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excuse this bit of silliness... there was a thread that talked about framing, and another that talked about circles, and yet another that spoke of shapes... and all of a sudden i had the urge to drag out the mailing tube to see what the penguin might do with it...

tagging for the black and white theme
http://365project.org/discuss/themes-competitions/23286/new-b-and-w-fortnight-7-shape-starts-tomorrow-sunday-10th

and also the technique theme
http://365project.org/discuss/themes-competitions/23251/technique-challenge-29-framing

but not the collage theme because, well, it isn't a collage (although that gives me an idea... hmmmm....)

kinda made for big on black... if you're so inclined...

any way... moving along...

[Hope D Jennings]

OMG..this leapt off the feed! I thought it was a crow in the mouth of a tunnel.That is what it looks like.Has such a dark ominous feel! I love it! Who would have known it is that cute little penguin! Fav

[Graeme Stevens]

What Hope said. Love it.

[cheryl]

To me, I imagined a donut, a moon, and a crow and you doing your magic. It is awesome....

[Kerri]

Awesome shot

[AC]

This is image is such a cool culmination of so many components!

[summerfield]

ominous, indeed, is the word that best describes this. the penguin here looks like the bearer of some not so good news. btw, the corn on my feet has peeled off as of sunday morning. i don't know if that is good or bad because I've been trying to get rid of the darn things for years and years and have never been successful. suddenly after soaking our feet in that gucky lake water on saturday, corns go off. i'm waiting for my toenails to fall off and then probably my toes, then the whole feet, then the legs and i'd end up walking like a penguin. hmmm...dark ominous, eh? yowsers!

[mag]

great idea..awesome shot...

[Erika]

This is just cool.

[Taffy]

The penguin looks lost or ominous or confused, while the overall image is just great.

[Emiko]

Stunning!! Instant FAV!

[livvy]

Awesome!

[Lisa Villella]

I like it. Well done!

[gabriel]

awesome

[Sheralee S]

I love it! He looks like he's in a sewer tunnel!

[Jani M]

very cool idea and execution

[Margaret Obey]

Fabulous dark creative shot. I absolutely love it, especially on black. Fav

[Shanne]

the tube has made a great texture at that dof and such a cool almost spherical theme to it

[Nicole]

hehe that is awesome!!

[emily tull]

great

[Janna E.]

Looks like a slide from an old batman movie - awesome!

[James_Nicholas]

I like this

[Lindy]

This certainly looks amazing on black. I know what a penguin is and I recognised that but what on earth is a mailing tube???

[Cathrine Mitchell]

Oh my, this is fabulously done. A definite FAV.

[Junko Y]

You've projected a feeling of being drawn into the light. I wonder what the penguin will choose to do.

[rancu]

cool

[Jocasta]

So cool and very very clever. Love the light.

[Saxa van Eijnsbergen]

Funny how the mind works and ideas form. Love it, fave.

[Penny Price]

So clever. Love it.

[David]

Clever penguin!

[Call me Joe]

Brilliant!

[☠northy]

@lwain tx Lindy... a mailing tube is a big cardboard tube... think of a really really big toilet paper roll ;p you can use it to send large documents (posters, paintings, photographs, maps) thru the mail when you don't want to fold them up...
http://www.yazoomills.com/mailing-tubes.aspx?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=mailing+tubes&utm_campaign=Yazoo+Mills+Tubes-+Strategic+Keywords&gclid=CjwKEAjw9qafBRCRiYrL4-fpuFkSJACvocQ1i6JmgY98cSyIrEkXdmrwji7JId_THJYWK8yAqcCjBhoCrBzw_wcB

[☠northy]

@summerfield you scare me ;p

[Katarina]

beautiful....

[Bill Fenske]

@summerfield hehe! ;>)

[Bill Fenske]

Excellent use for a mailing tube.

[Marloes]

Wow! Great pic. Wonderful lighting and framing. On it's way to the Pole, I suppose? ;) fav

[Rachel]

I just love that penguin! So cool

[Lisa Pouncy]

That works brilliantly. Might have to steal this idea xx

[Bankmann]

Oh, this is just brilliant…! :-) Perfect in its details… Fav!

[Edie]

Love it!