An emoticon tries to swallow a tourist by taking advantage of him being distracted by technological interests.

[Gianluca Drago]

Munich, 2006. Nikon Coolpix SQ.

 

[Beth Carter]

pacman? honestly though, i'm more concerned about the cybermen on the sidelines.

 

[Gianluca Drago]

pacman?

No, it was an emoticon. The 'cybermen on the sidelines' were the museum's friendly guards after the lunch break.

 

[Gary R. Smith]

Well, if it had been a color shot we would have been able to tell if it was PacMan or not...

 

[Gianluca Drago]

Well, if it had been a color shot we would have been able to tell if it was PacMan or not...

PacMan and emoticons were both yellow at the time, but trust me when I say it was an emoticon, and he is still among us.

 

[Gary R. Smith]

Well, there you have it. PacMan was never controlled by these fingers

 

[Beth Carter]

Well, if it had been a color shot we would have been able to tell if it was PacMan or not...

that's what i'm saying, they were definitely different shades of yellow.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Haha. Love the image and the title, Gianluca. Woke me up just as I started nodding asleep!

 

[Gianluca Drago]

Well, if it had been a color shot we would have been able to tell if it was PacMan or not...

This is the color shot. Now tell me that's not an emoticon!

 

[Beth Carter]

still not convinced.

 

[Gary R. Smith]

It may come down to viewing on a color calibrated screen. You both make good points...

 

[Brian Moore]

Regardless of the kind of "man" involved (pac or emoti) it's a great title for this picture, Gianluca.

 

[Beth Carter]

Regardless of the kind of "man" involved (pac or emoti) it's a great title for this picture, Gianluca.

not only that, you really have to give gianluca props for showing the original color shot. love it!

 

[Gianluca Drago]

not only that, you really have to give gianluca props for showing the original color shot. love it!

 

[Gianluca Drago]

Regardless of the kind of "man" involved (pac or emoti) it's a great title for this picture, Gianluca.

Thank you, @Brian Moore.

 

[Gianluca Drago]

Now I will tell you why I like this photo. In the 1950s and 1960s, some popular science books had photos like mine (in black and white, of course). A beautiful one I remember, from an American publication about atomic energy, showed a scientist in a white coat intent on peering at a grasshopper through a magnifying glass. His eye was huge because of the magnifying glass, like in a Mel Brooks film. My photo obviously does not measure up to that one, with which it has little in common, but it reminded me of the scientific communication at that time.

 

[Stevenson Gawen]

I LOVE IT! (sorry to shout... couldn't help it) Both the images and the whole thread...

 

[Gianluca Drago]

I LOVE IT! (sorry to shout... couldn't help it) Both the images and the whole thread...

Thank you, @Stevenson Gawen! One does what one can to keep up the morale of the crew.