EDGE OF THE FRAME – We often capture strangers in photos we take in public. Open your photo library, and stop at the first picture that features a person you don’t know. Now tell the story of that person.
They came creeping around from the back of the dam. Teenagers. Sneaky teens. With a couple of joints tucked in their caps, and Tommy’s sister to keep a lookout for cops … or more urgently, parents.
Small towns are really difficult, y’know? Everyone knows everyone. Not only do they know you, they also know your mom, your dad, your uncles, and cousins. Where you live. Where you go to school. There’s no privacy at all and when you are a kid, it’s all about getting away from those prying eyes.
All they wanted was a place to smoke a doobie without getting nailed by someone. Who knew that woman over there was taking their picture? Is nothing sacred?
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Actually, they were stunned to see a living legend and forgot their original plan. They ran to privacy so they could text the world about their encounter. File under Cheech and Chong, “Up In Smoke”.
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They thought they were SO stealthy. If they had bothered to turn their heads, they would have notice granny and the camera. Silly children 🙂
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Love this.
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Those cute little teenagers sneaking around? Adorable 🙂
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I love your insightful view on the picture more than anything 🙂 Did you know those teenagers were trying to escape the clutches of reality and smoke a doobie in peace and secret or was that just your own personal musings on could’ve been happening? 😀 So interesting.
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There is absolutely no other reason to be skulking around the backside of the dam. You don’t have to be a genius to recognize sneaky teens when you see them. It’s either smoking dope or sex and you can’t have sex down there so …
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Great angle for the shot.
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Really was just luck. I was shooting the benches and they showed up 🙂
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love it! 🙂
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It was funny, actually. They never ever turned around and saw me standing there.
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