Saturday, March 3, 2012

Exception?

Stacked Canoes near Little Miami River, Harrison, Ohio  © Doug Hickok
(Click on image for larger view.)



This black canoe is the only one in a stack of red ones. It is the oddity, the rara avis... which begs the question... does the exception prove or disprove the rule? This is a question that dates back to the Roman orator Cicero, from a rhetorical defense of his client. For example, would it be truthful to say that all of Doug's posts this week have the color red, therefore, red is always in his posts? Or, is it ordinary for Doug's posts not to have red, and this week is the exception that proves it.

More likely this is all just idiomatic gobbledegook.

21 comments:

  1. An interesting conundrum Doug.

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  2. Very clever composition. Great work, Doug.

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  3. Really a good photo Doug.

    greetings, Joop

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  4. This black beauty is exceptionally beautiful.

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  5. I like this composition, good choice for shot.

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  6. fantastic framing, very well seen

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  7. A true black sheep... Or ship... Well, almost...
    God bless you!
    Cezar

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  8. As long as all colors count i do not really care :)
    Wonderful image!

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  9. yes you are right Doug, this catches the eye, so as this brilliant soft tilt that harmonizes the composition,,,, good sunday

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  10. Great shot. I would have never have that to compose a shot like that.

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  11. or is it the black sheep? or the famous Rouge et Noir (Stendhal's novel)?

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  12. Grat shot. Beautiful composition and nice color.
    Agustín.

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  13. this time you've captured the 'black boat of the family' instead of the 'black sheep' ...
    wonderfully funny and colorful and ... yes, very red !!!

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  14. Ha! Well seen and shot Doug. You gotta love any post with Cicero AND gobbledegook in the same breath.

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  15. That must have been a Becky post...and it goes to prove how one different object in a group of similars can a photo make.

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  16. Well seen: just a break in the red rythm of the picture! Great eye to catch it!
    Have a nice day.

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  17. Very cool shot. Love the isolation of the subject.

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  18. i dunno, maybe doug's the guy who likes to post brilliant photos.. :D

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