JPG: Photos: "Dream 4 - the octopus attack" by nö

Dream 4 - the octopus attack

by nö

Uploaded 5 Nov 2009 — 38 favorites

*pola auto 250, 125i silk film*

part of digital and k.pasa's dream theme

i very often dream i'm diving, everything is quiet, the fish are beautiful, and suddenly, an octopus pops out! it rolls itself up around my head and chock me.... yuck, awful

a little song by Diving with andy (a band from my city!)

Andrew

petey, this song's for ya dude Field of dreams, Bliss n Eso (thanks for making me discover this!)

51 responses

Kathleen Mercado said (5 Nov 2009):
Oh...you like red nails to! Mine are dark purple now...almost black!

Sista...is that a squid??????? LOLOLOL!

Beautiful warm tones...pola w/ self-timer???? I want to play with mine this weekend...

Why are you holding an octopus????????????? lol
nö said (5 Nov 2009):
lol, i explained why now!

yeah, red is my favourite for the nails :) doesn't surprise me that yours are almost black, little rebel you are!!
Kathleen Mercado said (5 Nov 2009):
Then you are very brave to hold this thing...I often dream that I am being pursued or hurt and I try to scream and no sound will come out...

Love the photo:)
dp * gave props (5 Nov 2009):
Yikes. Nice shot.
nö said (5 Nov 2009):
oh, i dream that too, i scream and no sound comes out.. it gives a strange horrible feeling at the wake up...

oh and no self timer, i used someone almost the same size of me, put her on the chair, made the framing/focus and all, then i sat on the chair instead of her with the sticky stinky thing on my face and told her to push the red button...
Harry Maconeil said (5 Nov 2009):
I dream that i aim flying, its a very nice feeling. I used to cook those octopus in a kitchen in spain back in the late 70,s
Penny Nannini gave props (5 Nov 2009):
hahahahahahahahah...you were too chicken to put it around your neck!!! It is sooo cool! fried calimari for dinner...wooohooo!!!
Chris Sanford gave props (5 Nov 2009):
Definitely gooey and sick; the way you are holding it rocks, too!
mad paule said (5 Nov 2009):
wrap it around the chop stick and swallow it completely...lol works for me without choking....

a nice fun pic...love the colors and the raw look.
Anne Worner said (5 Nov 2009):
You have to add this vizualization to your dream: calamari fried in garlic butter - mmmmm :-)
Anne Worner said (5 Nov 2009):
Oh, and Kathleen can borrow my snake "Suzie" - when I was younger, I often dreamed of being chased by wolves or other monsters - in a dream I conjured up this huge mamba snake, named Suzie - she always came and fought my battles. A few times she hs come during my adult life also. Lesson in dream therapy over :-)
Kevin House gave props (5 Nov 2009):
cool "portrait" Surreal!
nö said (5 Nov 2009):
no offence :) on the contrary, i love critics!

what's IMHO?
paolo mori said (5 Nov 2009):
I love the silky film tones, and the light. good!
Erika Pisu gave props (5 Nov 2009):
i really really love this shot
Penny Nannini gave props (5 Nov 2009):
hahaha
Kathleen Mercado said (5 Nov 2009):
ha-ha-ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is fantastic!

For Nick: Glad you like black nails, because mine currently are.

For Anne: Thank you for the mamba; I could use a deadly snake...

For llorenc: perhaps I will have my new pet snake bite you on your ass lol! POLA PAPER ROCKS!

For my sista: I'm so glad we are both lazy and silly right now:)
Penny Nannini said (5 Nov 2009):
I'm just happy to be antiquated! I love you both!
Kathleen Mercado said (5 Nov 2009):
Did anyone get clarification on what IMHO means????

and for Penny: hahaha
nö said (5 Nov 2009):
and i love you all too!!!

peace bros!! :)
Michele Randell said (5 Nov 2009):
I am laughing at the interchange between everyone.....like a JPG soap opera:) Remnants of the last full moon and everyone getting antsy :)

I love this but think you should be braver and have put in on your head with the tentacles around your neckl :) ...Octopus do conjure that feeling of being choked don't they....hopefully always in a dream!

Anyway I love the shot and the thoughts behind it.....
Penny Nannini said (5 Nov 2009):
could we just have a mud wrestling match and get it over with? all of the girls here want to watch!

art is subjective, it is supposed to evoke emotion...right???
Kathleen Mercado said (5 Nov 2009):
Holy fuc*ing batshit llorenc!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ART IS SUBJECTIVE IS SUBJECTIVE..IS SUBJECTIVE...is SUBJECTIVE!

I'm going to have to say, that were I to look at the pola with the papers and without the papers, they would seem to be two completely different interpretations of something; I would most likely react DIFFERENTLY to each one...

If I put a straw in my wine, it tastes DIFFERENT to me.

but WHO CARES....it is fu$king subjective!!!!!!!!!!!

Good God...Where is Anne with my venomous snake????

