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Posted by Lorraine (Gatineau, Canada) on 18 November 2007 in Abstract & Conceptual.
Bron from Canberra, Australia
Are the coated men placing or removing the sign? To be with the people? I did French @ school but am rusty - help me out dear Lady! I love the human element and the strong b/w sign in the foreground!! Cool shot! :))
18 Nov 2007 5:13am
@Bron: Hey Duchess, not bad ;) it's POWER TO THE PEOPLE, written on a Medical Centre on June 24, which is Quebec's St-Jean Baptiste day, a declaration of independence no less, luckily I caught it before the city people washed it clean LOL
Martine from Québec, Canada
Comme c'est bon ça!!! Les 2 gars font-ils partis du peuple?
18 Nov 2007 5:14am
@Martine: Hé bien, NON LOL, Ce sont des fonctionaires qui tentent de nettoyer cette déclaration le plus vite possible, c'est après tout l'Outaouais ;) Merci beaucoup Martine :)
@martie: Thanks a lot Martie :)
Bob from New Jersey, United States
Cool picture.
I completely forgot about they guys who clean this stuff up.
18 Nov 2007 5:43am
@Bob: Thanks Bob, oh they do exist, we just never catch them cleaning up LOL
Weekend Warrior( LV) from Kamloops, Canada
already washing it off :-( GOOD CAPTURE!! We have crews like this here that cover it as soon as it is reported.
18 Nov 2007 6:14am
@Weekend Warrior( LV): Hey LV, yes there were, I didn't report it though...luckily for me I'm an early bird! Thanks a lot for dropping in :)
@Gary: Thanks a lot Gary, in Quebec, especially on ST-Jean Baptiste day, you can always expectation a 'Power to the People' Graffiti somewhere :)
kurt from Austria
the 2 guys have been graffited themselves - Xed out...
cool find.
18 Nov 2007 10:52am
@kurt: LOL great thinking Kurt Xed out, Love it!!!! ;)
@badala: Thanks a lot Badala :)
Craiger from Vacaville, California, United States
Good graffiti capture Lorraine!
18 Nov 2007 11:44am
@Craiger: Thanks Craiger I appreciate your visit :)
standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France
I like this one. Hard job for the cleaners!
18 Nov 2007 12:35pm
vu@granby - gilles from Granby, Québec, Canada
Nice shot.
N.P.O.
Me les envoyer
lorsqu'ils auront terminé à Gatineau ;-)))
18 Nov 2007 12:45pm
@Markus: thanks a lot Markus :)
Betsy Barron : www.thebetsy.com from Glenmoore, United States
Great capture, esp. the fact they are scrubbing it off!! f8 and be there, that's you!
18 Nov 2007 1:39pm
@Betsy Barron : www.thebetsy.com: Thanks a lot BetsyB, the early bird catches the city workers ;) f8? is that a new term for fight, fete, faith, I'm not getting it, let me in on it will 'ya
Janice Thomson from Courtenay BC, Canada
What a good capture mon amie! Loved Kurt's comment LOL.
It washes off? Isn't it paint?
18 Nov 2007 2:53pm
@Janice Thomson: LOL yes it was neat, wasn't it?
and What? I didn't do it, I swear ;)
It did wash off, but it took a hell of a long time LOL
@Stunner: Thanks a lot Stunner :)
@Josh: maybe ? LOL Thanks anyway Josh :)
M.E. from Encino, United States
it's clean up day! good catch, Lorraine! more power to you!
18 Nov 2007 4:30pm
@M.E.: LOL Yay me! Thanks so much M.E. :)
Jasp from Plymouth, United Kingdom
There was a programme on British TV a while back about children who would not behave at school and were excluded, a special team of gifted teachers tried to help them see a different perspective to their behavior. One girl decided it would be fun to graffiti so a teacher took a pen and drew on her favourite top ....... lesson learned !
18 Nov 2007 5:42pm
@Jasp: So that's how that fashion started ;) LOL , love the story, thanks for sharing Rich!
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Brilliant find Lorraine, gaffiti on graffiti off! I've seen somewhere that there is a product that they use to get remove the graffiti off walls called "Taginatior"! So I supose that these two guys are the taginators, they'll be back lol :D
18 Nov 2007 6:02pm
@MaryB: LOL That's Funny MaryB, I'll have to keep an eye out for the Taginators, for when they next show up ;)
@Rebel Streetshooter: Hey thanks a lot Rebel...:)
@HorseRotorVator: Thanks a lot HRV :)
Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States
Excellent timing, I love the slogan in French.
18 Nov 2007 11:34pm
@Viewfinder: Thanks a lot Viewfinder, power to you too ;)
amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada
Brilliant capture!! Timing is half the equation with photography eh? (I think Betsy was actually saying "fate" for her f8...)
19 Nov 2007 12:21am
@amy: Hey Amy, thanks a lot and yes I got lucky on the timing....Fate for F8, how splendid is that!!! Thanks so much (and Thanks BetsyB;)
e. from Washington DC, United States
I like how the text just sort of... drips. Great photo!
19 Nov 2007 12:37am
@e.: Hey e., a drippin' good photo, I like that LOL thanks a lot!
tyan from Singapore
power to the people,i heard a hard rock song with this as lyrics before!whoo hoo!Lovely,at first sight i thought the guys were the ones painting it..:)
19 Nov 2007 2:35am
@tyan: LOl Thanks Tyan, around here when people have Xs on their back, they're city workers, POWER to the WORKERS ;) I don't think the Graffitiers would have let me, unless of course they were drunk and then I probably would have gotten sprayed ;)
Rebecca from Leicester, United Kingdom
Now, there's a beautiful sight. ;) Wonderfully original and soberingly meaningful take on this theme, dear lady. And perfectly captured. LOVE it. :)
19 Nov 2007 4:41am
@Rebecca: Rebecca, thanks so much, I just got lucky on that shot, I walked out of my house to post a letter (and went right back in to get my cam) have a great Monday sweet lady :)
Sandrine from United States
Great shot! Now, if we could only get on camera the ones writing the graffiti!
19 Nov 2007 4:46am
@Sandrine: Hey Sandrine, that'd would be great, albeit RISKY LOL, I'd try and hope not to get paint sprayed ;)
@Dimitrios: Thanks a lot Dimitrios, all thanks to you, of course ;)
laughingwolf from Canada
another canadian make-work project... we're so good at it
19 Nov 2007 4:05pm
@laughingwolf: Oh there's that comment! nooooo it's a govt cleaning public servant! :)
Damon Schreiber from Toronto, Canada
I absolutely love this one - perhaps my favourite of the graffiti shots I've seen over the last few days!
20 Nov 2007 6:08am
Gonçalo from Portugal
I'd like to see this one as B/W. Power to the people, yeah right... That anarchy symbol says it all...
20 Nov 2007 2:39pm
@Gonçalo: Agreed, whenever people seek to divide, you have serious problems...Thanks for you comment Gonçalo, I tried b&w, but it worked better in colour :)
@Tristan: Thanks a lot Tristan :)
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