Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious! [Photography Contest Details & Macro Photos]
Uploaded: August 02, 2008 14:38:31
We were playing Scrabble last night & decided to take a few pix. I wanted to experiment with my new macro lens. The word was too long to get it all on the board, but now I am singing the tune from "Mary Poppins" in my head! :)
Aperture: f/2.8
Shutter: 8 sec.
ISO: 200
Used 60mm macro lens
Jeana Clark August 02, 2008
~J~ #972313
Karen Kessler August 02, 2008
Yeah, I had to look it up on the Internet b/c I wasn't sure how to spell it! I figured the tune would be "catchy" for anyone who read it! :) Thanks for the compliments. ~Karen #6263149Vicki Zoller August 02, 2008
How many points do you get for that word???Great shot! #6263446
Karen Kessler August 03, 2008
I can't count that high! Ha!Thanks! Karen #6264354
Laura E. Swan August 03, 2008
...Even though the ~sound~ of it is something -QUITE- precocious! Ha! Now I am singing it! Fun shot!I will tell my ("worthy opponent") diabetic kitty (FANG) that I have a new friend that likes to play. He's available on Thursday nights.
He plays chess and checkers on the other nights. Ha! -Laura #6265757
Karen Kessler August 03, 2008
Thanks a lot, Laura - now I'M singing it all over again! :) My dogs, Prancer & Bear, could play with Fang on weekends, but not on a school night!One smart cat, too! I want to see shots of him playing the other games now! ~Karen #6266124
Laura E. Swan August 03, 2008
Okay. Will do. We are camping with FANG this week so I'll ask him to join in. He love to mountain climb so he might turn us down but we can ask him!In the mean time, lets keep sending this thread back and fourth to each other so we will sing this song for the rest of our lives. What do you say? Ha! -Laura #6267029
M.Christine Duncan August 04, 2008
Ah but can you say it backwards which is "Dociousaliexpi-isticfragilcalirupes"Karen Kessler August 04, 2008
Ok, Laura! :) Payday Someday! Ha!Christine, Say What?! Thanks for the encouraging comments!
~Karen #6269890
John Connolly August 04, 2008
Very creative work here Karen, love the natural color and clever use of DOF! #6270344Karen Kessler August 04, 2008
Thank you, John! I had fun playing with the settings (with the help of my Dad)! ~Karen #6270886Vicki L. Filippin August 07, 2008
What a super fun image, Karen. I LOVE playing scrabble! Your perspective does, indeed, make the word appear as if it's going on forEVer!Laura E. Swan August 07, 2008
...."In the most delightful way!!!"...Oh. Sorry. I didn't see anyone there listening to me. #6286539Karen Kessler August 08, 2008
Vicki, you may be onto something...hmmm, let me think! :) I enjoy Scrabble, too - especially when I win! Hope you were able to sleep!Laura, you crack me up! :)
Enjoy, everyone. This song is HIGHLY contagious! ~Karen #6289419
Jacqualyn A. Volker August 13, 2008
Excellent photo Karen! Fantastic DoF! Before seeing this photo, I ordered "Mary Poppins" from Netflix. *LOL* It should be here tomorrow and thank goodness for that, cuz now I can't get the song out of my head!!! *BS* #6310483Karen Kessler August 14, 2008
Thank you, Jacqualyn! Yes, I keep getting the song restarted in my head! Hope your DVD arrived today so you can have even more catchy songs to sing! ~Karen #6314367Laura E. Swan August 14, 2008
OM GOSH. It's back. The song. #6314591Lois Adomite August 25, 2008
Great shot, very creative. Lois #6363880Karen Kessler August 25, 2008
Thank you, Lois! I was in one of my "silly" moods & decided to go with it. Glad I did b/c I've enjoyed reading all the comments (& was pleasantly surprised to get my first EP)! ~Karen #6367204Kenny Metro August 29, 2008
My favorite game...very cool shot,Karen! #6386919Karen Kessler August 30, 2008
Thank you, Ken! It really is a fun game - especially when I win! ~Karen #6387838Sherry McClead September 05, 2008
congrats on the EP Karen.Karen Kessler September 05, 2008
Thank you, Sherrybear! I certainly wasn't expecting it - I just wanted people to enjoy the photo & caption! Nice surprise! Karen #6417174Laura E. Swan September 05, 2008
YeeeeeeWhoooooooo! Big congrats! I better not tell FANG BABY about it however. You know how competitive he is. Ha! -Laura #6417188Karen Kessler September 05, 2008
Thanks, Laura! I still like your photo of Fang Baby watching the timer when it's your turn! I told my Dad about that one because we always threaten to use one of those for my Mom when we play! :) #6417221Laura E. Swan September 05, 2008
Well, mine came with a funny cat but -yours- came with a very catchy song. (That keeps coming back like a boomerang by the way! Ha!)Both of our images are lots of fun. Life is good and so is an EP! Congrats again and hope your Daddy got a kick out of hearing about Fangy. #6417288
Karen Kessler September 05, 2008
Yeah, I need to come up with some other photo capture with yet ANOTHER catchy tune - just for you my good buddy! :) #6417328Laura E. Swan September 05, 2008
OM GOSH! I HAVE IT. Why not do another scrabble with words across and down that actually say a sentanceÉ And we have to guess what the sentence is. Confuse us!(My question mark isnèt working tonight! Sorry!) Neither is my apostrophe apparently. Eek!
