tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1870069212223825401.post739124011328178141..comments2024-03-28T03:27:26.345-04:00Comments on Dee-lusions of Grandeur: The Socially Aware Retro Time Machine! * NOW UPDATED!! *Dee Mentiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07798903090538917010noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1870069212223825401.post-72016930970555505862014-11-22T18:32:04.081-05:002014-11-22T18:32:04.081-05:00Both are great versions of the story, the one pane...Both are great versions of the story, the one panel has a more "Dee feeling" to it, but even though it had more writing than you usually have, it felt like it missed something. The two panels feel like the story is more complete.Helena Radianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07628278680037628856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1870069212223825401.post-90208345982734702732014-11-22T12:31:14.584-05:002014-11-22T12:31:14.584-05:00The amount of text in a caption is always a diific...The amount of text in a caption is always a diificult choice. Not coming from the ADD generation I tend to make the story about the picture and go the length it takes to tell it. I may be one of the few cappers that actually writes my caption into the cap space so I am looking at the picture the whole while I am writing. Like Dee I will stsrt out with a larger font and squeeze it down first before chopping my story.<br /><br /> Sometimes I just can't squeeze enough and the story changes out of necessity. Sometimes the result is better and sometimes I wish I could show the director's cut. Blade Runner is a grest example of two versions, the original and the director's cut where people can argue which is better. <br /><br />I actually prefer the more draconian original of Dee's cap just as I do the original 'Blade Runner' but can appreciate the expanded version but it makes it a different story.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08051651954828312392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1870069212223825401.post-40082863634045703892014-11-22T05:00:10.156-05:002014-11-22T05:00:10.156-05:00It is interesting how one panel captions can almos...It is interesting how one panel captions can almost become a single illustration for a longer story. In this case, the story was compelling enough (and remained short) to allow the picture to almost fade into the background. That said, I've often said that I'm a little strange in these matters - preferring the story and the situation to the image in many cases. Not that the images aren't nice themselves, but I do like me some story and imagination.<br /><br />It's one of the reasons I find creating captions practically impossible, but I can illustrate a longer piece of prose more easily.<br /><br />In short, the text was edited well but could have been left longer in places perhaps (though I accept that then it would be less a caption and more flash fiction with an image attached), because there was a *potential* lack of clarity around the terranium and the situation of the apartment that waited after time travelling. Mind you, I was able to fill in those blanks easily enough so...<br /><br />Sorry, apparently early mornings bring out the overly analytical part of me!<br /><br />It's a nice caption and apologies for being quiet around here lately!Joanna Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03765570687013090805noreply@blogger.com