A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Try as I might…

…I couldn’t come up with anything witty to say about this tattoo that did not include the word “horny”.

So for the sake of my editorial professionalism, I will just say these antlers were done by Zack at Uptown Tattoo in Minneapolis.

modblog-antlers

Comments

168 responses to “Try as I might…”

  1. chokehold Avatar

    No, Magdalena. I think they’re the new f-holes. 😛

  2. chokehold Avatar

    No, Magdalena. I think they’re the new f-holes. 😛

  3. chokehold Avatar

    No, Magdalena. I think they’re the new f-holes. 😛

  4. chokehold Avatar

    No, Magdalena. I think they’re the new f-holes. 😛

  5. Magdalena Avatar

    HAY i got those done weeeell before i had seen them as a tattoo on anyone else (that’s not to say i was the one to come up with the idea.) i’ll be honest, everyone always asks me if i got them because i play the cello and i have to awkwardly explain that i dont know a thing about the cello, but i can tell you about Man Ray and superimposing shapes onto photographs

  6. Magdalena Avatar

    HAY i got those done weeeell before i had seen them as a tattoo on anyone else (that’s not to say i was the one to come up with the idea.) i’ll be honest, everyone always asks me if i got them because i play the cello and i have to awkwardly explain that i dont know a thing about the cello, but i can tell you about Man Ray and superimposing shapes onto photographs

  7. Magdalena Avatar

    HAY i got those done weeeell before i had seen them as a tattoo on anyone else (that’s not to say i was the one to come up with the idea.) i’ll be honest, everyone always asks me if i got them because i play the cello and i have to awkwardly explain that i dont know a thing about the cello, but i can tell you about Man Ray and superimposing shapes onto photographs

  8. Magdalena Avatar

    HAY i got those done weeeell before i had seen them as a tattoo on anyone else (that’s not to say i was the one to come up with the idea.) i’ll be honest, everyone always asks me if i got them because i play the cello and i have to awkwardly explain that i dont know a thing about the cello, but i can tell you about Man Ray and superimposing shapes onto photographs

  9. zacharystueve Avatar
    zacharystueve

    Those are so gnarly!
    I think antlers being a new tattoo trend is so much better than say, shitty tribal tattoos, or diamonds…

  10. zacharystueve Avatar
    zacharystueve

    Those are so gnarly!
    I think antlers being a new tattoo trend is so much better than say, shitty tribal tattoos, or diamonds…

  11. zacharystueve Avatar
    zacharystueve

    Those are so gnarly!
    I think antlers being a new tattoo trend is so much better than say, shitty tribal tattoos, or diamonds…

  12. zacharystueve Avatar
    zacharystueve

    Those are so gnarly!
    I think antlers being a new tattoo trend is so much better than say, shitty tribal tattoos, or diamonds…

  13. Holly Avatar
    Holly

    quinnnchick – Yep, that’s why I was asking, I was just wondering as modblog is pretty huge these days i’s have thought there’d have been a certain modblog font. I know this isn’t really a big deal at all, i’m just generally curious as a Ba Hons graphic student 🙂

  14. Holly Avatar
    Holly

    quinnnchick – Yep, that’s why I was asking, I was just wondering as modblog is pretty huge these days i’s have thought there’d have been a certain modblog font. I know this isn’t really a big deal at all, i’m just generally curious as a Ba Hons graphic student 🙂

  15. Holly Avatar
    Holly

    quinnnchick – Yep, that’s why I was asking, I was just wondering as modblog is pretty huge these days i’s have thought there’d have been a certain modblog font. I know this isn’t really a big deal at all, i’m just generally curious as a Ba Hons graphic student 🙂

  16. Holly Avatar
    Holly

    quinnnchick – Yep, that’s why I was asking, I was just wondering as modblog is pretty huge these days i’s have thought there’d have been a certain modblog font. I know this isn’t really a big deal at all, i’m just generally curious as a Ba Hons graphic student 🙂

  17. Sean Philips Avatar

    Modblog has historically picked a font that goes well with the particular image. Sometimes, it is placed so near the focal point of the image (to prevent cropping it out easily) that it needs to blend into the design. Other times, a particular font just fits the mood, like Phil’s special “cock font” for penis pics. The rest of the time, the fonts an afterthought and just a necessary addition.

