2007-03-13 // 18:01:59
Shlomo.Ben.Jussuf
seems that I forgot to vote on the 12-12-06
but I did now ;)
2007-02-03 // 03:42:14
_micaela
make that 12. i thought i voted back when i faved it. oopsies. oh and thanks again for the rickety old town advice.
2007-02-03 // 02:02:21
_micaela
man, i really want to. it's the weekend of the 10th, right? our presence will be determined by how much homework i have [and if im going to do it], when or if i get the job i had applied for, and the condition of my car [and how gas-efficient it wants to be]. im crossing my fingers.
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^ Yeah, the 10th. The great thing about this pic is all the comments. .. 27 so far. . .who woulda thunk the lil fish would have been such an instigator? And 11 SOTD votes! That's absurd! |
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^ If u can make it, great. We'll make it an annual event, tho' so there may be other opportunities. |
2007-02-03 // 01:00:02
_micaela
tod brilliant, you must be psychic because i had recently moved woodland to the top of my list. mainly because oliver is kind of from there [he doesnt like telling people] and he knows where all the bars and cool hangouts for the weirdos are. woodland got extra points because he says there might even be a chance that a meth pipe will get thrown at us by -what im hoping to be - a sketchy hobo. thanks for the suggestion. oh, and ive been in davis and i totally got the boring vibe as soon as i hit the 113. college towns are usually lame.
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^ well there you go! woodland . . . well, i lived on the corner of the fairgrounds for a couple of years. . .is a very strange bird. Strange good and strange bad. Y'all gonna make it down for the LA confab? |
2007-02-02 // 19:32:51
sixblueten
Davis is b-o-r-i-n-g. Trust me. Totally sterile town. Next door to Davis, however is the amazing WOODLAND, CALIFORNIA. Far more character. . .from sketchy nasty to beautiful homes. . . Woodland and Davis are only ten miles apart, to boot. Try Woodland. ..
2007-02-02 // 13:04:53
_micaela
hmm. 2-3 hours at the most in any direction from san jose. some places that i have under consideraation are ones around either davis or sonoma. last time i went driving around santa cruz, so this time im planning on heading north [most likely], west or east.
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^ Davis is b-o-r-i-n-g. Trust me. Totally sterile town. Next door to Davis, however is the amazing WOODLAND, CALIFORNIA. Far more character. . .from sketchy nasty to beautiful homes. . . Woodland and Davis are only ten miles apart, to boot. Try Woodland. .. |
2007-02-01 // 13:07:34
_micaela
i was scouring northern california on google maps for a photo class project- [go to a town youve never been to before and do a sociological survey of the place in pictures - we had the exact same assignment as a midterm last semester] and i came upon chico and remembered your catfish picture [i like it more and more everytime i come and look at it.]
oh, and any suggestions for small photogenic towns?
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^ They're all over the place off the 5 heading north. Seriously, just pick a few on the map and head there. Mostly thrashed, low income, lots of chickens in yards and flags - both U.S. and Mexican. I try to hit a different one each time I drive to L.A.. Fresno, as well. What is your driving range? |
2007-01-17 // 21:55:53
currywurst
yepp. I can listen to catfishes even when they are on a polaroid!
2007-01-15 // 11:35:47
currywurst
catfish´s swimming in the sky....take care about the big big clouds coming from northwest!!
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^ Do you have a secret technique for knowing that this pic faces NW? Impressive! |
2007-01-08 // 09:52:14
drewbaker
that's ill.
2007-01-07 // 02:05:15
ELRAFAEL
great shot!
very cinematographic!
vote
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^ Thanks, Rafael - I'll miss this film when it's all gone! |
2006-12-26 // 13:20:02
FILIPPO
I forgot my vote &f,, great picture &concept..A+ to compos
2006-12-26 // 13:18:09
FILIPPO
hi, big fish!! one month ago (probably) you asked me "What kind of camera are you looking for? I find them all the time" (look my Gb)
so I hoped "mmm...a new sx 70!!" :-)....I hoped for some news
>>now my old sx 70 is out of order,,, I asked a new camera to Santa but he drink like a fish & he never understood me
..so my big fish!!! can you find a polaroid sx 70, in good condition , that I can buy from you? please merry christmas to you, big fish :-) filippo
I have another question for you
2006-12-19 // 07:04:21
artpunk
This is a wonderful tribute to those "big" icons everywhere, nice capture!
