Marquette Tags
Mike Hainstock is the founder and administer of Marquette This Week at Flickr. He came up with a great theme this week:
“Do you see others taking pictures around you? I thought that it might be fun to see who else is out and about taking pictures this week. It might make for some nice introductions. Who can you catch? “
Well I caught Mike on the bridge above–tag!
That was fun, but the graffiti tags ruining a fine piece of Marquette history was no fun. Graffiti in the inner city seems like an art-form, but here in nature above the Dead River it is out of place. I want to be thinking of flowing water, fish, birds, get all zen.
To the artists of these tags I want to say, “I am sad.” I find your expression out of place on this overpass, and on this old bridge. I will gladly buy you some other art supplies to keep you busy.
Your shot of the bridge is beautiful, but I agree that there is a clear juxtaposition with the graffiti and nature. Great work and even better commentary!