The Sting is On!

What is the crime?

The WordPress Daily Prompt has the theme of Sting.  What kind of sting would it be?

Is it that ever pesky wasp, about to sting with its venomous personality?  Or is it the deception of the ruse that is so crucial to a well-played sting?

In this photo, it would appear that a crime was committed against the innocent looking can of carbonated beverage.  But is that really the case?  Or is the crime the ruse that has been played on the unknowing consumer, who thinks that the calorie count is what makes this a better choice?

I think it may be the latter….

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Scene of the Crime

How do you read this crime scene?

Scene of the Crime

A chance encounter in a parking lot

I like to put a little humor in my photography and I always keep an eye out for something unusual that might make an interesting subject that fits that bill.  Staying in the moment and not being too serious helps with this.

Such was the confluence of events this Thursday morning.  I had just received my caffeine-fix from my local Starbucks dealer and walked back to my truck.  Next to my truck, I found this crime scene; a clear case of hit and run with two victims, whose contents had been spilled across the pavement.

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Scene of the Crime

A lovely couple of Diet Coke cans had been violently crushed and left without a second thought right here, just moments before I arrived on the scene.  I was too late to catch a glimpse of the perpetrator, so this crime will likely end up in the cold case file…