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Cut and paste, you say? Only in the analog sense perhaps…

Surely you didn’t toss a real apple up there? No, but Rebekka did in Iceland, and even her framed print seems weightless…

Thanks to a charity auction, I am now the proud owner of some fine flickr folklore. Thanks and kudos to Rebekka, who took the wonderful self-portrait with her camera at arms length, and who donated this print to the Katrina Relief Auction.

She has suffered no end of speculation as to the authenticity of the shot, with over 500 comments on the original.

52 responses to “Ceci n’est pas Photoshop”

  1. thepretenda Avatar
    thepretenda

    hahahah!!!!!

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  2. The Rocketeer Avatar
    The Rocketeer

    I was wondering what that reference she gave you earlier was for… now I know.

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  3. _rebekka Avatar
    _rebekka

    yay!

    hehe, this is so cool..
    i was becoming a little worried it had gotten lost on the way:)

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  4. goofy comparison Avatar
    goofy comparison

    What Does Kudos & The Heading Mean? For those of us that are less EDUCATED.

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  5. _rebekka Avatar
    _rebekka

    oh, that reminds me, i LOVE your title for this photo, which is, unless im mistaken, an obvious reference to Magrittes famed painting "ceci n’est pas une pipe" (this is not a pipe)

    🙂

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  6. AndrewNZ Avatar
    AndrewNZ

    This is lovely and has a wonderful circularity about it: Rebekka takes the picture, Steve faves the picture, Steve buys the picture and then takes a picture of the picture and Rebekka faves the picture of the picture (quite justifiably). What I found staggering was seeing the huge number of favourites clocked up on 9 August, when it was first posted. I wonder if flickr has records of the pictures which accumulate favourites the fastest?

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  7. goofy comparison Avatar
    goofy comparison

    So Where Does photoshop Come in then? Do You Have a Problem With Photoshop?

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  8. _rebekka Avatar
    _rebekka

    kendoko: you’ll have to read the whole, incredibly lengthy thread under my original posting, to see where the photoshop reference comes in.. 🙂

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  9. goofy comparison Avatar
    goofy comparison

    Aye. I Have just had a look there. There is a lot to Digest. Thanks Ken/ It’s Too Late for me. I’ll Have a look later. Cheers

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  10. _sarchi Avatar
    _sarchi

    Is it me or is that apple – standing out more..?

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  11. dreadfuldan Avatar
    dreadfuldan

    Cool! What a momento, it is indeed part of Flickr folklore.

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  12. tarotastic Avatar
    tarotastic

    Just awesome!!

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  13. boring fact Avatar
    boring fact

    that, was a memorable image indeed:) bravo ps. you two look alike big time

    Reply
  14. benjiman Avatar
    benjiman

    Ah, here we see the Magick of Flickr, writ large!

    It IS indeed a game neverending…

    🙂

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  15. angry shock Avatar
    angry shock

    Magritte also said that about this apple… but nobody still believes him.

    However I do believe rebekka in this case.

    (like Neil Amstrong said to you Steve, it would have been more complicated to simulate them walking on the Moon than to actually have them there)

    Btw, I hope the title is not literally meaning its reference, otherwise we will really get into a recursive loop of controversy…!

    Somewhat like what benjiman points out too… Who´s next to frame this photo, hold it and have his photo taken? =)

    Congratulations, J! You look very proud with your acquisition!

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  16. _rebekka Avatar
    _rebekka

    well.. it would be kinda funny if i download this, print it out, and frame it in the same kinda frame, and take a pic of myself tossing that in the air….

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  17. _rebekka Avatar
    _rebekka

    tho i doubt it would look as graceful..

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  18. AndrewNZ Avatar
    AndrewNZ

    No – that would be the point at which Photoshop would be useful and ironic. 😉

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  19. Trajan K Avatar
    Trajan K

    awesome ! I would love to have one framed also.

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  20. parsimonious giraffe Avatar
    parsimonious giraffe

    This is all so meta it hurts my brain.

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  21. zenera Avatar
    zenera

    …another Steve, another apple…;)

    this is super, you must hang them together!

    Reply
  22. quebon2 Avatar
    quebon2

    I say we begin a never ending chain of pictures of people holding pictures of people holding pictures of the original Rebekka apple shot…..

    Yeah, that’d be cool. 😀

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  23. Vanita Avatar
    Vanita

    This is a really wonderful tribute shot! Maybe try a version with yourself desaturated so the apple continues its eye-popping 3D illusion…

    Added… Of course if you stare long enough at this shot as you have it here… magic-eye style, there is plenty of 3D action happening.

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  24. jurvetson Avatar
    jurvetson

    Zenera: Yeah! This is the Apple ][

    Sarchi: You are definitely standing out more. But like a fine cheese, the apple gets sharper as it ages.

