Are they what I think they are?

schen · August 16, 2009, 05:54:09 PM

A few teardrop shape dark spots are obviously some sort of damages. I am wondering whether the remaining dark spots on the street were damages or natural byproduct of the horses.

Hannie · August 16, 2009, 06:27:11 PM

Shujen, sometimes when I'm not sure if a dark spot is damage I take a look at the R, G en B channels. Often when it is damage it shows up as the same dark spot in every channel.
From what I can see here it doesn't look like the dark spots are meadow muffins. ::)

Hannie

Mhayes · August 16, 2009, 06:28:18 PM

Shujen, thanks for the laugh of the day! How about a compromise, the two big ones can go and the small ones can stay? :cool:

Margie

schen · August 17, 2009, 01:58:58 PM

Margie, I am glad I can provide you the laugh of the day. I will do it anytime. :funny:

There was a reason I believe those dark spots on the pavement were natural. The pavement looks like worn brick pavement and the dark spots were all at the worn joints. I assume if they were natural drops, they would tend to fall into the valleys.

Am I making any sense?

kiska · August 17, 2009, 02:16:19 PM

Looks like poop to me..........seein' as I'm a champion pooper scooper.

Tori803 · August 17, 2009, 05:42:18 PM

My first thought was 'Who needs pasture biscuits in a photo?' But maybe they provided a laugh to the family of the photo too!

Mhayes · August 18, 2009, 12:57:48 AM

Sorry, but I refuse to conduct a poll on this one! :funny:

Margie

G3User · August 18, 2009, 01:51:49 AM

Makes you glad we are not doing Thai restorations, they use elephants :wow:

Hannie · August 18, 2009, 06:53:58 AM

Quote from: G3User on August 18, 2009, 01:51:49 AM
Makes you glad we are not doing Thai restorations, they use elephants :wow:

At least than we wouldn't have to guess! ::)

Hannie

schen · August 18, 2009, 08:41:19 AM

This photo is for the historic society. I think it is important to keep the spots if they were there when the photo was taken. I remember reading about the automobile a century ago. One of the advantages lauded at its introduction was the cleanness of the street. When I was a little kid, we lived near a trucking company that was using oxen to pull the carts. I had to dodge the cow pies walking to school. Then there came the diesel engines that cleaned up the street but polluted the air.

I think I will do one with a little lower contrast on the foreground.

glennab · August 18, 2009, 03:01:53 PM

Shujen, I think we ARE looking at cow pies and cupcakes. As you said, since the photo is from the historical foundation, it would seem to me they should be left in. I think the damage is pretty obvious, and you've eliminated that and left the "by-products." FWIW!

GK