Caption This: What is Mike Tice saying to Gabe Carimi?

by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Jun 2, 2011 3:00 PM CDT in Photo-caption Extravaganza

Why was this photo taken on an angle like the old Batman TV series from the 60's? Tell us what you think Chicago Bears o-line coach MIke Tice is saying to his newest pupil and #1 draft pick Gabe Carimi, but do it in the style of some old school Batman dialogue. Not sure what that would sound like then click here. Be sure to rec your favorites because the winner might win a huge prize! Probably not, but you never know!

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[crying] Thank god you're here!! [falls to knees, still shaking hand, rests head on hand, whispers pathetically] the horror... the horror... [drools]

by Doshi on Jun 2, 2011 3:07 PM CDT reply actions

"Great Casares Ghost!!!"

“That photographer has one leg shorter than the other!”

"More cowbell" - Bruce Dickinson; "More bell cow" - Lovie Smith

by Pete Dixon on Jun 2, 2011 3:26 PM CDT reply actions

Whoops.

“Great Caesar’s Ghost” was a Perry White phrase. Wrong super hero. My bad.

"More cowbell" - Bruce Dickinson; "More bell cow" - Lovie Smith

by Pete Dixon on Jun 2, 2011 9:07 PM CDT up reply actions

Nerd Fail

"The time has come to get deeply into Football. It is the only thing we have left that ain't fixed." - HST

by JerBear50 on Jun 3, 2011 12:18 AM CDT up reply actions

lol

Nothing more nerdy than failing at being a nerd.

"More cowbell" - Bruce Dickinson; "More bell cow" - Lovie Smith

by Pete Dixon on Jun 3, 2011 8:59 AM CDT up reply actions

I could give you a photogs prospective of why the photo was taken on an angle

But I’ll spare you the technical photo geek jargon and try to give you a silly caption instead.

Tice: Golly jee willikers Gabe, it’s a pleasure to have you on board.
Carim: Thanks a bunch Tice, never fear, your offensive line is solidifying and you’ll never have to worry about Chris Williams being along against a DE again! POW!

Jay Cutler is still my quarterback.

by Sam Householder on Jun 2, 2011 4:03 PM CDT reply actions

please tell me why it was taken on an angle!

If you go in the bathroom, turn off the lights, and say "Da Coach" 5 times while facing the mirror... Ditka will appear and slap the wussy right out of you.

by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Jun 2, 2011 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions

My two cents:

It’s just a guess but I think the photog tilted the camera because if he had kept it level he probably would have clipped the top of Carimi’s head. He might have been shooting at a fixed focal length, I’ll guess 50mm, and could not go wider. The camera could have been on a tripod (or monopod) with a ball head that would allow him to tilt the camera. Tilting the camera up might have skewed the perspective a bit.

When viewing the images later, the editor may have liked two other things (in addition to sharp focus and correct selection of shutter speed): One, being the suggested action courtesy of the tilt and two, the resulting design elements. Notice the water bottle “supporting” the right side of the frame and a complimentary action created by the sign at the left side of the frame. Additionally, there is a line that flows from the top left (corner of the wall) that leads downward to the showcase that frames Tice and follows downward through his body.

Both of Tice’s arms lead that visual flow to Carimi. Notice how Tice’s left arm seems to flow through to the case behind Gabe. The edge of the table behind him is on a similar diagonal as Tice’s right arm.

So you see how all the visual elements in the image connect and take the eye across the entire image, suggesting strength and structure.

Or maybe not.

"More cowbell" - Bruce Dickinson; "More bell cow" - Lovie Smith

by Pete Dixon on Jun 2, 2011 9:04 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs

wow...

If you go in the bathroom, turn off the lights, and say "Da Coach" 5 times while facing the mirror... Ditka will appear and slap the wussy right out of you.

by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Jun 2, 2011 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions

rec'd

for sheer professionalism (and ridiculously thorough explanation)

by BOBdaBEAR on Jun 2, 2011 9:24 PM CDT up reply actions

not buying it pete

but you can sling hash with the best of them.

. "Most football teams are temperamental. That's 90% temper and 10% mental."
--Doug Plank

by ed_brown on Jun 3, 2011 7:42 AM CDT up reply actions

And yet it's all there.

And, yes, you’re probably right.

"More cowbell" - Bruce Dickinson; "More bell cow" - Lovie Smith

by Pete Dixon on Jun 3, 2011 9:04 AM CDT up reply actions

You nailed it Pete!!

