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Phil Douglis | all galleries >> Galleries >> Gallery Thirteen: Bringing Fresh Visions to Tired Clichés > Canine Quartet, Balboa Park, San Diego, California, 2004
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16-APR-2004

Canine Quartet, Balboa Park, San Diego, California, 2004

I could have easily made a cliché shot of the three cute white dogs posing for me on a park bench, and it might have been a lovely cliché at that. But I wanted to do more with this image. The incongruity of the three leashes coming together on the ground, the distracted brown dog at left who wants nothing to do with its colleagues, and the hand of the owner extending a bag of dog droppings into the frame, all combine to create a surreal scene. I held my camera over my head and shot down, leading the eye diagonally from the poop sack at left to the leashes on the sidewalk at lower right.

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Phil Douglis13-Aug-2008 19:35
So good to have you back in my galleries, Jude. Thanks for appreciating my twisted sense of humor. This image will always be among my favorites -- right down to that bag of droppings and the licking of the chops.
Jude Marion13-Aug-2008 04:48
This is such a wonderful image, Phil. I love the humour! Surreal indeed.
Phil Douglis04-Apr-2007 22:08
Yes, it may make us a bit queasy, Ruthie. But I'm sure that dogs do not find the matter distasteful. They probably wonder why we go to the trouble of bagging the stuff. Glad you enjoyed the surreal nature of this image.
ruthemily04-Apr-2007 21:45
i'm a bit disturbed by the brown dog licking his lips so close to that bag of shit!
what a wonderfully unique image! certainly no cliche!
Lara S08-Jul-2004 02:38
They totally look like they are posing for you.
Phil Douglis25-Apr-2004 23:47
i knew this shot would appeal to your wonderful sense of humor, Linda -- it sure works wonders for mine. I collect absurdities with my camera, and this is one of my favorites.
Phil
Bailey Zimmerman25-Apr-2004 20:19
Phil...when do they start tap-dancing???
very nice moment!
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