahahaha...now this is great. Good thinking.
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 07/01/2006 06:42:50 PM
Interesting concept....I get it....sorta?
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 07/01/2006 12:13:45 PM
Very, very funny. I really did laugh out loud. But this is not believable, because he is alone and we know they run in packs.
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 06/30/2006 11:05:22 PM
Great, creative take on the challenge. My only nit is the blown highlights in the water which makes me wonder if a different time of day would have been better. 10
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 06/30/2006 08:14:20 PM
Hehehe... very cool ;) 9
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 06/30/2006 05:40:04 PM
Hahahahahaha! That explains a lot. Good one!
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 06/30/2006 02:02:04 PM
Great sense of humor. Nice setup and composition to advance the photos theme! Well done!
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 06/30/2006 11:58:07 AM
LMFAO so so very true my fave so far
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 06/30/2006 12:29:07 AM
does he had DSL under that bridge?
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 06/29/2006 10:31:55 PM
this is awesome!! he is probably on myspace...
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 06/29/2006 10:16:34 PM
So the legend is true! In that case, subscribe to the "Unpopular Troll" magazine. :)
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 06/29/2006 07:33:38 PM
Very funny. Should go on a DPC humour thread...
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 06/29/2006 12:44:01 PM
This is so a propos...Particularly on this site, given all the speculation regard low scores.

A very nice image which should do very well in this challenge... particularly when one considers that YOU have nothing to fear from the trolls ... :O)

The best of luck to you.
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 06/29/2006 09:13:46 AM
Excellent!!!
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 06/29/2006 07:18:35 AM
you went through a lot of trouble and got a great shot, well done....there ARE trolls! This is proof...SC should take notice
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 06/29/2006 06:24:01 AM
hhahahahah just like i imagen them :P
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 06/29/2006 06:04:02 AM
Ha ha very good!
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 06/28/2006 11:46:24 PM
very interesint and disturnbing in a subtle way.
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 06/28/2006 10:53:32 PM
This better grab a ribbon, nice take on the challenge.
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 06/28/2006 10:33:01 PM
Hilarious!!!!!
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 06/28/2006 10:27:35 PM
Great picture! It's interesting to look at and funny at the same time - voting high for you!
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 06/28/2006 06:58:17 PM
Haha , and ROFL..... now you get a 1
not realy :-)
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 06/28/2006 06:36:03 PM
This is hilarious. LOVE the expression on the 'trolls' face. I'm sure he was voting on my desolation entry when you took this shot!
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 06/28/2006 06:22:13 PM
Well, it's good to finally be able to put a (dirty) face to a name! This is very funny and well done.
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 06/28/2006 06:19:09 PM
so that's what they look like! haha!
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 06/28/2006 05:43:45 PM
I got your point (troll/troll) but it's a little bit out of space for me. 6
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 06/28/2006 04:55:00 PM
hahahaha great presentation!
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 06/28/2006 02:41:19 PM
I've always wondered what the internet version looked like! Funny.
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 06/28/2006 02:32:29 PM
This is very funny, and very "DPC-ish"! I admire your idea and efforts in this. His expression is priceless. You did a great job on what must have been a difficult lighting situation - deep shadow under the bridge and bright glare on the water.
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 06/28/2006 02:26:04 PM
haha.
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 06/28/2006 01:43:14 PM
Hahahahaha! Delightful!
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 06/28/2006 01:37:37 PM
HA HA HA HA HA!!

This one has humor to it.
I like it. I like it!
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 06/28/2006 11:58:10 AM
Love this concept. Great way to Re-create a fairy tale. Oh wait, its not a superstition or Urban legend... Hmmmm. But very nice all the same.
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 06/28/2006 11:48:14 AM
LOL!!! :) I love it! Not only do I really like the angles in the shot from the bridge trusses and riverbank, but the placement of the "troll" is excellent as well. GREAT play on words! :D
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 06/28/2006 11:24:13 AM
Ha, internet troll...I get it!
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 06/28/2006 11:14:30 AM
Extra points for appropriate humor! The quintessential DPC Urban Legend!
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 06/28/2006 10:22:17 AM
ROFLMAO NOt a great photo, but I love the sentiment. ;~D
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 06/28/2006 10:10:25 AM
haha
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 06/28/2006 09:59:14 AM
LoL! i would have liked to see more of the bridge to add the extra interest btu very, very funny.
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 06/28/2006 08:50:18 AM
Good stuff!
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 06/28/2006 08:31:39 AM
VERY funny.
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 06/28/2006 08:05:37 AM
haha good comedic value. there is a little bit of troll in everyone
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 06/28/2006 02:48:07 AM
Very amusing.

Of course, that's a dpc-specific legend.
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 06/28/2006 01:53:51 AM
LOL this is great. Wonderful idea.
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 06/28/2006 01:03:11 AM
hahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa too cute.
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 06/28/2006 12:48:31 AM
Hah! I wondered if someone would do this!
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 06/28/2006 12:16:09 AM
ahahahah
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