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Pic of the week game

Voting for Bob's bike mailbox just for the coolness of the re purpose.
 
Bob Baatfam pix is interesting how it is posed from across the street, but yet really directs attention to the mailbox-bike.

Impressed with Glen Dorkburger late night low light shot (per usuall), both for the exposure under the lights, and for the general pose, and often "hum, what did he have to do to get bike there??"

Yah, for my pic; I saw the art work and thought how I could be satirical and say its is "useless, but others would say does serve some purpose". And when deciding what side of the artwork to see and where to pose the bike, I did kinda thought the overall outline shape of it did kinda resemble the bike, so had the bike pointed in that direction.

I like ROger Burques pic, is an item that at first looks like one thing, but then on second look realize it serves a complete other purpose. And an interesting pose to show the size of things.

Hum, I was half expecting to see some pics of bike parked in front of the office of some congressman someone didnt like, or maybe city hall.

Hey, Rich, Tell me something, did you purposely have the bike mirror block view of the baby face on the box, but can see baby face in the broken mirror piece on the bench??

Agemax, after looking at the pic multiple times, I wondered if that section of the wall is a garage door.

Vote for Burque.


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Redman said:
Hey, Rich, Tell me something, did you purposely have the bike mirror block view of the baby face on the box, but can see baby face in the broken mirror piece on the bench?
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hee hee. Yep. Also positioned the square mirror to show the grill of my Mini (my other ride).
 
“Something that appears useless, silly, or fake, but actually has a serious purpose.”
“Or the opposite, something that appears useful, and is totally not.”

So Bob, what did you mean when you said “It cannot be a part from, or on, a motorbike…”?
It seems to me that your submission is quite a lot of “a part from… a motorbike”

murdoch’s is a lovely photo, but looking at it I wouldn’t know there’s a non-functioning fireplace there. I guess that it’s “something that appears useful, and is totally not.”
Burque’s pic is cool. Unusual and odd-looking, but I know what it is.
It took a while to figure out what the subject of Agemax’s was.
Redman’s is a lovely photo of something apparently and perhaps actually useless.
I like rich’s story
I think mine is very much something that appears useless but has a purpose.
Dork’s is kind of astounding
Gustov’s required another picture to explain.
I’m voting for dorkburger.
 
Redman said:
Bob Baatfam pix is interesting how it is posed from across the street, but yet really directs attention to the mailbox-bike.
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Only spot with enough shoulder to park, too much traffic to park in the road. Took several different angles, none very good.

kerrfunk said:
“Something that appears useless, silly, or fake, but actually has a serious purpose.”
“Or the opposite, something that appears useful, and is totally not.”

So Bob, what did you mean when you said “It cannot be a part from, or on, a motorbike…”?
It seems to me that your submission is quite a lot of “a part from… a motorbike”
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Totally correct, thanks, KF :). I was so happy to have actually found something, I neglected my own rules.

I will gladly withdraw my entry, (it really isn't a very good photo), which would make Dorkburger the winner by my count.:cool:

(If someone could verify my count. I have Dorkburger with 3, Burque73 and murdoch with 2, and Redman with 1.)
 
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Baatfam said:
Totally correct, thanks, KF :). I was so happy to have actually found something, I neglected my own rules.

I will gladly withdraw my entry, (it really isn't a very good photo), which would make Dorkburger the winner by my count.:cool:

(If someone could verify my count. I have Dorkburger with 3, Burque73 and murdoch with 2, and Redman with 1.)
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I would call that an honorable concession / withdrawal. My count says Dorkburger 4, Burque and murdoch 2, and Redman 1.

Glen, whaddya think? Want to give us direction for a new week?
Here's where we been.

[TABLE="width: 546"]
[TR]
[TD]week of[/TD]
[TD]#[/TD]
[TD]theme[/TD]
[TD]winner[/TD]
[TD]# of wins[/TD]
[TD]pics[/TD]
[TD]votes[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1-Jan[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]What is the sun shining on[/TD]
[TD]redman[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]14[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]5-Jan[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]profile[/TD]
[TD]Dave R[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]17[/TD]
[TD]18[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]12-Jan[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]my favorite picture[/TD]
[TD]burque[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]17[/TD]
[TD]16[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]19-Jan[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]peak / peek / pique[/TD]
[TD]kerrfunk[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]11[/TD]
[TD]15[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]26-Jan[/TD]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]silhouette[/TD]
[TD]sandy[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]12[/TD]
[TD]13[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2-Feb[/TD]
[TD]6[/TD]
[TD]vineyard[/TD]
[TD]trevor[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]8[/TD]
[TD]10[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]9-Feb[/TD]
[TD]7[/TD]
[TD]tourist attraction[/TD]
[TD]marvinsc[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]12[/TD]
[TD]11[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]16-Feb[/TD]
[TD]8[/TD]
[TD]where the hell am i[/TD]
[TD]baatfam[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]12[/TD]
[TD]15[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]23-Feb[/TD]
[TD]9[/TD]
[TD]three[/TD]
[TD]redman[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]15[/TD]
[TD]13[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]2-Mar[/TD]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]colorful background[/TD]
[TD]kerrfunk[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]14[/TD]
[TD]12[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]9-Mar[/TD]
[TD]11[/TD]
[TD]Biker's POV[/TD]
[TD]bccap[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]13[/TD]
[TD]13[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]16-Mar[/TD]
[TD]12[/TD]
[TD]where you live[/TD]
[TD]burque[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]9[/TD]
[TD]14[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]23-Mar[/TD]
[TD]13[/TD]
[TD]fun perspective[/TD]
[TD]kerrfunk[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]8[/TD]
[TD]10[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]30-Mar[/TD]
[TD]14[/TD]
[TD]New to You[/TD]
[TD]dorkburger[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]15[/TD]
[TD]9[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]6-Apr[/TD]
[TD]15[/TD]
[TD]under cover[/TD]
[TD]rich[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]13[/TD]
[TD]11[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]13-Apr[/TD]
[TD]16[/TD]
[TD]detail[/TD]
[TD]dorkburger[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]17[/TD]
[TD]16[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]20-Apr[/TD]
[TD]17[/TD]
[TD]Spring theme.[/TD]
[TD]KillRamsey[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]13[/TD]
[TD]13[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]27-Apr[/TD]
[TD]18[/TD]
[TD]down low / bug's eye view[/TD]
[TD]Sandy[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]17[/TD]
[TD]15[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]4-May[/TD]
[TD]19[/TD]
[TD]deterioration / something ugly[/TD]
[TD]dorkburger[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]12[/TD]
[TD]14[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]11-May[/TD]
[TD]20[/TD]
[TD]wall[/TD]
[TD]gustovh[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]14[/TD]
[TD]13[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]18-May[/TD]
[TD]21[/TD]
[TD]with a stranger[/TD]
[TD]redman[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]7[/TD]
[TD]12[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]25-May[/TD]
[TD]22[/TD]
[TD]This should be good[/TD]
[TD]sandy[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]14[/TD]
[TD]11[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]1-Jun[/TD]
[TD]23[/TD]
[TD]old[/TD]
[TD]marvinsc[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]13[/TD]
[TD]10[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]8-Jun[/TD]
[TD]24[/TD]
[TD]flora fauna[/TD]
[TD]murdoch[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]14[/TD]
[TD]11[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]15-Jun[/TD]
[TD]25[/TD]
[TD]gear[/TD]
[TD]agemax[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]11[/TD]
[TD]14[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]22-Jun[/TD]
[TD]26[/TD]
[TD]with a boat[/TD]
[TD]agemax[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]12[/TD]
[TD]11[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]29-Jun[/TD]
[TD]27[/TD]
[TD]wildlife[/TD]
[TD]rich[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]8[/TD]
[TD]15[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]6-Jul[/TD]
[TD]28[/TD]
[TD]atmospheric phenomena[/TD]
[TD]burque[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]13[/TD]
[TD]16[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]13-Jul[/TD]
[TD]29[/TD]
[TD]interesting rock formation[/TD]
[TD]redman[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]10[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]20-Jul[/TD]
[TD]30[/TD]
[TD]on the road[/TD]
[TD]baatfam[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]12[/TD]
[TD]13[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]27-Jul[/TD]
[TD]31[/TD]
[TD]new and old[/TD]
[TD]redman[/TD]
[TD]5[/TD]
[TD]11[/TD]
[TD]17[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]3-Aug[/TD]
[TD]32[/TD]
[TD]looking through[/TD]
[TD]jedz[/TD]
[TD]1[/TD]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]10[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]10-Aug[/TD]
[TD]33[/TD]
[TD]green power[/TD]
[TD]jedz[/TD]
[TD]2[/TD]
[TD]9[/TD]
[TD]15[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]17-Aug[/TD]
[TD]34[/TD]
[TD]hallowed ground[/TD]
[TD]jedz[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]12[/TD]
[TD]12[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]24-Aug[/TD]
[TD]35[/TD]
[TD]where you came from / stomping grounds[/TD]
[TD]sandy[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]14[/TD]
[TD]14[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]31-Aug[/TD]
[TD]36[/TD]
[TD]panorama[/TD]
[TD]kerrfunk[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]8[/TD]
[TD]11[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]7-Sep[/TD]
[TD]37[/TD]
[TD]make me laugh[/TD]
[TD]baatfam[/TD]
[TD]3[/TD]
[TD]14[/TD]
[TD]14[/TD]
[/TR]
[TR]
[TD]14-Sep[/TD]
[TD]38[/TD]
[TD]apparently useless but not[/TD]
[TD]dorkburger[/TD]
[TD]4[/TD]
[TD]10[/TD]
[TD]15[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
 
