Pictures that White Lie

The existence of global warming isn't a revelation to modern society, but neither is stout refusal to accept it. I think the matter mustn't be categorized as a political problem, so much as a problem for all life on Earth. I chose a sheep to represent all of the human and animal kingdoms, because it is a docile creature and often indefensible.
The picture was downloaded from stock exchange but I cropped and manipulated it so much that I can only faintly recognize the final version in the original. I cropped the picture, increased the contrast, darkened the exposure, skewed the saturation, and added text. All this greatly increased the drama of the picture by making the colors striking and adding a dystopian tone. The sheep's faces are totally blotted out in shadow while the ground they stand on appears about ready to catch fire. In other words, it's too late for them to escape and they realize it.
I don't believe the manipulation was harmful unless you like to pretend global warming isn't real. The pastoral picture I manipulated is not fully recognizable in my final version, and no one is being deceived into thinking that mine is an authentic image of rural life. Neither are the dramatic elements harmful. They are too highly stylized to be accepted as fact and must be interpreted with regard to their message.
All in all I'm just trying to say, in a most cliched manner, that we could all be sheep for the slaughter if global warming continues growing.