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"Giving Way" from davelafs's AOL Pictures Public Gallery. 

THE ART OF PROPER CAPTIONING: An Essay by Earl R. Stonebridge

Photograph of a leaf in elements by David Kyle Craig; he has chosen to title it "Giving Way"

Earl R. Stonebridge, International Caption Writer has chosen to call it: "Leaf of unknown origin entrapped in elements of an unknown origin but could be powdered sugar, coarse soap granules, salt crystals, or snow.

CAPTIONING PHOTOS TO PLEASE EVERYONE AT ALL TIMES IS DIFFICULT, BUT IT IS A WORTHWHILE EFFORT. Depending on what the photographer is trying to create has much to do with the caption selected. Sometimes it is best to omit captions altogether, an idea that would have made the above photo less controversial, but without the attention it is now getting. Nonetheless, the photographer put a handle on it and now comes the public to settle this casual exercise in word verbosity and winter entertainment, a kind of solitary scrabble. Without viewers, the  photos in the various galleries would be of no value.

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