2006-12-17 // 10:04:12
zorgzorg
wow i havent seen it previously.. the fish is suerb! fav +vote
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^ Thanks, ZZ!!!! |
2006-12-15 // 09:29:01
_micaela
oh! and i finished the painting. not the entire series, but most of it. ill send you what i have so far sometime soon.
2006-12-15 // 09:28:15
_micaela
not at all. haha the photo was pretty.... drab, to say the least. well, it IS the 'Chico News and Review', haha.
also, i felt i needed to research it since it's within reasonable driving distance and i have always dreamt, since childhood, to gaze upon a giant metal catfish on a stick in person.
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^ Well, there you have it. Chico also has the nation's second largest municipal park, some tens of thousands of acres of hiking, swimming, trekking, you name it - Bidwell Park. It's vast and amazing. . .so there are reasons to visit the wee town. . . |
2006-12-14 // 10:10:46
_micaela
»link
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^ Damned fine research, Micaela! Alas, the professional photgrapher didn't do the fish justice, now did he? |
2006-12-13 // 21:38:33
kay
Looks so surreal. I like that.
(I bet it doesn't look all that interesting in RL, but it does in this picture, and that's what counts. Hmmm, SX-70 film!!)
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^ NO! It DOES look that interesting in real life, maybe even more because one can spot all the rust and aging of the strange creature! |
2006-12-13 // 14:36:03
Norah.Goldenbogen
pity-vote
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^ Dear god, it has come to this already? Thanks for accentuating the fall from grace. I can always count on you, Norah, for a good hard shove in the small of the back. . . especially when there is an open spiked pit just before me. |
2006-12-12 // 23:37:17
musterfrau
great big fish looking up! (vot!!)
2006-12-12 // 21:10:26
martamaulla
I love this film, more than any shot. But, darling this shot is genial. I want one of this near home!
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^ Do you have a giant catfish near your home? I don't think this will fit in a package to send you, as it's easily 4 meters in length. . . probably weighs at least 300kg as well. So sorry! |
2006-12-12 // 12:32:46
silvana
Wooow! 6blue10 !! this pola is fantastic! get my vote here! XXX
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^ really? that's awfully nice. . . i think it's a funny shot after the last! |
2006-12-12 // 10:33:51
emilie79
i like it!
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^ Many thanks. I've never understood the piece, but it has never failed to make me smile. A bit farther down the road is a Mexican restaurant with a sign that says "HONK IF YOU CAN'T STOP". Naturally, I honk with abandon. |
2006-12-12 // 08:39:14
Shlomo.Ben.Jussuf
but don't forget all the nails ...
they must be out there ... I'm pretty sure ... enough for 20 arks and at least enough to crucify 50 fake Messiahs ;)
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^ The fakes are inconsequential. We have to snuff them in order to get at the real deal. If we don't make martyrs, we'll have no zealots. . .it's simple business, really. Maybe we can start using the nails. . . hmm. . .a new movement of picking off faux-martyrs using religious artifacts as the weapons of choice. I'm thinking we may have created a great new comic book character. |
2006-12-12 // 08:31:27
Shlomo.Ben.Jussuf
A relict after the Flood?
Gosh, wonder what happened to Noah and his ark ;)
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^ Well, as you know, the Turks are hoarding that wee boat up on Ararat. . .tho' I keep buying tiny slivers as 'relics' along with slivers of the cross. I am confident that I will buy enough to one day reconstruct both and put this fish back home. |
2006-12-12 // 08:30:32
hasp22
It's not so sexy... :)
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^ Geez! I'm so sorry! Heh. Have I already pigeon-holed myself???? Aargh!! I don't know. . the lips are big and soft looking, no? |