Action figures playing a game

[dieastra]

And now for something completely different. Do you know that game where two people throw a ball at each other and the one in the middle trys to catch it from the air? And when he does, he switches places with the one who threw last?

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[sharp2799]

That shot with the ball in the air is fantastic! How did you do it?

[dieastra]

I cheated ;) There is a bit of photoshopping involved there. I phographed the ball on its own and put it in. You can see the lack of shadow. Still, pretty good, eh?

That ball is made from rubber, it is an eraser actually. They have so many funny erasers recently! It can be taken apart to the pieces.

[sharp2799]

I think that's the best use of photoshopping I've ever seen.

In my area we called it Monkey in the Middle. LOL

[dieastra]

I try not to depend on photoshopping or shopped in backgrounds too much. I don't mind if you can see the occasional string when I make my Superman fly. It adds to the fun ;) But there was no way I was able to put this ball onto a string.

Hehe, we called it "Dumb Hans" in Germany ;) No idea if children still play this though. Now that there are computers.

[ext_850482]

Ooh, pickle in the middle.

[dieastra]

Ah, that's what it's called in English! We call it "Dumb Hans" in German LOL

[colej55]

So well done!

Growing up in Chicago, we called it "keep away". Funny how everyone has a different name for the same game even in America.

[dieastra]

Thank you! I was just photographing the newly arrived figure when I realized that the one was so much smaller than the other two. So I got the idea ;) My mind is weird.

And that is funny indeed with the different names. I love it!