I expect that almost all my readers will know that the Seven Dwarfs in the Disney version of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs were named Happy, Doc, Grumpy, Sleepy, Bashful, Sneezy, and Dopey.
However in 1916, Snow White was
produced for the first time in film by Paramount Pictures, adapted from
the 1912 Broadway version. This was during the silent film era and at this time the Seven Dwarfs were named for the first time Blick, Flick, Glick, Snick, Plick, Whick and Quee.
Tolkein also was very keen on dwarfs and it was he who coined the plural of dwarf as Dwarves. We know the names of the lines of Dwarves of the 7 founded, these are: Longbeards, Broadbeams, Firebeards, Ironfists, Stiffbeards, Blacklocks and Stonefoots. However we only know the name of the father of the first line (Longbeards) which was Durin.
All that was simply to introduce you to a composite of seven of the pictures I took of Joshua. Adrian, that wizard of photo manipulation, produced the following:
Hey, that's cool!
ReplyDeleteIt is, rather, isn't it, Mrs S?
DeleteI like the composite very much. From seven photos count six figures, is that right? Regardless, it is a great photo, I would enlarge it and frame it!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Kay. It is all the same person but, if you mean is one of the figures duplicated the answer is in the affirmative.
DeleteWay cool! If I had to guess, I'd say figures # 1 and 7 are the same. (I know they are all the same person, I just mean the silhouette as such.)
ReplyDeleteLike Kay suggests, I would frame it. Maybe a nice Christmas gift for the family?
Thanks, Meike. I'm sure that Adrian will be pleased. I may well do as you suggested.
DeleteTold you Graham, no fooling your readers. It was my fault Kay I had to join two sky bits to make a wider image and forgot to save the original prior to cloning out the dwarf. Good job I only charge a hundred pounds an hour.
ReplyDeleteHow correct you were Adrian. I would not have noticed at unless I'd studied it very carefully - and I took the photos!
DeleteEnchanting! At one stage many years ago I had a fancy for photoshopping images ... it was all very new in those days. I don't seem to have the time these days!
ReplyDeleteJenny, I used to do some photo manipulation and alteration but now it's just mainly removing annoying telephone lines etc and adjusting colour etc. I really would like to get back to more serious manipulation but there always seem to be so many other things to do.
DeleteLove it!!! ♥ :)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad, Monica. I hope you like the revision I've just posted too.
DeleteNice silhouette of your grandson. I can see you smiling every time you look at these photos.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely correct, Red, I do.
DeleteLove it !
ReplyDeleteI'm glad Helsie.
DeleteHow clever! Just goes to show though, how photos can be manipulated for good or bad.
ReplyDeleteDwarf namess remind me that seasonaly the names of Santa's reindeer forget to include Rudolph. (We always include Roger - The Spare,)
Sorry, spelling check bad due to new transishional specs and old age.
DeletePotty, photos these days in magazines are rarely a true representation - photo enhancement and manipulation is commonplace.
DeleteReading blogs is so educational. I never knew about Blick, Flick, Glick, Snick, Plick, Whick and Quee until now.
ReplyDeleteAnd I didn't notice the repeat silhouette either. I must be slipping.
The odd thing, RWP, is that I actually had known that but had completely forgotten.
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