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The Edge of the Earth
The Edge of the Earth
mgsmith53


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Challenge: Postcard III (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Pentax K100D
Lens: Pentax SMC DA 55-300mm F4.5-5.8ED
Location: Possum Trot
Date: Apr 4, 2009
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/90s
Galleries: Humorous, Landscape
Date Uploaded: Apr 5, 2009

 The little crossroads of Possum Trot, Marshall County, Kentucky. A gas station, small grocery store, a volunteer fire department, a taxidermist, and about seventeen homes. A popular T-shirt says, "Not the End of the Earth...but you can see it from here!"

I picked up the green for the border straight from the sign. It seemed to add some old-timey flavor. Yes, it is a bit distracting.

Possum Trot is just a few miles down Hwy 62 from my house. It does have some river industry activity, being only a stone's throw from the west bank of the Tennessee River, just before it dumps into the Ohio.

And Yo_Spiff, thanks for the recognition. Yes, humor is a bit risky on DPC.

Statistics
Place: 132 out of 163
Avg (all users): 5.2134
Avg (commenters): 5.3846
Avg (participants): 4.8909
Avg (non-participants): 5.3761
Views since voting: 1041
Views during voting: 331
Votes: 164
Comments: 18
Favorites: 0

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 06/28/2009 07:32:54 AM
For such a small town - village? - it's interesting to see that there's an essential taxidermist. He must spend a lot of time stuffing possums that fail to trot across the road fast enough.
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 04/17/2009 04:13:43 PM
**Critique Club**

Well, you certainly created an interesting submission! I'm actually surprised that there aren't bigger spikes at the top and bottom ends of the voting breakdown. I would have expected more people to love it or hate it. I see that you were going for a humorous entry. To be honest, I didn't see that in voting. In retrospect, I don't think you went far enough. The border and text work well toward that end, but the image itself doesn't convey the humor that well to me. The main problem I have is that it's way too small (and I'm practically alone on this issue, so feel free to ignore me completely.) Something that's 576px on the long edge just can't compete with a 720px submission in my book.
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 04/13/2009 11:49:55 AM
I thought this was delightful and the tacky green border is perfectly appropriate!
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 04/13/2009 01:52:57 AM
Me too!
The border is a bit much, but that's cool too for the scene and the post card look.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/12/2009 10:18:21 AM
love it!
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 04/11/2009 11:14:55 PM
Great city name! Good eye leading composition for the scene. Is there anything here more interesting than the main road through town?

Added: My red shoehorn, for adding a little humor to a non-humorous challenge.

Collect the whole set! Share them with your friends! Post it on your profile page! Recoil in horror at such tackiness!
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 04/10/2009 07:54:42 PM
"I've been everywhere man...", though admittedly not to Possum Trot!

Don't like the green border, apart from that, really interesting shot, just the kind of thing I would buy as a novelty postcard!
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 04/10/2009 11:10:19 AM
nope, but I been there! Love the nostalgic feel of this card
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 04/08/2009 06:13:33 PM
OK!
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 04/08/2009 01:40:43 PM
I haven't been to Possum Trot!
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 04/07/2009 07:12:16 AM
Can these people tell you what the possums call it when they play possum? This is a seriously postcard postcard - you shall be rewarded.
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 04/07/2009 01:27:18 AM
hahahaha what state?
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 04/06/2009 07:31:12 PM
Too funny :)
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 04/06/2009 12:23:54 PM
This is a great image. The border really takes away from it though. A less pastel color would have done this postcard more justice.
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 04/06/2009 11:34:29 AM
lol
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 04/06/2009 10:10:11 AM
I dont know what to think of this. haah. Its a little funny and I like the caption but not really liking the scene I dont think.
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 04/06/2009 07:10:20 AM
I smiled when I saw this - I think I've been there - Texas? Very evocative of small towns everywhere. From a technical standpoint, it's not a particularly stellar example of what a camera and lens can do - it's not really in focus, but then again, the point is Possum Trot. From a strictly appeal standpoint, it works very well. And it's funny. I like it - nice job.
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 04/06/2009 02:06:14 AM
The border colors are really taking away the eye from the image.
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