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shop...til...you...drop
shop...til...you...drop
pixelpig


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Camera: Apple iPhone
Location: a big box store
Date: Aug 1, 2009
Date Uploaded: Aug 1, 2009

Viewed: 170
Comments: 12
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 there I was, in the wrong line as usual. The unlucky doofus in front of me had the irrational compulsion to buy this very ugly grey T-Shirt but it had no price tag so of course that required the attention of a supervisor...blah blah blah. While I waited, I danced to the music in my earbuds & propped my iPhone on the handle of my buggy (it's called a buggy in Alabama) & started up some covert snapshooting. When I got them in the computer, I saw I had one totally oof shot & one sharp shot of the same basic scene. Oooh, something I've always wanted to do is layer 2 shots like this, not for HDR but for motion. Does this count as "editing the crap out of it?" Haha. The result is everything I was hoping it would be, combining the energy of the oof with the storytelling detail of the sharp shot to create something neither one could do alone--the total lack of any brain activity caused by standing for too long in a line at a big box store. BW ver included for those who care--all comments welcome.


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 08/03/2009 09:34:33 AM
lol this is like a photo taken by someone who is a shopaholic and now has the shakes because they are about to make a purchase hehehe

What a fun idea to overlay the two! You should post both originals in here for comparison.
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 08/02/2009 02:08:10 PM
i love the common persona. truly a very fine snap.
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 08/02/2009 11:07:40 AM
The blur conveys a frenzied pace of shopping that is in contrast with the boredom of standing in line.....very cool.
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 08/02/2009 10:52:50 AM
Congrats on your accomplishment. You got what you wanted.
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 08/02/2009 10:50:57 AM
Heh! It has that "if I have to stand in line any longer I'm going to fall down...." kinda feel to it, with the lights beginning to go all hazy....
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 08/02/2009 09:34:00 AM
I LOVE this.. great snapshot!
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 08/02/2009 09:21:03 AM
I like the motion blur but yet you can still see the sharp parts. Nice job layering them.
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 08/02/2009 08:51:14 AM
This is exactly how I feel when the wife forces me to go to Wall mart.
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 08/02/2009 01:40:24 AM
The lights at the top make this shot for me, the way they are warped is cool looking.
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 08/02/2009 01:26:30 AM
Gotta go with the color version. Looks more chaotic. Your stories crack me up... You're outta control :)
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 08/02/2009 01:26:27 AM
Wow! Full of energy and life.
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 08/02/2009 01:23:12 AM
I loved your narrative! Sounds like your brain was about to explode.
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