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1) The girl looking into the mirror and the reflection is her dressed differently or whatever.

2) Anyone screaming, though I have one of a 7 year old doing that in my stream.

3) Pretty girl with a fur lined hood wrapping her face

4) Multiple clones of oneself

5) gas masks

6) a naked female with m+m's, rose pedals, pebbles, or any other small pieces of whatever covering her crotch

7) picture of a guy being lit by his computer ala DH. (It was a great idea when DH did it, anyone else that's ripped it off…alright already)

8) hand bra

9) any guns or ninjas, unless they really look legitimately like they should be holding a gun or is a ninja, ala Chase Jarvis' pics. Airchinapilot (Keith Loh) also just posted some nice gun pics from an actors gun training class.

10) smoke streams

11) anything splashing into a martini glass

12) view of the dashboard of a car in focus with street lights streaking by through the windshield

13) photographer taking a picture of himself/herself taking a picture of himself/herself in the mirror. (I have one of those, too. Damn.)

14) photographer taking a picture of another photographer taking a picture of the first photographer

15) when the two photographers from #14 create links between the pictures they each took so we can all see them taking pictures of each other from each perspective (not really a cliche', but it does make me want to hurt someone)

16) jumping

17) dripping faucet

18) heart bokeh

19) subject sitting on a toilet, especially if it's an attractive girl (some photographers will go to any length to get a girl to get naked)

20) popping water balloon

I would also add the stupid myspace shot, that camera held up overhead shooting down on yourself angle. Oh! And it is always from a cameraphone.

long exposures of spinning carnival rides

girls wearing both a bathing suit AND high heels.

A Single Leaf on Dirt, water, grass,stairs etc.

“Pointing out cliches.”

Underexposed sky with a female model, no contextual information for why she's there, and soft light coming in from camera right or left with an edge light from behind.

levitation pictures

Rings in books uk held by girls covered in m&m's shot in macro with flowers…..HDR

strangers walking by an “interesting” wall.

Shots of Laser Mouse

over processed wide angle overblow rim portraits

Self Portraits made by pointing the camera into a mirror using one of those special left handed limited edition DSLRs made by nokiN or nonaC.

“I rather fear there is a flickr group for every cliche on the list…”

the “hunched shoulders” pose in fashion photos

Blurry long exposure waterfalls

Shots of peoples gear collection, or how much they can fit in a daypack.

train tracks.

B&W single light source nudes

Building shots with super wide angles.

White farm fences.

Sub-atomic particle detector technicians, and anything with the Ogalthorpe look.

Roasted window poultry

picture frames. people holding picture frames. or stepping through picture frames..

Bokeh highlights of point light sources especially cheap 5 bladers or even worse hearts

Slow shutter night traffic tail lights

Scientists with test tubes conical bottles and over gelled backgrounds

Anyone holding a large spanner (except Bob)

HDR sunsets

What about macros of tap water / milk / coloured water drop splashes

Backlit flowers as seen through a drop of (tap water) mist

Scrap rusty iron

Super-wide-angle shots of cars from a corner of the front bumper

etc+

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