    Trust me a generic modblog watermark that could easily be stamped on with something like iwatermark would be FAR easier, but that’s not how it is best done for our particular purposes.

  18. Sean Philips Avatar

    Modblog has historically picked a font that goes well with the particular image. Sometimes, it is placed so near the focal point of the image (to prevent cropping it out easily) that it needs to blend into the design. Other times, a particular font just fits the mood, like Phil’s special “cock font” for penis pics. The rest of the time, the fonts an afterthought and just a necessary addition.

    Trust me a generic modblog watermark that could easily be stamped on with something like iwatermark would be FAR easier, but that’s not how it is best done for our particular purposes.

  19. Sean Philips Avatar

    Modblog has historically picked a font that goes well with the particular image. Sometimes, it is placed so near the focal point of the image (to prevent cropping it out easily) that it needs to blend into the design. Other times, a particular font just fits the mood, like Phil’s special “cock font” for penis pics. The rest of the time, the fonts an afterthought and just a necessary addition.

    Trust me a generic modblog watermark that could easily be stamped on with something like iwatermark would be FAR easier, but that’s not how it is best done for our particular purposes.

  20. Sean Philips Avatar

    Modblog has historically picked a font that goes well with the particular image. Sometimes, it is placed so near the focal point of the image (to prevent cropping it out easily) that it needs to blend into the design. Other times, a particular font just fits the mood, like Phil’s special “cock font” for penis pics. The rest of the time, the fonts an afterthought and just a necessary addition.

    Trust me a generic modblog watermark that could easily be stamped on with something like iwatermark would be FAR easier, but that’s not how it is best done for our particular purposes.

  21. Noemi Avatar

    I don’t mind the watermark changing as long as you don’t use papyrus or comic sans.

  22. Noemi Avatar

    I don’t mind the watermark changing as long as you don’t use papyrus or comic sans.

  23. Noemi Avatar

    I don’t mind the watermark changing as long as you don’t use papyrus or comic sans.

  24. Noemi Avatar

    I don’t mind the watermark changing as long as you don’t use papyrus or comic sans.

  25. Vivi Avatar
    Vivi

    #24- Yes I’ve seen a bunch of them just in the last few months. I was wondering if they were some kind of reference that was going over my head..or the next “mustache on my finger HAHA” joke tattoo. I don’t really mind them, but they do seem the trendy thing to do at the moment.

  26. Vivi Avatar
    Vivi

    #24- Yes I’ve seen a bunch of them just in the last few months. I was wondering if they were some kind of reference that was going over my head..or the next “mustache on my finger HAHA” joke tattoo. I don’t really mind them, but they do seem the trendy thing to do at the moment.

  27. Vivi Avatar
    Vivi

    #24- Yes I’ve seen a bunch of them just in the last few months. I was wondering if they were some kind of reference that was going over my head..or the next “mustache on my finger HAHA” joke tattoo. I don’t really mind them, but they do seem the trendy thing to do at the moment.

  28. Vivi Avatar
    Vivi

    #24- Yes I’ve seen a bunch of them just in the last few months. I was wondering if they were some kind of reference that was going over my head..or the next “mustache on my finger HAHA” joke tattoo. I don’t really mind them, but they do seem the trendy thing to do at the moment.

  29. just-hours-away Avatar
    just-hours-away

    My favourite is the kid who has the tattoo of himself with antlers on his chest–
    And I don’t hate antlers, in my mind they’re not cruel they fall off in the fall and grow back right? If you sawed them off like ivory I’d think it was perpetuating negative idealisms of animal torture for aesthetics, but deer are cool…it’ll be festive at christmas and what not

  30. just-hours-away Avatar
    just-hours-away

    My favourite is the kid who has the tattoo of himself with antlers on his chest–
    And I don’t hate antlers, in my mind they’re not cruel they fall off in the fall and grow back right? If you sawed them off like ivory I’d think it was perpetuating negative idealisms of animal torture for aesthetics, but deer are cool…it’ll be festive at christmas and what not