850 Combat said:
Just trying to get my first photo posted since Photobucket melted down...
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Didn't see how to resize, so we will see.

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I see that is imgur
h t t p s :/ /i.imgur.com/TxX2Kwy . j p g
(I added spaces)

At the time you uploaded the pic onto imgur, there are selections for what size to have the pic stored into imgur, some of the choices are something like 500, 640, 800, or 1000 pixle wide. 640 is adaquate, 800 is big enough, 1000 fairly big. Then when you post the pic, there isnt any choices, you get it however it is stored.

Other pic hosting sites (flickr) the pic is stored on the site in full size, then when you get a link for posting you can select what size to have the link. But with imgur that is all determeined when you load the pic on imgur.
 
Redman said:
I see that is imgur
h t t p s :/ /i.imgur.com/TxX2Kwy . j p g
(I added spaces)

At the time you uploaded the pic onto imgur, there are selections for what size to have the pic stored into imgur, some of the choices are something like 500, 640, 800, or 1000 pixle wide. 640 is adaquate, 800 is big enough, 1000 fairly big. Then when you post the pic, there isnt any choices, you get it however it is stored.

Other pic hosting sites (flickr) the pic is stored on the site in full size, then when you get a link for posting you can select what size to have the link. But with imgur that is all determeined when you load the pic on imgur.
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I use Imgur and i can choose what size the pic is in the link, i use "huge thumbnail"
 
Agemax said:
I use Imgur and i can choose what size the pic is in the link, i use "huge thumbnail"
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Oh.... now I see that. Down in lower right is selection of picture size for the link. THe default is "original", so then get what ever size it was stored as (which is what I have been doing). Okay.
 
Asleep at the stick.... sorry guys.
I voted last night, too tired even to comment. I thought Bob a had a commanding lead, so I didn’t even bother to check in this morning, but maybe I was tired when counting too.

Been busy doing house / garage / shed stuff all day at a steady, if not leisurely pace...
Dave, I got your message a while ago and figured I’d better check in.

I’ll get something up shortly. I have two potential subjects, need to see what one has a better image.

Sorry for the delay.....
 
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Lighting effects....any and all. The more abstract, the better....

I often like to place things behind the windscreen and cause them to become distorted, in this case, I gave the rusing sun a twin.... catching the sunbeam in the image was good dumb luck.
http://20170904_063534-1 by Glen Brenner, on Flickr
 
dorkburger said:
Asleep at the stick.... sorry guys.
I voted last night, too tired even to comment. I thought Bob a had a commanding lead, so I didn’t even bother to check in this morning, but maybe I was tired when counting too.
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Bob got the most votes, it's true, but I called him for a foul. His theme included the directions of not including bike or bike parts, and then he had his motorcycle mailbox. I pointed it out and he laughed and conceded. It's all good.
 
Gotcha... I missed that part.

I just realized that I've used that pic in the past. I may change it. Theme will stay the same though.
 
Hey there GSR Pic-o-the-week participants!
I won't be participating for the next few weeks -- I'm going out of town and without my laptop. Paying a tourist visit to Israel and Egypt.
Good luck, yall. I'll be back the week of Oct 13.

"Lighting effects....any and all. The more abstract, the better"
Here's my submission for this week, but DON'T VOTE FOR IT
Either the view is distorted or the line-painter was drunk!!

 
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