    Vanita: I tried to echo the essence (in the composition and title), but could not get the depth of field working with the SLR. I have much to learn. I tried aperture priority and manual focus… but in retrospect, I think I was too far away… I was using a tripod and probably needed to come in real close like she did at arms length… The problem is that the framed picture is too big to pull this off easily (making me pull the camera back to capture it all). Well, at least that’s the only excuse I can think of…

    On the other hand, fruit is easy as pie… 😉
    genetics

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  25. >< ( ( (º >---petita Avatar
    >< ( ( (º >—petita

    i love that not only your expression is very much alike but you even wore a jacket similar to rebekka’s. :)))
    really funny
    :)))

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  26. StarrGazr Avatar
    StarrGazr

    Lucky you!! That is an awesome shot that will forver live in Flickr lore…and on your wall. 🙂

    Reply
  27. _sarchi Avatar
    _sarchi

    I posted this..

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  28. From Afghanistan With Loveّ Avatar
    From Afghanistan With Loveّ

    fantastic… makes me so happy

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  29. Dragonhide Avatar
    Dragonhide

    Hah this is cool 🙂 kudos to you both, artist and collector.

    —
    Seen in my recent comments. (?)

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  30. borealnz Avatar
    borealnz

    This is great!! I must be one of the few people who hadn’t come across the original before but it is great to see it here in this wonderful shot.

    Thanks for sharing this in our Single Apple theme at
    The World Through My Eyes

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  31. *The Boy From Cerrado Avatar
    *The Boy From Cerrado

    ~~ I lk the idea.

    ^^

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  32. Andrew Raimist Avatar
    Andrew Raimist

    this is a wonderful tribute to _rebekka‘s genius.

    and don’t forget, "This is Not a Photograph:

    Magritte -- The Listening Room

    (nor is it an apple)."

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  33. jere-me Avatar
    jere-me

    good buy

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  34. borealnz Avatar
    borealnz

    Great to see this famous photo again!! A perfect addition to our theme!!

    Thanks for sharing in our Fruit theme at
    The World Through My Eyes

    Reply
  35. Tumbleweed Photography~Carol~ Avatar
    Tumbleweed Photography~Carol~

    wow awesome work…perfect
    img src="http://static.flickr.com/100/buddyicons/24333070@N00.jpg&quot;
    width="48" height="48" />
    A+++ Grade Photo

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  36. Krzysztof Danel Avatar
    Krzysztof Danel

    very nice work

    Reply
  37. AZLI JAMIL Photography Avatar
    AZLI JAMIL Photography

    Hmmm….

    A+++ Grade Photo

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  38. Cooriander Avatar
    Cooriander

    OH My! A fantastic shot.

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  39. gabby soup Avatar
    gabby soup

    Hey Steve,

    Thanks for licensing your photo using a Creative Commons license!

    Your photo has been used for a goldengod blog entry about Rebekka, Flickr, and Only-Dreemin UK.

    Thanks,

    -Andrew Ferguson

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  40. Danielle Osfalg Avatar
    Danielle Osfalg

    metamorphlickr …what! what’s happening, was it the apple or the chicken?? I’m confused???

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  41. Rubiie - BACK ON FLICKR Avatar
    Rubiie – BACK ON FLICKR

    cool shot

    Reply
  42. B℮n Avatar
    B℮n

    Great 3D composition,


    A+++ Grade Photo

    Reply
  43. V Blackstone Photos Avatar
    V Blackstone Photos


    A+++ Grade Photo

    Very cool..

    Reply
  44. Madgod from china beijing and age: 23 Avatar
    Madgod from china beijing and age: 23

    了不起的 rebekka i like

    Reply
  45. !fatima Avatar
    !fatima

    i wish i was this lucky. 🙂

    Reply
  46. (deaf mute) Avatar
    (deaf mute)

    Goodness gracious, this is an instant fave! I love pictures in pictures anyway and Rebba’s photo is a classic, but the way you’ve posed with it is magnificent. The apple seems to be jumping out of the picture even more than it did on the original. I’ve done a few test shots in which I hold frames at curious angles to warp the perspective, but this will inspire me to put something great in the frame.
    It’s brilliant that Rebekka donated the picture to charity and you contributed so much to help. (Just don’t sell the photo at a massive profit now you’ve got an iconic work of art).
    I loved the Magritte reference too, although it’s become cliché to pun that phrase because it was such a good concept in the first place.
    —
    Seen in my recent comments. (?)

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  47. Júlia Martins Avatar
    Júlia Martins

    lol
    love it!!!
    like

    Reply
  48. Júlia Martins Avatar
    Júlia Martins

    lol
    love it!!!
    like the

    Reply
  49. Júlia Martins Avatar
    Júlia Martins

    lol
    love it!!!
    like the title!

    Reply
  50. Albino © Avatar
    Albino ©

    AndrewNZ: You’ve described it very well. This is so awesome – for all it represents.

    Reply

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