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Twentington Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Desperate
#1: May 6th 2014 at 3:26:11 PM

Nothing in the image implies that Fluttershy is performing. It's just her surrounded by a crapload of eyeballs. For all we know, she could just be having a nightmare.

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#2: May 6th 2014 at 6:03:10 PM

I do think we can do better; how's this? Or the first pic on this page?

edited 6th May '14 6:08:13 PM by Willbyr

rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#3: May 7th 2014 at 2:14:53 AM

I think 2.1 is the one to beat:


Unfortunately, the quality is mediocre, but it's not that noticeable I hope.

edited 7th May '14 2:18:23 AM by rodneyAnonymous

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#4: May 7th 2014 at 3:42:19 AM

I agree. That's the one to beat. (I don't notice any quality issues on my monitor.)

edited 7th May '14 3:43:05 AM by Madrugada

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theAdeptRogue iRidescence Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
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#5: May 7th 2014 at 3:45:21 AM

I actually prefer 2.2, but otherwise 2.1 is very good.

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#6: May 7th 2014 at 4:47:56 AM

I like 2.1. I don't think the quality is much of an issue. It's clear enough.

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#7: May 7th 2014 at 6:15:04 AM

2.1 is great. The kid absolutely sells it.

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#8: May 7th 2014 at 9:56:39 AM

I see some artifacting in 2.1 but not nearly enough to wreck it. That's the one I lean toward as well.

ShadowHog from Earth Since: May, 2009 Relationship Status: Healthy, deeply-felt respect for this here Shotgun
#9: May 7th 2014 at 12:43:11 PM

Dumb, unrelated, more-TRS-than-IPD question, but isn't there an awful lot of overlap between Performance Anxiety here and Paralysis by Analysis? I suppose there's some distinction with the person with the anxiety in question causing it by over-analyzing things in the case of the latter trope...

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#10: May 7th 2014 at 1:37:21 PM

[up] No, I don't think so; this is about being terrified to do something at all, while that one's about something that you can normally do well but fail at in critical moments because you start overthinking it and lose your focus.

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Rethkir A Trusted Friend in Science and Ponies from the gap between dimensions Since: Mar, 2013
#13: May 7th 2014 at 4:05:18 PM

I tried looking for a higher quality version of 2.1/3 via Tineye, because the artifacting around the kid's face is really bothering me. Unfortunately, this image appears to be copyrighted. So, why does the URL say "royalty free" if they want to charge me 20 freaking dollars for the lowest resolution and a whopping $609 for the highest resolution? Anyway, I cheated and took a screenshot of the version that Tineye showed, but I had to crop around a bug in the upper left corner, hence why it's a the crop is low above his head. But at least his face isn't (as) messed up.

EDIT: Tighter crop at 300 on the right, because that dark area on the right side of the first crop was really bothering me

edited 7th May '14 4:09:45 PM by Rethkir

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rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#14: May 7th 2014 at 6:30:04 PM

Could you make it a little smaller instead of a little bigger? Looks blurry.

Also 13.1 >>> 13.2, unbalanced crop.

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#15: May 7th 2014 at 8:03:17 PM

I didn't make it bigger. I took a screenshot, but here's a scaled down version anyway, with a more centered crop.

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rodneyAnonymous Sophisticated as Hell from empty space Since: Aug, 2010
#16: May 7th 2014 at 8:07:18 PM

I kind of like the stage taking up so much of the frame, making him look smaller.

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#17: May 7th 2014 at 8:31:41 PM

Shit...if that's a copyrighted, for-sale image, then it's right out, that's one of the thou-shalt-nots in the rules.

AnotherDuck No, the other one. from Stockholm Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Mu
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#18: May 7th 2014 at 8:42:14 PM

Well, 2.2 is still good. Good thing you brought a spare, Willy. smile

edited 7th May '14 8:42:45 PM by AnotherDuck

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Lakija Lakija from Chicago Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Maxing my social links
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#19: May 9th 2014 at 8:37:17 PM

The Spelling Bee episode of Arthur , Season 1, has The Brain in this exact situation. I can't really take screenshots right now though (3-year old nephew hogging half my screen...)

EDIT: Here we go. (If this were chosen, a good caption would be exactly what Mr. Haney says here. "Spell 'fear.'"

edited 9th May '14 9:04:10 PM by Lakija

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#21: May 10th 2014 at 2:01:23 AM

2.2 is simpler, in my opinion.

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AnotherDuck No, the other one. from Stockholm Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: Mu
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#22: May 10th 2014 at 3:26:42 AM

Simpler, clearer and single-panel.

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#23: May 10th 2014 at 4:34:09 AM

If we can't use the little boy, (and if he was watermarked we can't, it's that simple), I vote for the Clip art in 2.2 over the Arthur suggestion.

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#24: May 10th 2014 at 4:35:41 AM

The boy is the main aspect of the image, and it's from a site which sells images, so I doubt that "fair use" would fly here.

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theAdeptRogue iRidescence Since: Nov, 2011 Relationship Status: Having tea with Cthulhu
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#25: May 10th 2014 at 7:19:24 AM

I maintain that 2.2 is the best suggestion. Clearer and more concise than 19 anyway

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