Gold mine
Canon PowerShot S95
2013
This stuff was near the checkout at every drug store during my 1970s kidhood. I hadn’t seen it in decades when my sons and I stepped into a candy shop in little Nashville, Indiana, a few years ago.
When I’m using my digital camera I experiment more freely. I felt there was a photo in this scene somewhere, but it took me about ten tries to finally get one I liked. The “Gold Mine” text is right on a rule-of-thirds intersection, the other bags fill the frame, and none of the surrounding scene intrudes.
Last updated on 14 March 2020 by Jim Grey
Wow, I don’t ever recall seeing this stuff before.
You must have had a sheltered childhood!
I join J P in having lived a sheltered childhood, Jim. How does this “goldmine” gum taste? Is it gold-colored? Does it turn your teeth gold?
All of those questions aside: great photo! Your diligence really paid off on this resulting frame.
It was tiny yellow nuggets of gum. Its flavor was “sweet.” It was just one of those checkout-counter impulse buy things!
“Sweet.” Mmmmm. I love sweet! Disappointed the gum wasn’t coated in real gold, though. ;)