No Dumpster Diving!

[imakefights]

Own this piece of photography memorobilia!


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[craig]

Well... all that being said... Cool sign and I love the red of the dumpster.
The time of day makes the shot harsh. The frame just looks like a guy standing next to an interesting sign. I would try and reshoot with a longer lens. Maybe standing on the roof of your car. This way you could get homeboy IN the dumpster and the sign.

 

[jadin]

This is a critique forum! Please only post pictures here that are open for SERIOUS critique and not jokes!

Please read the rules and guidleines before posting in this section.

Thank you.

Is this a joke also? If not it's ummm quite the over-zealous moderating...

I_Need_A_new_watch - You're quite the character aren't you.

:sillysmi:

 

[JonMikal]

Hello everyone out there in dumpster land! My name is Dan and I am a “professional” model. It is I, yes I,
who did this amateurish pose in front of this “No Digging in Dumpsters” sign.

Actually, I did receive remuneration for this pic. Before the shoot, I was treated to three hot dogs at Coney
Island in downtown Oklahoma City. The place has been there forever. And while you’re there, challenge
the owner, “Bill,” to a game of chess on one of the chess boards he’s got set up in the back. Watch out though.
Bill is a Grand Master. Also, there’s no smoking so leave your cigarettes in the car. As for the picture, I guess
you get what you pay for. I hope this does not violate forum rules.

Yes, that IS a forced frown on my face. First, I did not want to pose in front of that sign anyway. It was such
a good opportunity though. So what you get in my facial expression is a cross between me barking commands
at my limo driver, me trying to put on a big frown and almost crying (hence the tightness around the eyes),
trying not to laugh, and, of course, the sun in my eyes…sort of. We actually took TWO pictures. This is the second
one with the bill of my hat adjusted down just a little to compensate for the angle of the sun.

There is also this question about the coloration of my skin. This is the real color of my skin. There is no trick
photography or photo touch up here. Yes, there is some redness in my complexion. Perhaps this is due to cooties.
I don’t know. I am not a doctor.

Then there’s this thing about my watch. This is my favorite watch. It is especially suited to things like digging
in dumpsters. This model of watch is available for $2 plus tax at Dollar General stores everywhere. Let me tell
you about it.

This watch has many features that I find desirable. A double canvass strap insures it will stay put on your arm.
This is composed of an inner band that wraps around your arm and overlaps with Velcro. The outer band doubles
back through the buckle and tightens to personal satisfaction with another piece of Velcro. Hence, there is no need
to occupy one’s time and attention fiddling with a small metal tine and trying to fit this into a hole in a piece
of leather that one can hardly see.

There are two buttons on the right labeled ADV and SET that allow the user to adjust the time and date. If one
presses the ADV button once after setting the time and date, the digital readout will alternate switching every
three seconds back and forth between the date and the time. One drawback here is that no matter what one is
looking at the watch for, whether it is the date or the time, the watch almost always displays the other one. And,
if it does display the one you want when you are looking at it, it will always be the date. Its power is only exceeded
by its mystery.

One of the best features of this watch is its durability. On its face, and just to the left of the digital readout in the
blow-up, is a big blue “bumper” made out of some kind of plastic with a polyurethane content that makes it soft to
absorb bumps and blows. This is attached to the watch chassis by a thin piece of tie wire. There were originally
two of these. The one on the other side of the digital readout gave up the ghost long, long ago in a dumpster far,
far away.

The watch is battery operated. Looking on the underside, I do not see any way to change the battery other than
by removing the metal bezel. However, at two dollars a pop, I will just throw it away when the battery runs down
and buy another one.

As for doing a re-shoot with better lighting and a more suitable pose, this is unlikely. This picture is of me standing
in front of a dumpster in Lexington, Oklahoma which is about an hour drive south of the hot dog joint. We actually
went there to take pictures of a mental institute, that is now a tri-plex, and were on our way out when we spotted
this sign. However, in the interest of better photography, I may pose for a better shot of my watch. If we do this, I
will take special care to make sure my suspenders are adjusted evenly this time.

:lmao: i love this guy!!!!!!! :lmao:

 

[I_Need_A_new_watch]

"We appreciate your support."

There are those who think my watch IS a joke. I wonder about this myself sometimes. However, it takes a lickin' and just keeps on tickin'. As I type, I am in negotiations with my agent/limo driver/photographer to do another
dumpster shoot. We hope to post this soon.

 

[voodoocat]

Calling a gimmick on this one folks... The text has obviously been cut and paste since the formatting is messed up in all of watches posts.

 

[imakefights]

Wrongo!

 

[will965]

Youve got a bid

 

[imakefights]

Anyone have any ideas on a good shot with the watch? We are taking requests since the mod thinks its all a "gimmick". We were thinking of getting a hot chick to pose with the watch....but with the collective genius of this group I am sure someone has a better idea.

 

[jadin]

LOL! I hearby challenge you to get a hot chick to pose with that watch... why? Cause I don't think you can find one that will!

 

[imakefights]

Ha! You obviously underestimate the power of pepper spray! You're on!

 

[will965]

Rob a jewlrey/ watch shop and get thousands of watches and then spread them all out including the watch and take a photo so its kinda like a where's Wally/ Waldo and youve got to find the watch.

 

[imakefights]

Bloody English! Always trying to get a Yank thrown in prison! :twisted: