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METROPOLITAN MASTERPIECE OR SIMPLY DISGUSTING

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Posted by zugmann on Saturday, October 3, 2020 10:49 AM

Semper Vaporo
No,  Celebrating vandalism is never acceptable in any form.

I fail to see how a photograph is "celebrating". 

It's been fun.  But it isn't much fun anymore.   Signing off for now. 


  

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Posted by Semper Vaporo on Saturday, October 3, 2020 10:47 AM

No,  Celebrating vandalism is never acceptable in any form.

Semper Vaporo

Pkgs.

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Posted by zugmann on Saturday, October 3, 2020 10:44 AM

nhrand
But should such an ugly photo be awarded a prize in a railroad photo contest?

Yes. 

It's been fun.  But it isn't much fun anymore.   Signing off for now. 


  

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METROPOLITAN MASTERPIECE OR SIMPLY DISGUSTING
Posted by nhrand on Saturday, October 3, 2020 10:32 AM

       On page 52 of the November TRAINS is a graffiti blighted photo of a UP genset.  The photo was a runner-up in the TRAINS 2020 photo contest.  The winning photos are said to be "magnificent metropolitan masterpieces".   I suspect I will be told the graffiti photo portrays art, creativity, realism and the vibrancy of the city.  But should such an ugly photo be awarded a prize in a railroad photo contest?  I'm not burying my head in the sand and I recognize that graffiti is reality and is an ever present part of the railroad scene today.  However, I'm asking if I am alone in reading TRAINS seeking pleasure.  Do I need to have sad reality flung in my face?  The photo left me depressed and a bit sick.  

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