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01-DEC-2013 ArtP

5th - Trapped -ArtP
by ArtP

Suburbia.

It's the perfect mulch, designed by nature and offered for free.
It insulates the ground over the winter, protecting roots.
It breaks down over the summer to enrich the soil.
Yet we blow it away, rake it up,
then bag it so it can be hauled to the landfill or incinerator.
What's wrong with this picture?

Olympus OM-D E-M5 ,Olympus m.Zuiko 17mm f1.8
1/800s f/6.3 at 17.0mm iso200 full exif

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Guest 02-Dec-2013 23:27
Beautiful ugliness ! A great shot even if i get a suffocating feeling somehow :-)

Goffen
Zin 02-Dec-2013 18:35
Plastic in the wrong hands, shot from a good vantage point, ethically.
Olympus DSLR Challenge02-Dec-2013 12:21
The play of light and the light froth convey beautifully the transient nature of Nature. This image rocks! --Stefan
Olympus DSLR Challenge02-Dec-2013 10:26
Great capture. I agree with your comments and I try to recycle as much as I can. I suppose though that in the landfill, at least, it is not entirely wasted
Barry