The little crossroads of Possum Trot, Marshall County, Kentucky. A gas station, small grocery store, a volunteer fire department, a taxidermist, and about seventeen homes. A popular T-shirt says, "Not the End of the Earth...but you can see it from here!"
I picked up the green for the border straight from the sign. It seemed to add some old-timey flavor. Yes, it is a bit distracting.
Possum Trot is just a few miles down Hwy 62 from my house. It does have some river industry activity, being only a stone's throw from the west bank of the Tennessee River, just before it dumps into the Ohio.
And Yo_Spiff, thanks for the recognition. Yes, humor is a bit risky on DPC.
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For such a small town - village? - it's interesting to see that there's an essential taxidermist. He must spend a lot of time stuffing possums that fail to trot across the road fast enough.
Well, you certainly created an interesting submission! I'm actually surprised that there aren't bigger spikes at the top and bottom ends of the voting breakdown. I would have expected more people to love it or hate it. I see that you were going for a humorous entry. To be honest, I didn't see that in voting. In retrospect, I don't think you went far enough. The border and text work well toward that end, but the image itself doesn't convey the humor that well to me. The main problem I have is that it's way too small (and I'm practically alone on this issue, so feel free to ignore me completely.) Something that's 576px on the long edge just can't compete with a 720px submission in my book.
Great city name! Good eye leading composition for the scene. Is there anything here more interesting than the main road through town?
Added: My red shoehorn, for adding a little humor to a non-humorous challenge.
Collect the whole set! Share them with your friends! Post it on your profile page! Recoil in horror at such tackiness!
I smiled when I saw this - I think I've been there - Texas? Very evocative of small towns everywhere. From a technical standpoint, it's not a particularly stellar example of what a camera and lens can do - it's not really in focus, but then again, the point is Possum Trot. From a strictly appeal standpoint, it works very well. And it's funny. I like it - nice job.
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