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.... left to rot and decay.
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Had me worried for a minute when I read your heading.
I hardly think it will rot or decay in our lifetime Pol but i take your point that it was left there by a lazy couldn't care less human.
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A powerful image, Pol - and in a rather perverse sort of way, quite an appealing picture.
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Looks like the drink got to him/her. Well laid out photograph as well.
I like these "different" type of shots; always a breath of fresh air and are often my favourites. Is there a green cast here Pol or is it just as seen?
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The greenish tones were a deliberate part of the processing - a sort of representation of slow decay, manky, murky deterioration. Liquified innards deteriorating in a more slowly decaying skeleton (the bottle).Originally posted by Tom View Post
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I was fortunate to have a sneak preview of this shot, thanks Pol.
Just in case you are in any doubt, my reaction is now what it was then WOW!!
I think its a brilliant shot, I don't pretend to understand what Pol reads into the image
but I just love the toning, the textures, the composition, the light. To say this was done on a beach in natural light is fantastic. I thought it looked like it was done in a studio under controlled conditions. Its a well spotted shot too, you don't need to make it more gritty with added noise or grain too, its already there. 
Well done Pol, one of your very best IMHOComment
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Originally posted by Stephen View PostI was fortunate to have a sneak preview of this shot, thanks Pol.
Just in case you are in any doubt, my reaction is now what it was then WOW!!
I think its a brilliant shot, I don't pretend to understand what Pol reads into the image but I just love the toning, the textures, the composition, the light. To say this was done on a beach in natural light is fantastic. I thought it looked like it was done in a studio under controlled conditions. Its a well spotted shot too, you don't need to make it more gritty with added noise or grain too, its already there.
Well done Pol, one of your very best IMHO
so you think it's ok then,eh? Thank you! 
I kinda liked the suggestion of a ribcage over an abdominal region - some parts buried, other parts missing.
The lighting on the beach was very harsh actually , extremely bight, very contrasty and virtually impossible to see properly without sunglasses due to the very bright reflection off the sand and pebbles. I'd been wondering whether to bother even trying to get any shots as the lighting was so extreme and it was also so very cold - but I'm glad I staggered along the sand as the tide wasn't too far out and there'd been some very interesting junk washed up - so I had a good time beachcombing as well as getting a few shots.
Quite a lot of the washed up or dumped litter was half buried and the wind had blown sand into small piles, swirls, curves etc that made interesting textures and shadows around the items - so the harsh sunlight turned out to be surprisingly and unexpectedly useful.
PolComment
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i'll just echo everyone's comments.
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Agree, it's one I keep looking at and it gets better each time.
Good shot Pol, I really see what you mean by looking beyond the litter aspect and seeing a shot, as you have expertly done here.
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Great shot - with unusual and even rare subject matter despite its mundaneness and so instantly recognisable. I thought the filter is good in adding a kind of underworld atmosphere.
It would be intersting to run a salon on junk and I suspect most of us would have to go out to get new pics for that!"My own suspicion is that the universe is not only stranger than we suppose, but stranger than we can suppose."
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Superb graphical image and the tightness of the crop really adds to the focus. It wonder if cloning the top right would give a greater sense of desolation, as the light is coming from bottom left and the flow goes to nothing after if passes through the object?
A lith print might emphasise your point even more.
Like it a lot.
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Hi Pol,
a well spotted and presented image, makes you think, most people (photographers) would have walked on past.Catch Ya Later
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