Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Ghosts in the Camera

Ghost Hunters have a technique where photographs are taken at a supposed haunting and images of spirits are captured by the supernatural powers inherent to all cameras. People in general cannot see these spirits unless you are the Ghost Whisperer and her cleavage grants her super powers. Most would be ghost hunters use a camera and sometimes a sound recording device. Or if you are a Ghost Buster you have a really cool looking TV remote with antlers.

Anyway, imagine this scene (you may hum pastoral tunes to yourself):

It is a lovely day, and you wish to capture the natural beauty of the elegant deer delicately NOT eating my yard. You find the perfect view point, a lovely dark pedestal set off with bright red flowers. You pat your self on the back. If you are a blogger you think, "I can't wait to post my newest picture". You go home and download your latest artistic endeavor and find...

Kristi submits
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Score (list provided by Kristi, my comments are in red)
  • 3 or 4 ? REAL deer (4 wild deer not fat suburban deer): 0 points
  • 1 very tall stump with woodpecker holes (noteworthy) 0 points
  • 1 pedestal planter: 1 point
  • 1 bird feeder hanging in tree: (I think I see it but it would be functional): 0 points
  • 1 red and white gnome (ghost gnome with red cap): 4 points
Subtotal: 5 points

Creativity Bonus

For the lovely composition of  woodland deer with black pot of flowers and the capture of an elusive wild spirit gnome: 3 points

Total: 8 points


4 comments:

  1. I smell dead people!

    Wait a minute! Now I have to worry about ghost gnomes? Who you gonna call?

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  2. Lola Nova, the only protection against a ghost gnome is the seahorse birdbath. Ergo, there must be a rash of ghost gnomes in rural eastern North Carolina. It would explain a lot of things.

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  3. Wow! Are you beginning a new era? Points for all those gnomes no one can see - I'm sure I have hundreds!!!!!

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  4. ChrisJ, only if you can capture them on your magical camera.

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