High-Octane Villain

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High-Octane Villain

Posted to Flickr on 03 February 2014. Part of the Laugh! series. Funny is fun.™ Included in my Portfolio.

Close-up of a five inch Doctor Octopus action figure.

Master criminal Dr. Otto Octavius takes great pride in his ability to multi-task with his mechanical tentacles.

Photo submitted to the Flickr group Macro Mondays for the “Busy” theme.

Photo seen in Flickr Explore.

Origin

This photo was inspired by the “Busy” theme of the Flickr group Macro Mondays. After spending some time thinking about what character could visually portray “busy-ness” the best, I decided on Doctor Octopus because of his multiple arms.

Setup

Doctor Octopus stands in front of a 12x12 inch sheet of black glitter paper. A colored LED set to yellow shines on the paper behind him. In front of him is a dollhouse-scale ironing board with an iron and briefcase on it. In his mechanical arms he holds a kettle, a barbell, and some cheese. In his left hand he holds a mobile phone.

Above the scene but not visible is a large circular diffuser, diffusing the ambient light in the room.

Elsewhere

It is difficult to track Doctor Octopus, but here’s where he’s been spotted:

Have you seen this photo somewhere else? Or are you using it yourself? I would love to hear from you! It's always fun to learn where my photos turn up.

Flickr Facts

This photo was posted to Flickr on 03 February 2014. It was one of 500 images featured on Flickr Explore for that day. The last time I checked, it had 54,440 views on Flickr.

The media type of this image is "photo." The original file type was "jpg." The photo's dimensions are 1024 x 681, giving it landscape orientation.

Unless otherwise noted, the image was created by me, JD Hancock.