  31. just-hours-away Avatar
    just-hours-away

    My favourite is the kid who has the tattoo of himself with antlers on his chest–
    And I don’t hate antlers, in my mind they’re not cruel they fall off in the fall and grow back right? If you sawed them off like ivory I’d think it was perpetuating negative idealisms of animal torture for aesthetics, but deer are cool…it’ll be festive at christmas and what not

  32. just-hours-away Avatar
    just-hours-away

    My favourite is the kid who has the tattoo of himself with antlers on his chest–
    And I don’t hate antlers, in my mind they’re not cruel they fall off in the fall and grow back right? If you sawed them off like ivory I’d think it was perpetuating negative idealisms of animal torture for aesthetics, but deer are cool…it’ll be festive at christmas and what not

  33. mung Avatar

    jaager is definitely what springs to mind when i see these, perhaps that’s where the trend started?

  34. mung Avatar

    jaager is definitely what springs to mind when i see these, perhaps that’s where the trend started?

  35. mung Avatar

    jaager is definitely what springs to mind when i see these, perhaps that’s where the trend started?

  36. mung Avatar

    jaager is definitely what springs to mind when i see these, perhaps that’s where the trend started?

  37. alesita Avatar
    alesita

    well, here in argentina, we say that someone has horns (tiene cuernos) when he/she is being cheated on. the word “cornudo” (horned) is a big insult. here, having horns is definitely not a good thing.

  38. alesita Avatar
    alesita

    well, here in argentina, we say that someone has horns (tiene cuernos) when he/she is being cheated on. the word “cornudo” (horned) is a big insult. here, having horns is definitely not a good thing.

  39. alesita Avatar
    alesita

    well, here in argentina, we say that someone has horns (tiene cuernos) when he/she is being cheated on. the word “cornudo” (horned) is a big insult. here, having horns is definitely not a good thing.

  40. alesita Avatar
    alesita

    well, here in argentina, we say that someone has horns (tiene cuernos) when he/she is being cheated on. the word “cornudo” (horned) is a big insult. here, having horns is definitely not a good thing.

  41. dunecat Avatar

    I think antlers are sort of aesthetically elegant looking. And as a chest tattoo, it makes a very bold and proud appearance I think.

    And I too (toronto) have been seeing a lot of antler chests lately… they seem to be like the new angel wings.

    I like the one on http://www.latfh.com/post/321748264/you-wish-you-could-see-my-dumb-nature-chest more.

  42. dunecat Avatar

    I think antlers are sort of aesthetically elegant looking. And as a chest tattoo, it makes a very bold and proud appearance I think.

    And I too (toronto) have been seeing a lot of antler chests lately… they seem to be like the new angel wings.

    I like the one on http://www.latfh.com/post/321748264/you-wish-you-could-see-my-dumb-nature-chest more.

  43. dunecat Avatar

    I think antlers are sort of aesthetically elegant looking. And as a chest tattoo, it makes a very bold and proud appearance I think.

    And I too (toronto) have been seeing a lot of antler chests lately… they seem to be like the new angel wings.

    I like the one on http://www.latfh.com/post/321748264/you-wish-you-could-see-my-dumb-nature-chest more.

  44. dunecat Avatar

    I think antlers are sort of aesthetically elegant looking. And as a chest tattoo, it makes a very bold and proud appearance I think.

    And I too (toronto) have been seeing a lot of antler chests lately… they seem to be like the new angel wings.

    I like the one on http://www.latfh.com/post/321748264/you-wish-you-could-see-my-dumb-nature-chest more.

  45. cuntcumber Avatar

    What a silly fad

  46. cuntcumber Avatar

    What a silly fad

  47. cuntcumber Avatar

    What a silly fad

  48. cuntcumber Avatar

    What a silly fad

  49. just-hours-away Avatar
    just-hours-away

    my favourite nirvana lyrics:

    most people don’t realize
    that two large pieces of coral,
    painted brown, and attached to his skull
    with common wood screws can make a child look like a deer

    always reminds me of the guy with the trophy self portrait, googled but can’t find him, its a sweet ass tattoo

  50. just-hours-away Avatar
    just-hours-away

    my favourite nirvana lyrics:

    most people don’t realize
    that two large pieces of coral,
    painted brown, and attached to his skull
    with common wood screws can make a child look like a deer

    always reminds me of the guy with the trophy self portrait, googled but can’t find him, its a sweet ass tattoo

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