Around The Corner From Anywhere ...

This scene was captured for this week's Sunday Challenge, which had the theme of what's left.

I spotted this discarded can lying against the perimiter fence of Allertonshire school in Northallerton and thought it ideal for the challenge. I also liked the crispness of the brand on what appeared to be a fairly new can and the surrounding shadows, which I hoped would give the shot some interest.

Sadly, although Coke has been around since 1886 and been generally available in cans since 1960, many people still struggle it seems to either deposit the empty cans in a litter bin or take it home for recycling.

And so I felt the slogan that the company used way back in 1927 to promote the product provided an ideal title for my shot, as this photograph really could have been taken around the corner from anywhere.

.t.a.o.n., Karen's Place, , and 13 other people have particularly liked this photo

37 comments - The latest ones

Don Sutherland ^club

Great capture, description, and mention of what had been a timeless slogan.

9 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to Don Sutherland ^club

Many thanks Don for the kind comment and the fave too ... much appreciated! :)

9 years ago.

PaulOClassic©

Now why didn't I think of this!!?

My house is on a taxi route and I collect a large bin worth of cans, and discarded hamburger foam packs per week - our locals appear to have no concept of littering at all!

Great shot!

9 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to PaulOClassic©

Thanks Paul ... glad you like it! As for your locals ... I guess they don't need to worry about littering if you're going around picking it up for them - lol! ;)

9 years ago.

Valfal

Great capture, Paul! The lighting gives a bit of a stark quality to the image emphasizing how out-of-place this coke can is from its surroundings.

9 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to Valfal

Glad you like it Valerie and thanks for the fave ... it was either this or the hydrangeas! ;)

9 years ago.

Chrissy ^club

I love the light. the picture ist great for the challenge

9 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to Chrissy ^club

Much appreciated Chrissy! :)

9 years ago.

Jan

I love the light too. Great shot!

9 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to Jan

Many thanks for the kind comment and the fave Jan! :)

9 years ago.

Sami Serola (inactiv… ^club

Great light and composition.

9 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… ^club

Many thanks for that Sami and for the fave! :)

9 years ago.

Clickity Click

Great image to portray the challenge but also a sad commentary of the way folks just drop stuff and leave it. Some states here have a bottle deposit to encourage folks to take the bottle/can back to the store for recycling. In Michigan it was a 10 cent refund for each can/bottle returned. It really did cut down on that type of little but it sure didn't help the fast food litter that appeared after the snow melted. :( Nicely done Paul)

9 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to Clickity Click

Glad you like it and thanks for the fave Chris ... always appreciated! :)

Interesting what you say about the deposit on the bottles. I can when I was a kid they did that over here and we'd go around just looking for empty bottles to be able to claim the deposit back. Sadly, I don't think that happens today! :(

9 years ago. Edited 9 years ago.

Clickity Click has replied to autofantasia ^club

they still do in Michigan, not sure about the other states. Here in Virginia there is no bottle deposit but many of the bottles and cans do get recycled. :)

9 years ago.

Shuttering Yukon

I find it very sad that you can carry a full can/bottle of something, drink it then toss it!
(I bet this would look just as great with the Coke can s/c'd)

9 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to Shuttering Yukon

Couldn't agree more Wendi with all that you've said. As for going the s/c route, I did do a quick mock-up of that before uploading the original full colour shot. However, I thought the shadow details got lost somewhat ... might just need to go back and play with the sliders some more! ;)

9 years ago.

Dida From Augsburg

Good find for the challenge and captured in a great light!

Since we have deposit on beverage cans there are no more so many discarded, but still lots of coffee-to-go-cups and fast food litter! The same everywhere! :(

9 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to Dida From Augsburg

Many thanks for the kind comment Dida ... glad you like it! :)

As for the deposit thing, when I was growing up they did that with bottles, but never with cans, and even with bottles I'm pretty sure they stopped it years ago! :(

9 years ago.

H C

We pay a deposit on all cans and bottles and get the money back when we hand them back, but I still get some thrown into my garden now and then.

9 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to H C

People leave you bottles so you can claim the deposit back? How generous! ;)

Seriously, when I was growing up they did that with bottles in the UK, but never with cans, and even with bottles I'm pretty sure they stopped it years ago! :(

9 years ago.

Wierd Folkersma ^club

very good contrasts and colors

9 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to Wierd Folkersma ^club

Glad you like it and thank you for the fave! :)

9 years ago.

Heidiho ^club

Good !

... and a fence too (for Friday !!!)

9 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to Heidiho ^club

Ha, I'd not thought about "Fence Friday" - lol! ;)

Anyway, glad you like it Heidi and thanks for the fave ... much appreciated! :)

9 years ago.

Valfal

Congrats on Explore, Paul :-)

9 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to Valfal

Didn't realise it had made it on there Val ... thanks for letting me know! :)

9 years ago.

Indycaver (Norm) ^club

Great photo Paul! Love it!

9 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to Indycaver (Norm) ^club

Thanks Norm for the kind comment and the fave ... appreciated as always! :)

9 years ago.

Esther ^club

Litter as art.

9 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to Esther ^club

Sorry! ;)

9 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club

The light and shadows here are really so nice Paul and great subject and idea. I can see this as a book cover to a murder mystery.

We used to hunt for the bottles too as kids. We'd find really gross ones with cigarette butts and slugs in them, but we would gather them up and head to the nearby little store and claim our prizes; a penny for the small bottles and a whole nickel for the bigger ones. Oh the candy we would buy! (You brought back a great memory with this. ;)

9 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to Karen's Place ^club

Many thanks Karen for the kind comment and the fave ... glad my photo brought back some good memories too! :)

9 years ago.

Diederik Santema ^club

Fine example of something brand new and shiny is discarded and thrown away without thinking about it.

9 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to Diederik Santema ^club

Yes, we are a wasteful society! :(

9 years ago.

Amazingstoker

great light, makes it look like a studio shot

8 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to Amazingstoker

Glad you like it ... thanks for the kind comment! :)

8 years ago.

Sign-in to write a comment.

		Page color
		Comments Panel
		Screen Margins
▼▲
		Widescreen

← Among autofantasia's photos

Location

See also...

Other Stuff Other Stuff

# Everyone's Photo Pool # # Everyone's Photo Pool #

Ipernity Addicts Ipernity Addicts

Beverage cans Beverage cans

No Rules, Just Safe Pictures No Rules, Just Safe Pictures

New Flickr Survivors New Flickr Survivors

Coca Cola Coca Cola

❖ Ipernity Photo Gallery ❖ ❖ Ipernity Photo Gallery ❖

CONTAINER (bottles, glasses, cups, flasks...) CONTAINER (bottles, glasses, cups, flasks...)

Keywords

Authorizations, license

Around The Corner From Anywhere ...

Ξ	Frame Options
3 - +