The garbage contest was my first attempt here on DPChallange... although I did eventually submit a photo for the contest, try as I might I never really found a pic I was satisfied with... I thought I had a great idea but never could get a good looking shot and my neighbors were probably on the verge of calling the police... here's a pic of the idea... personally I don't like the pic and didn't think it was worthy to submit, but I thought the idea was good... any thoughts on the idea? is this the kind of thinking it takes to get a good shot for the contest? thanks for your input...
A View From Within
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10/07/2002 01:38:58 AM · #2 |
I think the idea was terrific. Can't believe you really crawled inside a dumpster. Above and beyond the call of duty..
* This message has been edited by the author on 10/7/2002 1:37:42 AM.
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10/07/2002 02:02:15 AM · #3 |
| Great idea -- the flying garbage could have been a little sharper and lighter, but not much else wrong by me...I wouldn't have hesitated to submit the equivalent shot myself, had I thought of it -- but I try and submit every week and take the lumps, be they coal or sugar... |
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10/07/2002 02:46:05 PM · #4 |
| Reminds me of the time my mom accidentally threw her purse away when she was tossing the bags into the dumpster. Of course I was the one who had to climb in after it. STINKY!! |
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10/07/2002 02:55:54 PM · #5 |
Of course, it depends on the dumpster...about 20 years ago I had a friend in Seattle who knew where and when the chocolate chip cookie store tossed about 8 pounds of assorted cookie dough every night, securely wrapped in about 6 layers of plastic wrap...
Unfortunately, "dumpster-diving" is now an established and necessary survival technique for far too many people throughout the world (including the USA) to qualify us as a truly civilized or humane race... |
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10/07/2002 04:40:12 PM · #6 |
Ha -- this is great! I guess it's even more stunning to think that you went through all this trouble and didn't submit it!
That reminds me of a story, too. I accidentally threw out my favorite remote control (guys on the site will understand how traumatizing this can be). I spent a whole damn night digging through the dumpster in an apartment complex while people gave me some rather odd looks. I finally found it, and I still use it to this day (about 7-8 years later).
Anyway, to comment on the picture itself... As disgusting as this sounds, I think I would have added a little more trash to the foreground. The little bit that's there only gives the hint of the dumpster atmosphere, while a bigger pile on the bottom and the bottom right would have really made this a powerful shot.
Nonetheless, I agree that this is definitely "above & beyond the call of duty!" |
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10/07/2002 06:05:25 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by alansfreed:
Ha -- this is great! I guess it's even more stunning to think that you went through all this trouble and didn't submit it!
well after the votes I am getting on the pic I did submit, I am starting to wish I had submitted the dumpster photo. Even though the pic I submitted is a better looking photo, I may have done better with the dumpster shot just because of the location... hah... I need to remember why I tried the dumpster trick in the first place... It was because I had read something on here recently about taking risks! I won't forget next time! And thanks for the input everyone. :o) |
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