Houston Halloween 2 by Canon DSLR Challenge

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28-OCT-2006	Alastair Norcross

Houston Halloween 2

Houston, TX

Somehow Nico's witch has flown to Houston, just to give me some more purple. As you can see, she crashed into this tree, and her broken broom is on the ground. (I wonder whether we can recover the black box cockpit recorder to figure out what went wrong)

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
1/25s f/5.6 at 22.0mm iso200 full exif

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jnconradie		31-Oct-2006 05:20
:-) You are too funny! Thanks, Alastair. Love your humour. Regards ~jnconradie

Canon DSLR Challenge		30-Oct-2006 21:19
She says she'll fly back to Nico after Halloween. She wants to take advantage of all the free candy in Houston first. The broomstick, even after a repair, will probably not carry her after she's eaten all that (there's a reason Houston is usually at or nor the top of America's fattest city lists), so I'll put her on a boat to take the slow route home :) Alastair

Canon DSLR Challenge		30-Oct-2006 20:46
Thanks CJ. The processing was the Gothic Glow action first with the witch and then the broomstick selected as the center of interest (the latter was applied on a layer), and then the Midnight Gold action. Both actions free downloads from atn central. Alastair

Canon DSLR Challenge		30-Oct-2006 19:05
This made me smile and the processing adds to the rather surreal feeling to the image. CJ

Canon DSLR Challenge		30-Oct-2006 03:50
It's a quote from my mother. I'll have to find out where she gets it. -- Victor

Canon DSLR Challenge		30-Oct-2006 01:04
Ooh, the poor thing...Excellent idea, hilarious shot, and well-done! --Melanie

Canon DSLR Challenge		30-Oct-2006 00:15
I should have done a search before I posted that last comment. Apparently "I resemble that remark" dates from way before Garfield (although he does use it). I've seen it attributed to the Three Stooges, Amos 'n Andy, and Groucho Marx. That last one has the ring of truth about it. Alastair

Canon DSLR Challenge		30-Oct-2006 00:08
It's a reference to Garfield, the cartoon cat. It's a pun (or a palindrome--that's not a palindrome, the palindrome of Bolton would be Notlob, it don't work!). Alastair

Guest		29-Oct-2006 23:52
Victor, did you mean resemble - or did you mean resent?

Canon DSLR Challenge		29-Oct-2006 21:53
I resemble that remark! -- Victor

Guest		29-Oct-2006 21:21
I thought that was Victor at first. 8-) Cool shot. theFly

jnconradie		29-Oct-2006 19:07
:-) :-) Wonderful, Alastair! :-) :-) And if you could please send her back some time... I might need her for the next Challenge! Compliments and regards. ~jnconradie