Contest Directions:
October 1 is a World Vegetarian Day. It was established in 1997 by the North American Vegetarian Society to "promote life-enhancing experiences of being a vegetarian". Do we have any vegetarians at Freaking News?
Scientists claim that vegetarians usually have higher IQs.
Following the famous expression "you are what you eat", photoshop people as fruits or vegetables. Here's a good example.
i was thinking of naming it that too, azuresky. It could also be cabbage eating strawberry, right?
Great work as always funkwood. Very vibrant! Love the colors! Congrats.
Left all us competition cabbage! Good job!
thank you so much everyone. In my first attempt i tried to turn angelina into a strawberry, but i didn't like the results, so i went with the cabbage theme. Cheers!
Soon as I saw this I knew it was a winner! Congrats on the gold FW
Congratulations on the win, funkwood! Very artistic work. Would love to see her as a strawberry, too
Congratulations on the magnificent win, Wood! You are on a roll!
The only thing I would change, is to allow the hand to have a little more lumpy texture around the edges, and Sharpen it back to the level of the Bracelets.
Very Impressive Work.
Absolutely awesome! I am very impressed by the idea and your execution! Congratulations!
Thank you very much!
nesw1st, thank you for the advice. Good points, I edited my picture.
That is Really Fantastic Work. Thanks for Sharing.
What can I say - it's a beauty - especially in full view!
This One should have pulled top Honors for Difficulty and Reality molded into Art.
While the Top Vote getter was extremely Clean? it really didn't match this work.
Above and Beyond that, the Cabbage Girl that was shown as "A Good Example" is Still A Gold Cup if not Better Piece. Not only was there great care taken in the Photoshop work, but in the careful selection of texture materials and lighting.
in my humble opinion
You can tell by the deliberate and careful placement that this was done out of Love. Not the kind of deliberance of "I'll Show You What I Can Do!" But, a total Respect for the Source Subject. Like each piece of texture became One with the Subject. Maintaining all of the sensuality of the Lips, the Sadness in the Eyes. Every Light and Shadow - Pure Art.
[Edited by User on 10/5/2008 11:52:24 AM]
I hope that's not a rash...lol. Great work and congrats.
Thought yours was top dog in this wan, but then again what do i know. My karma izzat 1. Congrats!
No wonder your called TiredTom, that looks like a lot of werk! congrats again.
Congrats tiredtom, very interesting and compelling image!
this chops too cool... i cant believe Cauliflower looks ... y!! congrats!!!
This was clearly a winner too. Work wise, this is genius.
One of the best entries I've seen on FN. Silver congratulations, Tom!
Thanks everybody. I really enjoyed to read your comments - it's a pleasure to get such friendly responses.
Sometimes I'm wondering how different the result does look like, whether I am looking onto my home CRT display or my office flatscreen. Just spotting some areas that needed some more work here... Looks like I've got to check out "both versions" in the future...
Thought 4 sure i had u guys with my disturbing rendition of "carrottop n bottom" . Good job!
I think a face would have been nice. Congrats on the Bronze1
Agree with Azure, a face would make it even nicer. Nevertheless a great work - congrats on Bronze, bee!!!
Thanks everyone. I couldn't decide on a face, and was running short on time. It would have been hard to compete with first and second either way! great work again guys.
SACRAMENTO,California--In America, it has long been held that there is a sacred bond between the United States Government, and the People of the United States.
That bond is the unbendable document called the Constitution of the United States, and, as I am about to embark, this bond has been broken by the Corruption of Our Central Bodies of Government, Executive, Legislature, Judiciary, Agency, and the Press. This means that while Americans have been kept busy with the non-essential, info-tainment of the Press, both Print and Broadcast, these bodies along with all key positions in the Government of the United States, have been subverted and replaced with loyalist Felons and Street Prostitutes as legitimate Journalists, Political Appointees, Judges, and even Entertainment Personnel.
This means that along with the Silent Subversion of the 1st Amendment of Our Constitution, a facade of disinformation has cloaked the atrocity with unfounded fears of the necessity to increase the National Security risks assessed to convince the Citizens of the United States that loss of their personal freedoms, restriction on travel, and the production of “Fake News” in warranted to maintain the Secrecy of the Criminal Enterprise Our Government has become.
I became aware of this situation in quite an unconventional manner.
As I have described over the past 8 years, to United States Government agencies including the Department of Defense, Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Congress, the United States Senate, and News Media alike, without material response, I met over 150 Pimps, Prostitutes, and Individuals involved in criminal acts in the related to the before mentioned street crimes on the streets of Sacramento, California during the late 1980’s and early 1990’s.
Since my involvement with these persons over a 7 year period, 2 of the persons involved in narcotics use and prostitution have become Presidents of the United States of America.
With the addition of a First Lady, a Supreme Court Justice, State Senator, City Mayor, and County District Attorney of Sacramento, there are nearly 150 persons that have been placed, appointed, hired, or infiltrated into the Newsrooms of America. One could look at this as a miracle of some great proportion, but in fact, the pattern sings of racketeering, espionage, and the criminal manipulation of All Avenues of Control and Command of the United States Government and the Media.
