tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70768144907229075662011-11-27T17:37:25.976-08:00I was going to try and join the amazing <a href="http://www.worth1000.com/">Worth 1000 site</a>, but I found I didn't feel comfortable with the terms -- so I just hope no one minds that I try out some of their themes on my own...Rarityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06539583507723257043noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076814490722907566.post-38986787209409862602009-03-28T08:27:00.000-07:002009-07-12T07:24:35.128-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Back in the old days (i.e. 2005) </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0630035/">Shane Nickerson</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> had a very popular blog and at one time he arranged a very funny photoshop contest that I couldn't keep away from. It was all about changing famous (or not so famous) album covers to feature Worf (A Star Trek Character).</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Although this is some crude photoshoping, it was very funny at the time and maybe it's fun to look into it again and reminisce? Below you may see my entries. And if you'd like to se all the entries I'm sure Shane won't mind as </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://hollywoodlog.typepad.com/photos/worf_the_coverbands/index.html" target="_blank">the gallery</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> is still in existence (per now, anyway). But be warned: Rummaging through <a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://hollywoodlog.typepad.com/photos/worf_the_coverbands/index.html" target="_blank">that gallery</a> is not for the faint at heart...<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.blogger.com/%20http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2376/1217/1600/lionelworfy.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 150px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2376/1217/1600/lionelworfy.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">This was my first attempt, and I only</span></span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">had a tiny image to work on.</span></span><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2376/1217/1600/davidworfie.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 251px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2376/1217/1600/davidworfie.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a></span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">"David Worfie"</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> was my biggest hit in the contest</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">- and for which I humbly received an award. </span><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.blogger.com/%20http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2376/1217/1600/Worfis.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 359px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2376/1217/1600/Worfis.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">"Worfis Presley" was my own personal favourite.<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2376/1217/1600/stevieworfer1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 296px; height: 296px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/2376/1217/1600/stevieworfer1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;">A look the Worf really should consider, don't you think?<br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />Now, wasn't that FUN? And don't forget to check out the whole <a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://hollywoodlog.typepad.com/photos/worf_the_coverbands/index.html" target="_blank">gallery</a> - it's really amazing what some people are capable of ...<br /><br /></span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7076814490722907566-3898678720940986260?l=photoshoptilyoudrop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rarityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06539583507723257043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076814490722907566.post-26105502031314383642009-03-08T00:19:00.000-08:002009-03-19T02:11:39.710-07:00<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The task at hand: take the villain(s) from one film and transpose them into a completely different film.</span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kbr2o_Rpp2Y/SbPt6F-4TWI/AAAAAAAAAT8/aY0cNPEqQ2U/s1600-h/villain_Swap.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kbr2o_Rpp2Y/SbPt6F-4TWI/AAAAAAAAAT8/aY0cNPEqQ2U/s400/villain_Swap.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310849967894056290" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Originals found on Google:</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kbr2o_Rpp2Y/SbPAcNvKiAI/AAAAAAAAATs/-bmPgAXrkKM/s1600-h/villainSwap_orig.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 120px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kbr2o_Rpp2Y/SbPAcNvKiAI/AAAAAAAAATs/-bmPgAXrkKM/s200/villainSwap_orig.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310799976556300290" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Source: </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://pantallasjk.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/rocky-balboa/" target="_blank">pantallasjk.wordpress.com</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kbr2o_Rpp2Y/SbPAb0aHloI/AAAAAAAAATk/bUlFX58cFAM/s1600-h/villainSwap_orig1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 179px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kbr2o_Rpp2Y/SbPAb0aHloI/AAAAAAAAATk/bUlFX58cFAM/s200/villainSwap_orig1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310799969757140610" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Source: </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.chiakikuriyamashrine.com/Goddess_as_GoGo.htm" target="_blank">chiakikuriyamashrine.com</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">(As you can clearly see the image of Yoyo was way too small to be great in this, but I just liked the idea too much.)</span></span><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7076814490722907566-2610550203131438364?l=photoshoptilyoudrop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rarityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06539583507723257043noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076814490722907566.post-75962352765947220262009-03-07T11:57:00.000-08:002009-03-07T12:20:49.487-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">This time the call was for zippers in "unusual" places.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kbr2o_Rpp2Y/SbLR99WBi8I/AAAAAAAAATE/c4uSVISvguQ/s1600-h/Zip_It.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kbr2o_Rpp2Y/SbLR99WBi8I/AAAAAAAAATE/c4uSVISvguQ/s400/Zip_It.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310537772992400322" border="0" /><br /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The originals I found on Google:</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kbr2o_Rpp2Y/SbLSSevDNHI/AAAAAAAAATU/3-qFBfiDZ_s/s1600-h/Zip_It_orig1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 190px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kbr2o_Rpp2Y/SbLSSevDNHI/AAAAAAAAATU/3-qFBfiDZ_s/s200/Zip_It_orig1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310538125553120370" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Source: </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.made-in-china.com/china-products/productviewPqSnKBFCSQkX/Zinc-Alloy-Zipper.html" target="_blank">Made-in-china.com</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kbr2o_Rpp2Y/SbLSSHu87cI/AAAAAAAAATM/3GKbeaewni0/s1600-h/Zip_It_orig2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 148px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kbr2o_Rpp2Y/SbLSSHu87cI/AAAAAAAAATM/3GKbeaewni0/s200/Zip_It_orig2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310538119378693570" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Source: </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/caryh00/AquariumOfThePacific#5085362636492261570" target="_blank">picasaweb</a></span><br /><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7076814490722907566-7596235276594722026?l=photoshoptilyoudrop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rarityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06539583507723257043noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7076814490722907566.post-85698864961348173072009-02-22T04:54:00.000-08:002009-02-22T11:33:55.782-08:00<div style="text-align: center;font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:85%;">The contest called for a bald celebrity<br /><br />So why not the merger of two iconic figures?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kbr2o_Rpp2Y/SaFMjV-syyI/AAAAAAAAAR0/DfN09wXEEh8/s1600-h/bald_celeb1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kbr2o_Rpp2Y/SaFMjV-syyI/AAAAAAAAAR0/DfN09wXEEh8/s400/bald_celeb1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305606006098414370" border="0" /></a><br />The original images found via google:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kbr2o_Rpp2Y/SaFLj9GQAFI/AAAAAAAAARs/AnRKy9AhhmY/s1600-h/bald_celeb_original1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kbr2o_Rpp2Y/SaFLj9GQAFI/AAAAAAAAARs/AnRKy9AhhmY/s400/bald_celeb_original1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305604917087436882" border="0" /></a>Source: <a href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/image/134669/index.html?cat=41">Associatedcontent</a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kbr2o_Rpp2Y/SaFLj-pRbqI/AAAAAAAAARk/W9ZIfL6dJrc/s1600-h/bald_celeb_original2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kbr2o_Rpp2Y/SaFLj-pRbqI/AAAAAAAAARk/W9ZIfL6dJrc/s400/bald_celeb_original2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305604917502766754" border="0" /></a>Source: <a href="http://www.mtv.com/photos/george-clooney-heidi-klum-victoria-beckham-more-at-oscar-parties/1582194/2794348/photo.jhtml">MTV</a><br /><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7076814490722907566-8569886496134817307?l=photoshoptilyoudrop.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Rarityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06539583507723257043noreply@blogger.com0