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Jan 27, 2016 08:12 |  #1

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I guess I'll start shooting the contents of my refrigerator tonight!


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Jan 27, 2016 08:19 |  #2

tomd wrote in post #17874734 (external link)
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I guess I'll start shooting the contents of my refrigerator tonight!

It is a very nice looking potato.

Why stop at your refrigerator? How about your bathroom and garbage can?

Don't we all wish we would be discovered by a rich patron?


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Jan 27, 2016 15:15 |  #3

Actually, I like the potato photo better than his celebrity portraits. Nothing special there.


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Jan 27, 2016 16:03 |  #4

Hmmmm. It does look pretty tasty.


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Jan 27, 2016 16:46 |  #5
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Julienne that thing a put it in the Fry Daddy for 6 minutes. Add some salt and I'll give you 99 cents for it.




  
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Jan 27, 2016 16:49 |  #6

It's not what you know , it who you know.

Who knew!!!! A MILLION !!!!!! *LOL*


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Jan 27, 2016 17:00 |  #7

Mmm...potato...


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Jan 27, 2016 17:02 |  #8

I posted one in G&N 10 years ago. Nobody offered to buy it!
https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=233771


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Jan 27, 2016 17:13 |  #9

PhotosGuy wrote in post #17875360 (external link)
I posted one in G&N 10 years ago. Nobody offered to buy it!
https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=233771

LOL! Now that is one potato I would NOT eat!!


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Jan 28, 2016 15:22 |  #10
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It'd make a nice portion of chips to go with my cod.




  
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Jan 28, 2016 18:01 |  #11

I saw this story. I was very surprised. I've seen better spud pics in my lifetime. haha


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Jan 29, 2016 07:59 |  #12

The burning question in my mind is how can we be sure that it's not a selfie taken on a smartphone?


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Jan 29, 2016 18:42 |  #13

Man. Wonder how much they would pay me if I took that spud , sliced and diced, deep fried them and took a photo of the fries dripping with grease? I might even put in a backlight to provide a little seperation from the background. Make it look like a newb did not take the photo


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Jan 29, 2016 19:27 |  #14

An Irish spud, a glass of mama, and thee.


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Jan 29, 2016 19:32 |  #15

Proof positive that money and brains don't always go hand in hand.


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