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Old 12-15-2006, 05:22 AM   #1
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December 15, 2006: Reindeer race



There's no information about this Reindeer race taking place in Quebec - so no way to know whether the big truck is required to make 'em run, or if it's just chasing them for some other reason. Anyway, it's an effective shot!
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Old 12-15-2006, 05:48 AM   #2
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Okay... I'll bite.

Reindeer pancakes.. Yummmmm.


Wait, is that Santa's sleigh?
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Old 12-15-2006, 06:23 AM   #3
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There's no information about this Reindeer race taking place in Quebec - so no way to know whether the big truck is required to make 'em run, or if it's just chasing them for some other reason. Anyway, it's an effective shot!
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Old 12-15-2006, 07:52 AM   #4
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There's no information about this Reindeer race taking place in Quebec - so no way to know whether the big truck is required to make 'em run, or if it's just chasing them for some other reason. Anyway, it's an effective shot!
I can't imagine that a truck of that dimension with a load on the back would be required to make these guys run. Probably any mechanized vehicle would do the trick. I suspect these reindeer were meandering across a show-covered highway and this truck came upon them.
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Old 12-15-2006, 08:16 AM   #5
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Is it just me, or does the driver look like a fat jolly man with a red suit?
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Old 12-15-2006, 08:49 AM   #6
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Old-fashioned truck dodge! Radical, dudes.

Does this fall under the heading of Reindeer games? 'Cause I don't see a red nose on any of them, and it would appear that Rudolph has once again been excluded.
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Old 12-15-2006, 08:52 AM   #7
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Does this look 'Shopped to anyone besides me? Something's not right about the edges of the reindeer and the interface of their hooves/legs with the snow. I also find the depth of focus to be suspect.
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Old 12-15-2006, 08:56 AM   #9
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Does this look 'Shopped to anyone besides me? Something's not right about the edges of the reindeer and the interface of their hooves/legs with the snow. I also find the depth of focus to be suspect.
Not to me...
What you are seeing that looks "odd" to you, is the outline around the two reindeer on the left. The headlights from the truck are limning them with light and it makes their outlines look different from the other r'deer.
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Old 12-15-2006, 08:56 AM   #10
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Does this look 'Shopped to anyone besides me? Something's not right about the edges of the reindeer and the interface of their hooves/legs with the snow. I also find the depth of focus to be suspect.
I thoguht that too, about the edges, but I think it's because the first two on the left are backlit by the headlights.
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Old 12-15-2006, 09:38 AM   #11
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There could also be some foreshortening in that image. The truck could be a fur piece or more behind the deer.
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Old 12-15-2006, 11:38 AM   #12
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It does look a bit shopped. The three on the right in front of the snowcloud have a "crispness" around them, similar to the two in front of the truck. However they all seem to have a "splash" in the snow where their hooves hit.

Maybe something was removed instead of added.

Here's what I had thought of when I saw today's topic..
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Old 12-15-2006, 01:09 PM   #13
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Actually...

http://search.us.reuters.com/news/se...&blob=reindeer

I can't find where I originally saw this on Reuters, but I don't believe it is photoshopped. Additionally, I don't think it's a reindeer race, per se, just a truck that some reindeer happened to be in front of.
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Old 12-15-2006, 02:29 PM   #14
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Haha this totally reminds me of that Family Guy episode:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wtrbMXvpco
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Old 12-15-2006, 02:39 PM   #15
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Makes me think the driver has a box of RoadKill Helper.
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