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Please Clean Up After Your Dog
Please Clean Up After Your Dog
Sammie


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Pollution (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
Location: Salida, Colorado
Date: Mar 8, 2008
Aperture: F5.6
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/50
Galleries: Still Life, Photojournalism
Date Uploaded: Mar 9, 2008

 Another Title: Pollution Isn't Pretty.

Well, I can't believe I'm entering a picture of Dog Poop in this challenge. It actually looks more artistic and well done than any of the other pictures I took for this challenge. The potato chip wrapper in the flowing stream looked dreadful, the cigarette butts looked so tacky and unartistic. If I may say so myself, this picture of dog poop is quite well done - photographically speaking! I like the dead leaves on the poop and the foreground and background bokeh really add to it, I think. Also, the lighting seems just right to convey the dismal sadness of big heaps of poop on the sidewalk.

This is along the Riverwalk near downtown Salida, Colorado. The weather was really dismal when my husband and I were there walking around on Saturday but the gray light suited the depressingness of seeing large piles of dog poop along the river walk. The city has a free bag dispenser at the beginning of the walk and we always take a bag and clean up after our little Cairn Terrier if she goes poop but a lot of people with much bigger dogs obviously don't! It is such a mess and so stinky as well.

As far as pollution goes, I guess it's not something major but it's the kind of pollution that all of us that are pet owners can help end.

This might get a very low score but I really don't mind as I think it suits the challenge well, is fairly well taken and it's a kind of pollution that upsets me and wouldn't even exist if people would be responsible with their pets.

Editing in Photoshop Elements 6: Crop, levels, auto contrast, auto color correction, adjust hue/sat - increase red; resize; smart sharpen, save for web.

Statistics
Place: 111 out of 127
Avg (all users): 4.5720
Avg (commenters): 4.5000
Avg (participants): 4.0638
Avg (non-participants): 4.6939
Views since voting: 1189
Views during voting: 460
Votes: 243
Comments: 21
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AuthorThread
 03/19/2008 10:09:53 AM
Sammie, This is funny. I can't believe you entered this one. Still laughing. I will be in the Valley on April 9th for evening meeting, maybe lunch? Van
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/18/2008 10:25:42 PM
Looks like sh$%. Sorry I had to say it!
Perhaps having a bigger depth of field would have helped. Having the ground out of focus so close to the main object detracts from the photo.
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 03/16/2008 10:16:11 AM
I was waiting for one like this. Cool shot, I could almost smell it. I would've liked to have seen more of the surroundings.

Hope you don't get a crappy score because of the subject matter. Yes, pun intended.
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 03/15/2008 05:44:27 PM
At least this will eventually wash away or decompose... pretty nasty stuff - can almost see what he had for lunch!
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 03/14/2008 10:05:27 PM
WOW, a pile of pooh, I think we've hit rock bottom. I'd be lying if I said it didn't make me chuckle.
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 03/14/2008 08:10:20 PM
sorry, but this is just crap! ;)
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 03/14/2008 10:36:16 AM
Dude, this was uncalled for. I was eating my breakfast when I first saw this.
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 03/14/2008 10:16:38 AM
I'm not sure this is pollution, but it is disqusting.
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 03/14/2008 01:14:13 AM
Eeeew... I agree though.
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 03/13/2008 11:09:39 PM
Yuck...
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 03/13/2008 10:53:56 PM
lol that is gross. good thing it goes away in a couple days...lol
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 03/13/2008 10:18:49 PM
Natural and easily degraded?
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 03/13/2008 07:57:16 PM
lacking in composition
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 03/13/2008 01:18:24 PM
I really like the tones of this picture.. You've actually managed to present dog poop rather nicely..
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 03/13/2008 12:22:58 PM
Haha, gross. But is this really pollution?..
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 03/13/2008 11:45:44 AM
Yeah. Tahts pretty nasty... good pic though
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 03/13/2008 10:16:09 AM
This photograph is more repulsive than it is artistic. Maybe if you had more rich colors it would be nicer? Also fecal matter is not pollution because it disintergrates into the ground and actually turns into nutrients. :)
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 03/13/2008 09:37:21 AM
thats gross
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 03/12/2008 06:36:58 PM
I've never seen dog poop look so arty! lol.

Seriously though, it's a good message even if it's not too good to look at. Hate it when pet owners are careless.
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 03/12/2008 07:25:17 AM
HAHAHAHHA your are a special person entering this. Voters will either love this or hate it, I have three dogs so this is a daily event for me hahahahhahhahahahahahah still laughing extra point for your courage.
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 03/12/2008 01:39:13 AM
Just wait for nature cleaned it up. She does cleaned it up in the past!
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