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Karen Kessler September 05, 2008
Now THAT sounds like fun! I need to get that nice Scrabble game from my parents. I only have the old-fashioned board game! Then again, mine might be a nice touch. Yes, WE must do this! You get Fang Baby to help you & I'll get P&B to help me. It will be a test of wits! HA! #6417421Laura E. Swan September 05, 2008
Youère on. If Fang is agreeable of course. I am not allowed to answer for him. He has made this clear.But you are ON as far as the scrabble itself. Ha! FUN! #6417480
Sherry McClead September 05, 2008
Should I be getting worried about you two?Laura E. Swan September 05, 2008
Not unless you want to play too. Got a scrabble game laying around? Camera battery charged up? Let us know! #6417891Karen Kessler September 06, 2008 1
That's a great idea, Laura! We'll get Sherrybear (& anyone else who wants to) in the ULTIMATE SCRABBLE CHALLENGE! :) Come on, Sherrybear - join us! (Good thing I'm taking off Monday because I'm going to need it!)Laura, have you figured out what's up with your keyboard yet & the apostrophes?! Did you set it to some other language - ha! #6418502
Sherry McClead September 06, 2008
Ok... I do have a scrabble board. Song titles or lines from songs maybe?Laura E. Swan September 06, 2008
Look. I am back. ??? '''' Yippeee! Dont know what I pushed last night but today is another day! Ha!YES SHERRY. Scrabble of your choice but there has to be more than one word involved. Maybe we can make a message to each other. Karen - I gotta go now. Can you guys invite the rest to the challenge? No time. WORDS TO MAKE UP! HA! Just jokin! I need to get back to work. -Laura #6419711
Sherry McClead September 06, 2008
You guys come up with some rules or something so we have some kind of chance to guess them and let me know ok...Irene Colling September 06, 2008
Congratulations on the EFP Karen, this is a great photo.However I have to take all of your points away. In Scrabble you're not allowed to make words like that. The tiles have to be horizontal or vertical, you can't do diagonal.
Nice try but I say that Fang wins the game. #6420968
Karen Kessler September 06, 2008
Oh, no, please don't tell Fang! He's already got an attitude since he keeps beating Laura at it! Do we also have to play by the rules in our challenge? #6421024Sherry McClead September 06, 2008
Playing my the rules will make it much more challenging... we don't want to make it toooooo easy now do we...Karen Kessler September 06, 2008
But, what's the point in being an adult if we still have to play by the rules? ha! Ooookkkk, I guess I'll do it then! #6421152Sherry McClead September 06, 2008
How about something like this?Kenny Metro September 06, 2008
Moody Blues...Nights in White SatinLaura E. Swan September 06, 2008
Sherry - Some all me the gangster of love. :) Ha! VERY COOL! You guys are on this challenge like bees on orange sticky pollen! I am going to do mine while camping. Dang there will be tons of them posted here by then.I already told Fang he won the last game against you Karen. Too late. I had to. He was having a bad day. (Hadn't won even a single game of Chess) So, after I told him, he lit a cigar, had a few puffs and went to bed smiling. Fangs and all! #6421911
Laura E. Swan September 06, 2008
call not all...sorry! #6421914Laura E. Swan September 06, 2008
Fangy went to bed happy! #6421921Laura E. Swan September 06, 2008
Gangster of Love? Is that the name? #6421924Laura E. Swan September 06, 2008
Yours was great, too Glen.You guys, do we have to do songs? Can we do other clever things as well and the the people have to guess what the sentance says?
