I don't think this deserved last place, but I don't think anyone who attempted this challenge deserved last place, either. I didn't have a clue and didn't vote, but I did get a kick out of all the entries, this one included. In the spirit of the challenge and extra points for taking the risk on the post processing.
Hey Tim,
You asked so I'll tell... what I was going for with the processing was a cartoon look, since FarSide is a cartoon. I went to the zoo specifically to shoot this and the tree for the Lone Tree challenge. 2 birds and all that. I had two ideas for this challenge (the other being what I posted for an outtake, which was my first idea, this was the fall back). Larson used a lot of animals, and a lot of the times they were getting the best of the humans. That's what I was going for here. I wanted it to appear that the frog swallowed the child in retaliation for messing with it's children (the eggs behind it). I didn't want to copy an exact cartoon (of which I have a whole book of his). I'm finding I never do well with original ideas here though.
edit to add: the frog actually had a big hole in the back for the kids to climb into, I just filled it in with Photoshop.
Well - you got hit hard on this one. I had a feeling this was yours when you were posting your score in the threads. I give you credit for attempting some pretty intense postprocessing, although I guess I wasnt really sure what you were shooting for. I too didnt get the tie in to Larson, but then I didnt get all of his work either. I think your editing just sent this over the top into way abstract land and it couldnt find its way back. I would be interested in hearing your vision and concept though. That might bring a bit of clarity into the work.
Not really a fan of the processing here. Assuming you were making it cartoonish? Wondering how oyu got the kid inside the frog. :) 6 - good luck in the challenge!
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