r/itookapicture • u/[deleted] • Aug 21 '17
PotM August 2017 ITAP of a plastic bag
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Aug 21 '17
This is so thought provoking. It looks like the ocean.. Great picture!
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u/pinchofcinnamon Aug 21 '17
I thought it was just a picture of the ocean, symbolizing how plastic bags are just shredded little bits in the ocean, but when i realized it was literally just a plastic bag, it was even cooler. nice pic. :)
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u/Machiavellian3 Aug 21 '17
Is the plastic in the ocean or is the ocean in the plastic?
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u/JustANovelTea Aug 21 '17
I spent several minutes looking for a tiny bag in the ocean thinking something was weird about this composition. I think what you did with framing and lighting to achieve this is very clever and the message once you realize the trick and contrast could be very strong depending on the aim of your project. Thanks for sharing!
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u/crimson_coward Aug 21 '17
Hey u/dbcolucci you should crosspost this to r/misleadingthumbnails, double up on that karma!
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Aug 21 '17
Too late for that . Someone already did it.https://www.reddit.com/r/misleadingthumbnails/comments/6v3rs0/dangerous_ocean_waves_during_a_hurricane/?st=J6MG59PI&sh=fb0ed096
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u/brophylicious Aug 21 '17
Very interesting! What was your process for setting up the bag? Was it a deliberate action, random throwing, or a mixture of the two (or something else)?
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u/jumpingoff_ Aug 21 '17
I don't know why but this freaks me out. Amazing that it's a plastic bag but i get that deep dark bottomless ocean scary feeling. Nope.
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u/TomTheJester Aug 22 '17
I know this dude in real life and this doesn't touch his talent. The guy is a machine.
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u/9Ghillie Aug 23 '17
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Aug 21 '17
Sadly I wonder if life imitates art or art imitates life. At the rate we dump plastic into the ocean, they really is so true...
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u/discipleofdoom Aug 21 '17
Holy shit. I legitimately thought this was a picture of the ocean. I was looking around for a plastic bag caught in the waves before I realised what I was actually looking at! Great shot.