Don't be Picky!
The day Tyranno dreaded all year had come: his appointment with the dentist. Dentist? Had Velocy gotten a new job? No. But last year's appointment hadn't gone well for the dentist. To avoid further troubles (and not to fall out entirely with the poor man in case she needed dental care herself), Velocy had decided to take the matter in her own... mouth. It was time to scrape. A lot. "Oh, Tyro, Tyro... Too many potato crisps, too many sweets, too much chewing gum. Just look at your mighty chompers. You'll be laughed at for these ridiculously smoothed toothy pegs. Where's their ferocious sharpness, where's the edge? All munched away." "Oh, come on, Velocy, get started. You know how much I hate this", Tyranno interrupted. "Take that wooden thing and get it done. There's my New Year's Eve binge-watching bag of potato crisps waiting." "Hm", Velocy mused. "I thought I'd take the metal toothpick. It's much more efficient and much sharper." "Met-al? Velocy, dear, please... no, please don't. I promise that from now on, I'll brush my teeth after every single meal. It's my New Year's resolution." "OK, OK, wood it is", Velocy said. "But wait a minute! Do I see some decay in that grinder? I think I'll also need the drill."
This is not the original idea I had for "Toothpicks" a few weeks ago (I had skipped), but since I found I still couldn't realise that idea for "Redux", I first tried this and that with the metal toothpick, liked nothing, panicked (my usual procedure, it seems), so I quickly improvised something. I remembered my last MM image of 2024 ("Guilty Pleasures"; please see the first comment) that had involved Velocy, the fierce Velociraptor lady, and Tyranno, the mighty, slightly dumb (yet soft and sweet at heart) Tyrannosaurus Rex. So I thought I'd conclude my MM 2025 with the two of them as well.
Next to "Toothpicks", this image also includes "Imperfect" (my setup and Tyranno's teeth), "Plastic" (which both Schleich figurines are made of), and, of course, "Figurine". I did focus stacking and combined the 15 single images in Helicon Focus (method C, S4), because in-camera stacking rendered Velocy blurry. Size info: The broken toothpick is 3 cm/1,18 inches long.
HMM, Everyone! Wishing you a Happy, healthy, inspired 2026!
Don't be Picky!
The day Tyranno dreaded all year had come: his appointment with the dentist. Dentist? Had Velocy gotten a new job? No. But last year's appointment hadn't gone well for the dentist. To avoid further troubles (and not to fall out entirely with the poor man in case she needed dental care herself), Velocy had decided to take the matter in her own... mouth. It was time to scrape. A lot. "Oh, Tyro, Tyro... Too many potato crisps, too many sweets, too much chewing gum. Just look at your mighty chompers. You'll be laughed at for these ridiculously smoothed toothy pegs. Where's their ferocious sharpness, where's the edge? All munched away." "Oh, come on, Velocy, get started. You know how much I hate this", Tyranno interrupted. "Take that wooden thing and get it done. There's my New Year's Eve binge-watching bag of potato crisps waiting." "Hm", Velocy mused. "I thought I'd take the metal toothpick. It's much more efficient and much sharper." "Met-al? Velocy, dear, please... no, please don't. I promise that from now on, I'll brush my teeth after every single meal. It's my New Year's resolution." "OK, OK, wood it is", Velocy said. "But wait a minute! Do I see some decay in that grinder? I think I'll also need the drill."
This is not the original idea I had for "Toothpicks" a few weeks ago (I had skipped), but since I found I still couldn't realise that idea for "Redux", I first tried this and that with the metal toothpick, liked nothing, panicked (my usual procedure, it seems), so I quickly improvised something. I remembered my last MM image of 2024 ("Guilty Pleasures"; please see the first comment) that had involved Velocy, the fierce Velociraptor lady, and Tyranno, the mighty, slightly dumb (yet soft and sweet at heart) Tyrannosaurus Rex. So I thought I'd conclude my MM 2025 with the two of them as well.
Next to "Toothpicks", this image also includes "Imperfect" (my setup and Tyranno's teeth), "Plastic" (which both Schleich figurines are made of), and, of course, "Figurine". I did focus stacking and combined the 15 single images in Helicon Focus (method C, S4), because in-camera stacking rendered Velocy blurry. Size info: The broken toothpick is 3 cm/1,18 inches long.
HMM, Everyone! Wishing you a Happy, healthy, inspired 2026!