And, after engaging in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America ...I find this UN-Acceptable! The Red ‘X’ Society was formed as an Idea, to redress this wrong, and hold those accountable for this Horrific Tragedy of United States Government Miss-Management, and urge All Americans to display the Red ‘X’ until this matter is resolved in accordance with the written word of the U.S. Constitution.
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This contest is fueled by the following news: Vegetarianism (From the Latin: vegetus — strong, full of strength, vigorous, energetic) is a way of life characterized first of all by only eating food without meat etc, excluding the flesh of all living beings (i.e. meat, bird, fish etc). Also (quite often) vegetarians refuse to use other products of animal origin, as in food (milk of mammals, eggs) and in life (fur, skin, glycerin etc).
Vegetarians do not make use of meat, bird, fish and seafood of an animal origin in food. Dairy products and eggs are ignored only by some vegetarians — vegans. Honey also belongs to disputable products. Traditionally, mushrooms belong to the vegetable food, though modern science puts them into a separate kingdom.
Apart from food items many vegetarians ignore the following:
* Clothes and other products, part of which is manufactured from fur, skin etc;
* Products which contain components of animal origin (such as glycerin, gelatin);
* Products which were tested on animals.
Vegetarianism types:
Types of food products which are permitted in various directions of vegetarianism:
The majority of classical vegetarians in India and the Mediterranean regions (for example, Pythagoreans) were lacto-vegetarians.
Vegans exclusively make use of vegetable food and as a rule, boycott any product in the manufacture of which products of animal origin were used.
Miscellaneous diets
The following diets are not vegetarian by definition, as they can allow dead food, however, the presence of dead food is restricted in them:
The so-called "pescetarianism" and "pollotariansm":
The refusal of red meat but the use of fish and seafood (pescetarianism) and /or birds (pollotariansm) in food.
Flexitarianism:
The moderate or extremely rare use of birds, fish and seafood in food.
Raw Food Diet:
The use of only raw products, or products which have passed a thermal treatment for a short-time in food. In most cases, the raw food diet simultaneously is vegetarianism or veganism, and some sources name the raw food diet as vegetarianism or the vegan raw food diet. However, the raw food diet concept does not exclude the use of any products which did not undergo or underwent a minimum heat treatment, including meat and fish.
Phryganism:
The use of animal products in food only if the animal products are free or else, the animal products are thrown or destroyed (for example, meal remainders in restaurant buffet).
History of Vegetarianism:
Vegetarianism was practiced throughout the millennium in countries in which religions such as Buddhism, Hinduism and Jainism propagated. Followers of different philosophical schools (for example, Pythagoreans) and representatives of the creative and scientific intelligence were vegetarians. In India, according to various data, vegetarians range from 20% to 70% of the entire population of the country. Therefore, before the appearance of the term "vegetarianism" this diet was called "Indian" or "Pythagorean".
In the last decade of the 20th century, vegetarianism spread amongst some political groups, particularly amongst the followers of the movement "straight edge" and anarchists.
Some of the reasons, according to which people turn to vegetarianism, are listed below:
* Ethical reasons — reducing the sufferings of animals from the modern animal industry;
* Religious beliefs (Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, some directions of Christianity — for example, Seventh Day Adventists, in Orthodoxy — observance of fasts, sects);
* Maintenance and/or improvement of health;
* Ecological reasons — the reduction in environmental contaminations and the depletion of natural resources;
* Allergy to animal products or an aversion to their organism;
* Non-availability of some products of an animal origin (encountered only in poor developing countries).
Vegetarian food and health:
It's repeatedly asserted that it is not sufficient to simply exclude meat but it is necessary to properly plan the diet for high-value vegetarian food. Various studies indicate that on an average, vegetarians are healthier and have a longer life expectancy than non-vegetarians.
The American Dietetic Association and the dietitians of Canada recommend vegetarian food as the most healthy food for any age group including infantile, child and pubertal and in any period of life including lactation and pregnancy.
Celebrity-vegetarians:
Many popular scientists, art personalities, politicians, sportsmen, actors etc are present amongst vegetarians. Vegetarians were or have become celebrities such as Albert Einstein, Pythagoras, Paul McCartney, Leonardo da Vinci, Bob Marley, Michael Jackson, Leo Tolstoy, Mahatma Gandhi, Franz Kafka, Marilyn Manson, Lindsay Wagner and others. Some historical groups of people such as Pythagoreans and Roman gladiators were also vegetarians.
Veganism is mode of life, characterized especially by strict vegetarianism. Vegans are followers of veganism - eat and use only vegetable products, i.e. completely excluding components of animal origin from their diet.
Products and consumption:
Not only meat, birds, fish and animal seafood but also eggs and diary products, as in the case of vegetarians, are excluded from the food items of vegans.
Besides these obvious products of animal origin, vegans, as a rule, do not use:
* Products containing skin, fur, silk, wool and other materials of animal origin;
* Honey;
* Products which contain components obtained from animal products (such as glycerin and gelatin);
* Products during manufacturing (often — while cleaning) of which products of an animal origin (for example, some kinds of refined sugar and some varieties of alcoholic drinks) were used;
* Products which were tested on animals (for example, cosmetics and tobacco).
Several disputable ingredients exist, which can be both vegetative as well as of animal origin (for example, food additives E471, E472). Some vegans make use of these items in food and others do not.
[Edited by User on 10/4/2008 6:07:58 AM]
You are on a roll!