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Before/After, Point Of View As Found Art

One photographer saw a ball to photograph
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Another photographer saw in the same scene a bear to photograph (Copyright 2008 Terry Costales)

Whereas a third photographer saw and photographed the whole scene, bear, ball and more (Copyright 2008 Denver Welte)


Point Of View As external link Found Art   •  San Francisco Zoo internal link   •  1 Zoo Lane, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 4 November 2008)   •  (Photo taken 12:38:00 Friday 6 June 2008)   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BearSFZoo_3625B
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Wind Blew Leaves Across A Storm Threatening Sky
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Or was the photo inverted, and actually a shot of a calm river early in the morning?


Point Of View external link As Found Art   •  Boat Trip, outside Leon, Nicaragua   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 27 December 2011)   •  (Photo taken 08:34:48 Thursday 17 November 2011)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B12_1047
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A Bicycle Rack By Smokey Bear
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Or was this really a gigantic sculpture of a bicycle found alongside a road?


Point Of View external link As Found Art   •  Lake Tahoe, California   •  (Photo taken 13:49:17 Monday 26 September 2013)   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 29 October 2013)   •  © 2013 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #TNT_1615
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Terry Rested On Level Steps
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Was Terry resting on a level set of steps?

Or were the steps actually leaning among discarded concrete blocks?


Point Of View external link As Found Art   •  Baypoint Regional Shoreline internal link   •  Located at the end of McAvoy Road, Bay Point, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 27 December 2011)   •  (Photo taken 12:46:19 Sunday 25 July 2010)   •  © 2011 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCX_7624
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The telephone pole next to a building leaned left
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But align the photo with the pole and the building leans.


Point Of View external link As Found Art   •  Berkeley, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 20 February 2010)   •  (Photo taken 14:51:12 Sunday 10 August 2008)   •  © 2010 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #145112_2109BCX
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See from atop a building, a car tire laid in the street
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But from the curb it might have been a toy car's tire.


Point Of View external link As Found Art   •  Howard Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Saturday 20 February 2010)   •  (Photo taken 18:28:02 Friday 25 July 2008)   •  © 2010 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #182802_1471BCX
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An Elephant Dreaming Of Hell
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Or was this two elephants on shore reflected in a narby lake?


Point Of View external link As Found Art   •  Oakland Zoo, Oakland, California   •  37° 45' 5.96" N, 122° 8' 48.04" W   •  (Photo taken 13:55:25 Sunday 6 October 2013)   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 29 October 2013)   •  © 2013 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B13_7785
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Alligator resting with over-lid shut
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Or was it another vertical knot hole in the side of a tree?


Point Of View external link As Found Art   •  Karlsruhe internal link Germany   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 4 November 2008)   •  (Photo taken 17:59:24 Saturday 8 March 2008)   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #GatorKarlsruheGermany2008_0587B
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Dead bait-fish laid on top of a watermelon
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Or was it a vertical knot hole in the side of a tree?


Point Of View external link As Found Art   •  Karlsruhe internal link Germany   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 4 November 2008)   •  (Photo taken 16:16:24 Saturday 8 March 2008)   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #DeadFishKarlsruhaGermany_0670B
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Man pushed a baby in a stroller along the sidewalk
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Or was it a mural of a man pushing an alien in a stroller?


Point Of View external link As Found Art   •  Palo Alto, California internal link   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 4 November 2008)   •  (Photo taken 15:57:12 Friday 15 February 2008)   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #StrollerPaloAlto2008_0087B
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Grainy old photograph
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Or a huge monument in a public park?


Point Of View external link As Found Art   •  Sacramento internal link California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 4 November 2008)   •  (Photo taken 14:52:26 Sunday 20 January 2008)   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #SoldierSacramento2008_9720B
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Snake coiled up into falling hay
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Or was this merely an elephant eating an afternoon meal?


Point Of View external link As Found Art   •  San Francisco Zoo internal link   •  1 Zoo Lane, San Francisco, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 4 November 2008)   •  (Photo taken sometime in 2007)   •  © 2007 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #POV20070000_05A
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Level bench invited a sit-down in a leaning world
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Or is the bench the thing that leans in a level world?


Point Of View external link As Found Art   •  Furbo internal link Ireland   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 4 November 2008)   •  (Photo taken sometime in 2007)   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #POV20070000_04A
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Man rockets into space in a stone craft ....
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Or does the man merely pretend to drive a level rock forward?


Point Of View external link As Found Art   •  Capp's Crossing Campground internal link   •  Eldorado National Forest, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 4 November 2008)   •  (Photo taken sometime in 2007)   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #POV20070000_03A
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Stones defy gravity on a level rock
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Or is the rock upon which they sit slanted and the rocks are balanced normally?


Point Of View external link As Found Art   •  Capp's Crossing Campground internal link   •  Eldorado National Forest, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 4 November 2008)   •  (Photo taken sometime in 2007)   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #POV20070000_02A
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Witness a man about to dine at a picnic table
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Or is the forest correct and the man sitting at crooked table?


Point Of View external link As Found Art   •  Capp's Crossing Campground internal link   •  Eldorado National Forest, California   •  (Photo posted Tuesday 4 November 2008)   •  (Photo taken sometime in 2007)   •  © 2007 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #POV20070000_01A
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