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Going, and Going, ... and Gone!
Going, and Going, ... and Gone!
GrayGhost


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: AA Battery (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Location: New Providence, NJ USA
Date: Dec 26, 2006
Aperture: f/11.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Humorous, Animals
Date Uploaded: Dec 26, 2006

 This is Flopsy, a 10-year-old mini lop buck rabbit who is on his last legs - he has arthritis, and can no longer hop or even walk, but he is happy and hanging in there, using swimming motions to get around a little.

More craft work and nostalgia - the drum is an old film can covered and trimmed in sheet foam, drumsticks are 1/4" dowel with a little sheet foam.

Key light is 580EX in Photek Softlighter on left, fill is 580EX on camera, pointed up with catchlight card up, highlight/background is 430EX with pink gel against black seamless, Canon E-TTL II 1:8 A:B:C.

ACR, exposure, curve, PS crop, saturation, resize, color conversion to sRGB, USM, save for web. Wish that this were advanced editing to get rid of some hairs, spots, and sensor dust, but this is it.

I expect some low votes, especially so soon after the "Pet Portrait II" challenge, but I hope that at least some people have a good chuckle.

Statistics
Place: 7 out of 142
Avg (all users): 6.6182
Avg (commenters): 8.2581
Avg (participants): 6.1481
Avg (non-participants): 6.7330
Views since voting: 2643
Views during voting: 564
Votes: 275
Comments: 39
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 01/03/2007 02:34:22 PM
You're on a real roll. Congratulations again!
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 01/03/2007 05:38:21 AM
Another top ten baby!! Congratulations! I got a good laugh out of this one and I'm so glad it scored well for you. You are my kindred "arts & crafts" spirit aren't you?! :)
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 01/03/2007 12:10:31 AM
Aww, give Flopsy some cuddles for me... arthritis must be so tough.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/02/2007 07:18:29 PM
Hilarious!! Drumsticks are a perfect touch with the bunny's pose. Well composed. Perhaps a darker background would have made the other elements pop a bit more, but truly a fun photo. Good luck in the challenge.
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 01/02/2007 07:09:12 PM
a great shot and one of my favourites 10
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 01/02/2007 08:49:44 AM
hahaha!! Nice one there!
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 01/02/2007 06:57:00 AM
"going and going etc." is a duracell battery... sry mate
 01/01/2007 08:31:28 AM
:D
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 01/01/2007 05:04:04 AM
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww bunnieeeee!!!!!!!!!!!! Such an adorable shot. The concept is very fantastic as well.
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 12/31/2006 10:09:03 PM
LOL, well done
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 12/31/2006 04:56:11 PM
Love the shot and the fact that your rabbit looks genuinly tired. did you really get him to play till he dropped ?? lol.
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 12/31/2006 02:08:19 PM
Gtreat looking bunny, nice photo.-8
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 12/31/2006 01:28:36 PM
Great idea, nice shot, too funny. Good work.
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 12/31/2006 10:42:46 AM
That is HYSTERICAL! Major kudos for getting a picture of a bunny lying down with props. Love this one :-)
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 12/29/2006 06:26:37 PM
I am not going to nitpick on the purple hues on right, etc. :D
but instead give this a 9 because it made me GASP (a good gasp)!! :D
Coolest idea. :)
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 12/29/2006 02:20:30 PM
:D LMAO. Well done in the creative department.
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 12/29/2006 02:04:41 PM
That's a good one. That's not a dead rabbit is it?
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 12/29/2006 11:38:36 AM
Awwwwww. . . .how cute and clever! Way to go tugging on my heart with a photo of a battery! :) 10
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 12/29/2006 10:51:37 AM
it would be cool to have the duracell batter.... almost as though the duracel battery knocked out the energizer bunny!
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 12/29/2006 02:13:46 AM
Bumping to a 10 even though I dislike the grey background and would have liked to have had brighter reds and blues. Great idea and photo.
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 12/28/2006 11:03:16 PM
Barney got tired :D
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/28/2006 08:12:54 PM
cleaver idea
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/28/2006 06:45:54 PM
This one has it all...humour...great backgroung/lighting/focus...my top mark...9
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 12/28/2006 04:57:28 PM
HAHA! Cute!
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 12/28/2006 11:58:48 AM
I love this. What an adorable bunny! It's going in my favorites. 10
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 12/27/2006 10:33:07 PM
Good idea. Cute and funny.
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 12/27/2006 05:08:17 PM
Well done--very funny.
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 12/27/2006 04:58:21 PM
Oh my this is just too darn cute. Love it!
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 12/27/2006 02:42:27 PM
very cute
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 12/27/2006 12:30:53 PM
OHMIGAWD!!!!! What a flat freakin' HOWL!!!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/27/2006 11:03:37 AM
great getting the bunny to pose!!!
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 12/27/2006 10:38:23 AM
GREAT! Awesome take on the challenge....and such a sport that bunny is to pose so well! My only criticism is the light purple glow in the right corner...still a <9> to me!
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 12/27/2006 10:07:04 AM
Very good idea and well executed. One of the best so far.
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 12/27/2006 02:43:57 AM
This one is just fabulous!!!How cute the bunny is and were did you get that drum? lol GL
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 12/27/2006 02:18:39 AM
so cute!!!! great idea, you must be a duracel person!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/27/2006 01:57:01 AM
Happy Holidays - 10
the best I've seen
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/27/2006 01:22:24 AM
Nice idea is the rabbit real?????
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/27/2006 01:11:25 AM
Awww! Cute idea! Very cooperative bunny.
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 12/27/2006 01:11:15 AM
Funny......
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