December 2011 - Ugly ducklings - looking for beauty in everything

[Marko]

Hi members,

The level 2 assignment this month is Ugly ducklings - Looking for beauty in everything .

Ok then who will post first?

[Bambi]

me! although it wasn't taken dec 1 :)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7030/6439174881_ed12510208_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bambe1964/6439174881/)
apple ice (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bambe1964/6439174881/) by bambe1964 (http://www.flickr.com/people/bambe1964/), on Flickr

[Marko]

Wonderful start bambi - i really like your thinking on this one

[Iguanasan]

Cheater! I like it anyway :)

[celksy]

Ok, I'll jump in- Bambi's post reminded me that I wanted to photograph the sad looking trio still at the top of the driveway. (Can we only submit one? I love "ugly"!)

[Iguanasan]

Ok, I'll jump in- Bambi's post reminded me that I wanted to photograph the sad looking trio still at the top of the driveway. (Can we only submit one? I love "ugly"!)

Cool addition, celksy. You can submit as many as your little heart desires.

[Doug L]

Rust and graffitti-covered abandoned rail bridges might be an eyesore for some, but they can be very nice subjects for photo shoots. The Prince of Wales Bridge (named for Queen Victoria's son who later became King Edward VII - he is Queen Elizabeth's great grandfather) is near downtown Ottawa and spans the Ottawa River to Gatineau, Quebec.

Canon XT, 200mm lens at F8.
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Canon XT, 50mm lens at F16.
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originally mislabeled - sorry. Canon XT, 17mm lens at F22.
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[Crashcat]

Not sure how far off I am on this one but I think its cool, just a gear from a old Chevy transmission.

[Lizardqing]

Great stuff so far.

Here's mine. Any other time this is just a boring road into a pasture. The fog was just right on this morning with the sun coming up that I had to stop and enjoy it for a few.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7153/6555014819_ff369cd300_b.jpg

[theantiquetiger]

It may just be me, but I think Celksy is the only one that has really captured the true assignment so far.

Doug L's second image ofthe two rivets may meet the bill.

Lizard, your image of the fog and moss covered oak is simply beautiful, and I find it hard that this shot would ever be "ugly".

Grear, your gear is great but I don't see ugliness in something like the gear. The repeating lines, symetry, and chrome makes it a beautiful sculture in itself.

These are all my opinions of course. They are all great shots (especially yours Lizard and Doug), but I feel the are missing the assignment.

Bambi's shot is on target but I feel it falls just short.

[theantiquetiger]

Let me give it a shot

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7175/6555576981_62d79c8614_b.jpg

[edbayani11]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7159/6558126293_a2499547e7_z.jpg

hope it fits the requirement

[Marko]

I like the choices and interpretations people are making here........ beauty and ugliness, are both in the eye of the beholder and this is a seriously subjective assignment.
I like your thinking and concept in your image A.T.

[mbrager]

I thought this was a nice looking picture of a horse and the hillside, but when I got it on my monitor, I realized there was a pile of poop right under the horse, and several other piles (cropped out) in the snowfield. So an ugly duckling IMO.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/6579760819_a6dce2be51_b.jpg

[jude01]

Here's my shot. Alot of people think rats are disgusting, but I love my pet rat and think he is sooooo cute. He's Rex and has curly fur on his back, curvy whiskers and especially his long kinky eyebrows!
Scurry
http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l189/selenaxrt123/Selena%20Rhodes%20Scofield%20Photography/scurry.jpg

[susan]

WONDERFUL submissions!

[Lungelarry]

This guy reminds me of my uncle.........
http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff304/lungelarry/DSC07963Medium.jpg

[celksy]

Prettier up close than at a distance

[celksy]

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[Marko]

Cool one celsky - I'm sneaking this one in of my ugly cat with my cute wife in the hope that she cutens him up some - lol.

[Iguanasan]

Cool one celsky - I'm sneaking this one in of my ugly cat with my cute wife in the hope that she cutens him up some - lol.

Hehehehehe...nice... and she does :)

[Iguanasan]

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