Let me know before Sunday afternoon cuz the computer might get shut down then for the camping trip, Monday. :) Laura #6421946
Laura E. Swan September 07, 2008
Ok. :) #6423146Karen Kessler September 07, 2008
I'm no good at songs - and especially who sings them! I may know some lines to them, but usually not the titles! This is going to be fun!Thanks for getting it going Sherry & Glen!
Laura, I'm glad I was able to help FANG go to bed happy! Love the pic of him smiling! :) #6424168
Karen Kessler September 08, 2008
Hey Glen, did you notice that I got TWO (yes TWO) right in Ken's photo? ha! I know a LITTLE about songs - especially the oldies but goodies! hehehe Just wanted to point that out! :)I'm trying to clear a place to put the board so I can enter some pix. Ya'll (I'm southern, too) keep 'em comin'! #6429025
Dale Hardin September 22, 2008
Wow, how did you sneak this one past me Karen? Beautiful job and congrats on the finalist. They sure didn't get this award wrong, well done. #6489774Sherry McClead September 22, 2008
OMGosh Karen... did you ever dream... congrats on the finalist!!! WTG girl!Sherrybear :} #6490046
Laura E. Swan September 22, 2008
THERE IT IS! Hot DOG woman! I wish BP would send me a nice little notice sometime like YOU GOT! Fangy would have loved that. I'd better not tell him.(He doesn't even know we didn't enter his in!) <---- Shhhhh! :) !
HUGE CONGRATS! #6490330
Adam CD Caron September 22, 2008
Way to go Congrats on this original idea #6490481Karen Kessler September 22, 2008
Thank you, Dale, Sherrybear, Laura & Adam! It really was a "shocker", but in a good sort of way! I did it more for kicks than anything, but I'm excited that it made it this far!Laura, I won't tell Fangy - at least not until it's to my advantage! hehe #6490585
Patricia Seidler September 22, 2008
Congratulations on a super finalist photo. #6491461Jeana Clark September 22, 2008
~J~ #6491714
Christine Lobsinger September 22, 2008
Hi Karen... awesome light, colour and DOF and your POV too.. congrats on this!!!Teresa H. Hunt September 22, 2008
WOW!! Great photo!! I've been thinking of doing shots of a bunch of different board games (for our toy room). But I don't think I could top this one. Great Shot!! And congrats on being a Finalist #6492603Karen Kessler September 22, 2008
Patricia, Jeana, Christine & Teresa:Thank you for your nice comments! I really appreciate it!
Teresa, I like your idea for your toy room - that sounds like a fun project! #6493646
Karen Kessler September 22, 2008
Hey Glen, thanks for the "poetry"! It brought a smile! :) #6493941Kenny Metro September 22, 2008
Alright,WTG!! That's fantastic!!!Irene Colling September 22, 2008
Great news Karen and congratulations on the finalist.I'll bet Fang will be so jealous. #6495539
Vicki L. Filippin September 23, 2008
Oh I was SOOOO excited to see finalist on this one!Dawn M. Schneider September 23, 2008
I WANTED TO SAY IT HERE TOO!!! CONGRATS WHAT A GREAT SHOT!!!! #6498961M.Christine Duncan September 23, 2008
I almost hurt myself saying my first comment on this fun image so I'll stick to something safer! CONGRAAAATS! So cool that it made finalist girl! Bravo! #6499458Karen Kessler September 23, 2008
Thank you Ken, Irene, Vicki, Christine & Dawn! I appreciate your comments!As for Fang-baby, like Vicki said! :) (For those of you who don't know who Fang-baby is, please see Laura S's gallery. Look for a picture of a cat watching the timer in a Scrabble match!) #6499465
Karen Kessler September 23, 2008
Hey Christine D! Sorry I missed your comment - you must've been leaving it as I was leaving mine! Thank you for your comments! I still can't say it backwards, but you did a great job of it! :) #6499512Shawn Guy September 24, 2008
Congrats Karen on a well deserved finalist!!! #6507622Karen Kessler September 24, 2008
Thank you for your comments, Arijit! I'm so glad you like it!Thank you for your well wishes, Shawn! I appreciate it! #6507791
Laura E. Swan September 24, 2008
Vicki - I hope you know that Fangy is a MALE and not right brained. He heard what you said and is now chewing at his chest.Poor dear. ~sigh~ #6507938
Vicki L. Filippin September 24, 2008
OH NO!!! I never saw reference to him being a...well..HIMKaren Kessler September 24, 2008
Laura, Vicki needs to join the Comedy Relief Club, don't ya think? Check it out when you can, Vicki (and anyone else reading this thread for that matter!) We have a lot of fun in there!I like your instructions for Fangy, too! I hope Fangy is recovering nicely! #6508196
Sherry McClead September 24, 2008
oh yeah, I think I'm gonna like Vicki...Sherrybear :} #6508219
Laura E. Swan September 24, 2008
I'm thinking you are totally right Karen. It's not a "want" at this point. It's a NEED! COOL!!! Please join.So....I sat Fangy down and read your comments to him Vicki, and he cocked his head quite a bit. (with fur dangling from his mouth naturally), and he seemed to be really taking it in.
