My get pushed partner, Francoise
@francoise gave me the challenge of doing a diptych that tells a story - any subject. I hope she will accept this two-panel vertical collage instead of a horizontally oriented diptych. The photos I took were oriented landscape, and putting them side by side would have made them smaller and harder to "read."
I've again neglected the dinosaurs in the last couple of weeks, and the natives were getting restless. So I sat down with their themes committee and looked at possibilities. They noted that Thursday was "Day of Awesomeness" and that appealed to them. When that was put to the whole crew, those among them who are always enthusiastic about feats of daring do came up with a Harry Houdini escape of some type. The male half of the Triceratops Twins volunteered to be straight-jacketed and lowered into a tank of water. They made an big sign advertising the stunt and thought they would charge 10 cents admission (see sign in top panel). You will also note in the top panel that the glass is almost full. I pointed out that it would be a mess of water all over when he went into the tank and his body displaced a corresponding volume of water. They adjusted accordingly.
When it came time for the big event, they had ditched the idea of charging admission -- realizing that very few of them could afford it and they couldn't really charge me as I helped them set it up and was all set to document his escape with the camera. That left Frank and Dan, and Dan probably wouldn't come. It didn't see worth making change for a likely take of no more than 10 or 20 cents.
They were a little peeved that the photo shoot didn't come off until Friday - a day AFTER the "Day of Awesomeness" but I was busy on Thursday -- had to work all day instead of my usual 1/2 day.
I must say I was very impressed with the lowering of the Triceratops into the tank with great fanfare. (Credit should be given the Rhamphorhynchus for doing a masterly job of it.) Please note that the scissors which he could use to extricate himself from the straight-jacket were deliberately left OUTSIDE the tank for greater effect. I wasn't too worried, as I knew I could pluck him out in case of emergency. (As I have stated many times before, Frank would KILL me if anything happened to those little guys.)
The whole thing started off pretty good. but as the minutes and seconds ticked by, with him still struggling to free himself, worry set in. The apatosaurus youngsters headed out for help. His sister climbed on the back of the Stegosaurus and was trying to claw her way up the side of the tank to help him. Neanderthal Man was all set to smash the tank to bits with his club, but I persuaded him that glass bits all over were not a good idea.
In the end the Triceratops did wiggle free of the restraints and rose (with some difficulty) to the top of the water. Phew! I didn't have to come to the rescue. Kudos to the Triceratops for pulling it off. Well done! They were disappointed that the bottom panel showed the moment of panic, instead of the triumphant finish, but I told them that they had missed Panic Day (Wednesday) by only two days, and I intended to celebrate with my posting. Had to duck and cover for that.
If that doesn't work, let me know and I'll set another challenge. Good luck!
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