This is crackers bs

noemi...your photograph is exquisite...and that is the POINT:)
Kathleen Mercado said (5 Nov 2009):
ps llorenc...your "humble" opinion??????????? lolol
Tricia Louvar said (5 Nov 2009):
Wow, I came late to this party...hot pola damage goin on here...but nö, killer photo anyway....+++++
Kathleen Mercado said (5 Nov 2009):
For Penny:

Yes...you said a mouthful. Remember the other day...I kept posting and unposting a photo. In the end, my decision to not post it was based solely on the fact that it did not evoke a visceral response in me. It didn't make me feel anything...

Yes...evocative

And what evokes emotion in one person...may not evoke passion in another....hence, it is subjective.

Waiting for the snake:) LOLOL
Kathleen Mercado said (5 Nov 2009):
llorenc...time does not change what human beings respond to emotionally...with their hearts. What stirs the passions will always be subjective and will always be inherent...I think you are losing sight of the fact that people look at and create art to be MOVED!

You cannot simplify or compartmentalize people's personal reactions to things...because other people's personal reactions to things do not belong to you...nor do they require your interpretation...

IT IS what IT IS

I agree with Penny.

For Nick: Yeah...I like to "Spy" blue things when I drive...:)

REBEL OUT
petey whitelaw gave props (5 Nov 2009):
debate shabate. im with penny. roll up your sleeves gents." fight fight fight fight." i got a fiver on the kiwi.
Kathleen Mercado said (5 Nov 2009):
PETEY!!!!!:)

lolol
Penny Nannini said (5 Nov 2009):
Llorenç

I also said that art is supposed to evoke emotion, which this did. The reason that the saying has been around forever is because it's true. Debate is good for learning as long as is doesn't get mean or hurtful.

bye bye
Kathleen Mercado said (5 Nov 2009):
lol llorenc:)
Kathleen Mercado said (5 Nov 2009):
How do you guys make squiggly things underneath the "c"????
nö said (5 Nov 2009):
copy and paste kath , copy and paste :)
Kathleen Mercado said (5 Nov 2009):
lolololol!!!!!! I love you guys!

llorenc (even cutting and pasting is a challenge for me): I think for me it boils down to this:

Noemi created this wonderful photograph. Noemi wanted to leave the papers. That is enough, in and of itself. It is HER creation.
nö said (5 Nov 2009):
lol thank you kathleen.

it was just a fun shot... nothing really serious in it...
Chris Sanford said (5 Nov 2009):
Actually,Llorenç, sometimes the frame is an important part of the work - depending on the intention of the artist. If nö's concept for the image included the frame, then that is the way it needs to be considered... :>)
Anne Worner said (5 Nov 2009):
The frame stays: hiss, hiss, hiss!
Kathleen Mercado said (5 Nov 2009):
LOL ANNE!!!!!:):):):)

Love you my sweet sista noemi
k. pasa? k. pasa? gave props (5 Nov 2009):
i love that you post another dream! and what a nightmare of a debate it sparked. very entertaining indeed. when i peel my images the paper sticks to the edges many times. i'm not such a prick for perfection as to peel it all neatly off. i could be taking another photograph. i love the papered edges and just because they're there hasn't a damn thing to do with being a pretentious poser. anyway, no i am most impressed with what great great light you have in all your polaroids. especially with the silk film. i swear you do not at all appear to be a novice with the polaroid. i've had poor poor results with exposure, so far, and have posted some of the pola's from my 250 simply to have something to share for our dream theme. it's been mildly frustrating for me, but i will keep trying to get it right because your images are inspiring me to keep trying. i am determined to figure my polagirl out.
Maura Wolfson-Foster gave props (6 Nov 2009):
nö.....this is beyond 60,000 leagues under the sea cool ~ just love it :)
Jonathan Davis gave props (6 Nov 2009):
I like this! You are a brave girl to play with an octopus. Next time put the octopus on the edges and the paper in the middle and see what kind of debate you stir up! :)
Robin Smith gave props (6 Nov 2009):
LOVE this shot No.....and you are such a little instigator! LOL and I am with Penny...I want mud wrestling boys!!!
k. pasa? k. pasa? said (6 Nov 2009):
this polaroid "paper" on or off debate was like a disagreement you'd get in with your old, grumpy grandpa... and now grandpa has sobered up and sauntered quietly away.
John Linton gave props (6 Nov 2009):
Rockin Digital Incline & k.pasa? k. pasa?'s Theme Park (most excellently).
nö said (7 Nov 2009):
lol jon and robin!

thank you everyone!
Alejandro González gave props (7 Nov 2009):
very cool !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Olivier Scher gave props (9 Nov 2009):
:-)))
Nelson Campbell gave props (10 Nov 2009):
Oh wow!! Awesome!
Jana Fischer gave props (14 Nov 2009):
:D thats ighhh but really great, too.
captain GOOEY said (26 Nov 2009):
bugger, lost all those great debate comments. i forgot about an interpretation for this shot. need time to do it!
nö said (2 Dec 2009):
yes please! i wanna see your interpretation!