Weekly Competition #52...."The Ugly"

Gully
Posted 01/07/2008 - 15:55 Link
Ok all....seeing that we all strive to preserving the beauty and wonder of the world in a single still frame.....How about we do the opposite and find "The Ugly".....

Take it to mean whatever you think it means....Ugly may spark emotion....may spark disgust....may spark awe...and shock...It can make you laugh or cry....It can be horror or humor...It can open our eyes to something that people typically ignore or turn away from...

I suppose the challenge here is a tough one....Find the beauty, interest, and emotion in "The Ugly"
johnriley
Posted 01/07/2008 - 22:43 Link
Inner Torment:
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Best regards, John
Clarky
Posted 02/07/2008 - 14:12 Link
Only a face a mother can love

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Malo1961
Posted 02/07/2008 - 16:16 Link
Well, this chap fell of the ugly tree, and obviously hit every branch on it's way down.
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Martin.
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Martin.


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gartmore
Posted 02/07/2008 - 21:39 Link
The ugliness of religious bigotry

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Ken
“We must avoid however, snapping away, shooting quickly and without thought, overloading ourselves with unnecessary images that clutter our memory and diminish the clarity of the whole.” - Henri Cartier-Bresson -
cabstar
Posted 03/07/2008 - 00:43 Link
Shot this at Glastonbury, was waiting ages to get a set of legs facing the same way, not very pretty is it???

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Belinda B.
Posted 03/07/2008 - 09:18 Link
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Belinda B.
Darkmunk
Posted 03/07/2008 - 21:06 Link
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4mm Jumping spider - 28mm rev onto 45mm extention. around f11
Unlocker
Posted 03/07/2008 - 22:21 Link
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Dr. Mhuni
Posted 04/07/2008 - 10:09 Link
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House guards

K10D, FA35 f2 - don't have EXIF on this computer
Mhuni

500px
justgetoutandride
Posted 04/07/2008 - 16:42 Link
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taken some time ago for my 'rubbish' collection.

exif: pentax k10d, DA 50-200 @ 200mm, 1/10s, f7.1, iso 100, cropped an tewaked in Lightroom beta 2
Please call me aj,

I use a Pentax K10D, on a MacBook with LightRoom (vers 1.3 + beta 2)

http://www.ba-joseph.co.uk/gallery
terje-l
Posted 04/07/2008 - 22:56 Link
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...hmmm, that anti-wrinkle cream wasn't so super after all...
Best regards
Terry

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hefty1
Posted 05/07/2008 - 00:50 Link
The (Austin Allegro) Vanden Plas 1500

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MX / FA43 / Fuji Reala 100
Joining the Q
GlynM
Posted 05/07/2008 - 10:48 Link
Topical Ugly

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1/5th Scale model using DA*16-50 @ 36mm 1/6 sec, F22, ISO1100
Hyram
Posted 05/07/2008 - 19:01 Link
Mankind's Response to Nature

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Taken on the edge of Chichester Harbour, which is designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Apologies to 'justgetoutandride' for using the same subject matter, but I went out for a quick walk today along the edge of the harbour and was appalled at the amount of discarded litter (including a television set) so I ended up photographing some of it.
Hyram

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