He hates getting on the INTERNET but he looked at me and I nodded my head yes.
Then he looked back at your words and read the part about females and smiled real big. Fangs dangling. And about you.
I told him you were just being sweet and that just isn't true about you personally. I think he really understood. He said to tell you he is sweet too and that he loves you back.
He licked off the hairball med from my finger and is resting happily now. :F
:)
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Vicki L. Filippin September 25, 2008
WHEW!!!You guys and gals are a HOOT! #6509949
Karen Kessler September 25, 2008
Read Vicki's message VERY closely (last one above). I think there was a typo in there somewhere! (Maybe she meant PantRy?!) hehehe #6510563Kenny Metro September 25, 2008
She got the first and last letter right though...haha #6510569Sherry McClead September 25, 2008
Good eye Karen!... there is a couple of off color remarks that come to mind here... but we won't go there...Sherrybear :}
LAURA!!! #6510631
Vicki L. Filippin September 25, 2008
OMG, COULD I BEEEE MORE EMBARASSED???Laura E. Swan September 25, 2008
Ha Ken! Very correct! Maybe we should rename this "The Type-O Club" or "Scrambled Eggs"...We all do it Vicki. Don't feel TOO bad. (Just feel really embarrassed! LOOK WHAT YOU SAID WOMAN! Ha! JJ <---- Just jokin'!)
Like Sherrybear said, I won't even go there, and for heavens sake Fangy wont either.
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Vicki L. Filippin September 25, 2008
LOL, Laura! Good thing this is a FAMILY site cuz that mistake was wrong on WAAAY too many levels!!!!Karen Kessler September 25, 2008
Ok you people. I'm trying to work here & you are making me laugh so hard that someone is going to stop by in a few minutes to find out what's so funny! I REALLY don't want to have to tell them, now do I?!Vicki, we all wish we could go back & correct our typo's on these threads. Or at least have a spellchecker when we're typing! It was an honest mistake - but still a funny one! Glad you have a great sense of humor!
Hey Laura, I like the "Scrambled Eggs" club idea! I wonder if I can change the name, but keep everything else intact? I doubt it. (Someone would probably think the "Type-O" club was about bloodtype!) #6511316
Zsuzsanna M. Szugyi October 23, 2008
Congratulation KAren! Very good macro! #6647222Karen Kessler October 23, 2008
Thank you, Zsuzsanna. I had been wanting to do something with photography & the Scrabble board. This is the word I wanted to spell, which in turn put the catchy tune in everyone else's head! :) #6649220Laura E. Swan October 23, 2008
Oh no. It's back...Even thought the sound of it is something quite ahumm hummm... #6649505
Karen Kessler October 24, 2008
Oh no, SHE's back! haha You funny girl, you! :) (You know you're ALWAYS welcome to stop by!) #6655907Lisa D. Greer December 24, 2008
VERY creative! Love it! :) #6937643Laura E. Swan December 24, 2008
Ooooh! Creepy. It's been 2 months TO THE DAY! Ah hahahahaaaaaaaaaaaa!If if you sing it loud enough la, la, la laaaaaaaaaa, la, laaaaaaaaaa, laaaaaaaa! #6937997
Karen Kessler December 24, 2008
No, Laura, it's Fa La La La La La La La Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Silly, it's Christmas so you need to change your tune! ha! 8)Thank you for visiting, Lisa! (And you, too, Laura!) #6938700
Laura E. Swan December 24, 2008
;) !!! #6939014Ulysses A. Villamin January 12, 2009
Finalist!!!!! WTG, Cuz :) #7022129Karen Kessler January 16, 2009
Cousin UV? Is that really you? WOW! Good to hear from you! Thanks for the kind words, too! :) #7041157Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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