That’s pretty much it. All I can add is that photogs sometimes tilt their cameras on purpose to change up a photo from the standard straight up and down. If he had taken it from the usual straight angles it might just look like any other handshake picture; unexciting, boring, very ho-hum. By tiliting it it gives motion, as Pete noted, it brings the eye into the picture and another element it adds is it shows how big Carimi really is. You can really tell, wow Tice’s arm is going UP to Carimi’s shoulder and he is looking UP into Carimi’s eyes. It plays up the size difference a bit more than it otherwise would have,

Jay Cutler is still my quarterback.

by Sam Householder on Jun 3, 2011 10:47 AM CDT up reply actions

And also

even by tiliting, Carimi and Tice aren’t really too crooked int he frame. At least not so much that it’s disorienting. The background is quite crooked though, so maybe you’d think Halas Hall isn’t level or has a sinking foundation. Hahaha :D

Jay Cutler is still my quarterback.

by Sam Householder on Jun 3, 2011 10:49 AM CDT up reply actions

Or the distorted reality we have of saviours,

or of heroes, as suggested by the jerseys.

"More cowbell" - Bruce Dickinson; "More bell cow" - Lovie Smith

by Pete Dixon on Jun 3, 2011 11:45 AM CDT up reply actions

Most Impressive

Jay Cutler is our QB, and I for one am proud of that

by Erik Christopher Duerrwaechter on Jun 3, 2011 11:04 AM CDT up reply actions

All this time I just thought he was drunk or dropped the camera and it took the photo while falling.

When the world slips you a Jeffrey, stroke a furry wall.
- Aldous Snow

by Ditkavsworld on Jun 3, 2011 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Tice: Sometimes Jay just can't get rid of the bomb

Gabe: Gee Whiz Mike, with me on his blind-side we can cancel that order of anti-DE repellant!

by Bear Fan in Germany on Jun 2, 2011 4:16 PM CDT reply actions

"Here's the last time I can legally shake your hand until the season starts, enjoy it."

Weekend contributor at Windy City Gridiron

by Steven Schweickert on Jun 2, 2011 4:19 PM CDT reply actions 3 recs

Oh wait, Batman dialogue...

“Holy disrupted D-linemen, Batman! We’ve got an actual offensive lineman here!”

Weekend contributor at Windy City Gridiron

by Steven Schweickert on Jun 2, 2011 4:36 PM CDT reply actions

(whispers to self) “Holy Gabe Carimi, Batman!”
(out loud) “Welcome aboard, sonny. I know just what I can do with you….”

by BOBdaBEAR on Jun 2, 2011 4:37 PM CDT reply actions

Tice: This is the start of a beautiful friendship.

'Don't believe in you who believe in me and don't believe in me who believes in you, but believe in you who believe in yourself'

by T.Moore on Jun 2, 2011 5:26 PM CDT reply actions

Tice: Thank God you’re here, we almost had to go to plan Z
Carimi: What’s plan Z
Tice: It consisted of Garett Wolfe with a few canisters of mace in the backfield
Carimi: Why Wolfe?
Tice: We had to use him eventually

by matt filip on Jun 2, 2011 5:27 PM CDT reply actions 4 recs

rec'd!

Jay Cutler is our QB, and I for one am proud of that

by Erik Christopher Duerrwaechter on Jun 3, 2011 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions

"Help me, Gabe Carimi... you're my only hope."

by oripunk3485 on Jun 2, 2011 5:59 PM CDT reply actions 4 recs

(Sorry, all the good Batman dialogue looks taken.)

by oripunk3485 on Jun 2, 2011 6:01 PM CDT up reply actions

Good one!

by JimmyMack on Jun 2, 2011 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions

Green!

by David in Maine on Jun 3, 2011 11:03 AM CDT up reply actions

Done!

Jay Cutler is our QB, and I for one am proud of that

by Erik Christopher Duerrwaechter on Jun 3, 2011 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions

"HOLY MONKEY BALLS GABEY!!!""

“That’s one mighty strong Bear-Jew Grip you got there!”

I'll roll up

by suckmyditka on Jun 2, 2011 7:13 PM CDT reply actions

not good at the batman jive

But Tice is saying, “at least this year’s top OL draftee didn’t knock my teeth out”.

Encouraging professional football in Israel

by BearDownIsrael on Jun 2, 2011 7:57 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

If you aren't as good as we think you are

I’m going to rip you f***ing arm off. I guarantee it.

by lixuec on Jun 2, 2011 8:18 PM CDT reply actions

Dear goodness Gabe...

you’re the biggest Jew I’ve ever seen.

"Our ideas held no water but we used them like a dam" - Modest Mouse

by propheteer on Jun 2, 2011 9:47 PM CDT reply actions

MT- Well old chum, looks like you'll be staying with me for awhile.

Nothing unusual about two unrelated grown men living together. Oh, and an elderly butler tending to our needs.
GC- Ummm…
MT- When we get board, old chap, we can slide down the pole I had installed and dress up in the tights I keep in my basement.
GC- Uhhh…
MT- Sometimes Julie Newmar comes over and dresses up in her Catwoman costume…
GC- Holy ticket scandal, boat man, I’m in!

"The time has come to get deeply into Football. It is the only thing we have left that ain't fixed." - HST

by JerBear50 on Jun 3, 2011 1:00 AM CDT reply actions