Beautiful Streamer
by GeneralE

Comment:

Originally posted by HAPPYphoto: I love it. Don't any of you see the irony in this picture? Americans, we who are in a constant search for beauty, are slowly destroying the world's greatest; Trading it in for natural resources which shall last us 10 small years. After that, these spots which have had so much life, energy, and above all, beauty, will become nothing more then a sarrowfull memory of what it once was. This picture, my friends, is the epitomy of beauty in our society of oblivion.

Thank you.

I thought it was a beautiful example of this type of pollution -- clearly-defined at maximum extension before dissipating in the wind, and not some wispy brown fog but really BLACK soot shooting out at high speed.

Plus, there is an element of sarcasm, as in the person who might be sitting at that vantage point saying "Now, isn't that just beautiful?"

Dave Ross once proposed a simple engineering change which could bring about improved emissions-controls almost overnight -- simply mount the exhaust pipes in the front of the truck.

PROOF!
by GeneralE

Comment:

Originally posted by bpickard: So if the light goes off......what was illuminating this photo???!!!! I don't see evidence of a flash here. This is not a scientific experiment. I remain to be convinced. P.S. How did you fit inside?

I did use a flash, but disguised the fact with Curves and a little cloning. I used the timer, and remained outside while the shot was taken.

Originally posted by ecorrus: Haha! This one took a minute to understand. I passed by the first time and came back when the title clicked in my mind. Clever shot.

Thanks, this perfectly describes the intended response. : )

Not Again!
by GeneralE

Comment:

Originally posted by chuck50124: this would have been better without the blur in the foregroung. good job

Thanks -- I really wanted to keep some reflection to make it "clear" that I was outside the window.

Glad to spread some chuckles around -- thanks for the comments!

Eight Ball, Corner Pocket
by GolferDDS

Comment:
You had a choice of fifteen balls ... is this some form of subliminal advertising? : )

Nice control/use of the reflections.

Hop In, I'm Driving
by eostyles

Comment:
Probably has a license at least ... : )

Although I suspect the translation would probably come out closer to "Where to, Mac?"

Secret Garden
by BobsterLobster

Comment:
Good choice of a photo to demonstrate the effective use of this technique. Nice parallel lines with the two major trunks. It's possible that moving slightly to the right would show a bit more of the further trunk.

What's In The Box?
by mrmorris

Comment:
Good idea and execution. I'd have probably had the title make a reference to the myth of Pandora's Box.

Getting to 1st
by L1

Comment:
"On the outside, looking in," sounds like how a hitter might explain taking a called third strike ... : )

Nice action capture.

Plumerian Delight
by khrys

Comment:
Nice color, texture, and angle of view.

Four Windows and a Thumb
by GeneralE

Comment:

Originally posted by train: I dont get the title I can clearly see 5 windows and if that is a thumb you could have cropped it off

I titled it that way because the fifth window was off on a separate part of the building, similar to the way four fingers are clustered together and the thumb is off a bit to the side.

I thought about cropping the foreground, but I wanted to experiement with simulating a shallow DOF look instead.