A virus on the landscape - a photo on Flickriver

            Recently, I was walking along an abandoned railway in an seaside area north of Santa Cruz, Calif. This was while navigating a path that led to a Pacific Ocean beach.

To me, it was sad to see the railway was littered with graffiti or, in this case, what some might call “tagging.” (I am not an expert on the subject.) We know that graffiti or tagging in an urban area, and in a controlled setting, can sometimes be a place for artistic expression. But vandalizing this railway, even if the railway is no longer in use, does nothing of value for anyone –– and is certainly not artistic. 

As “The Outdoor Society” has so aptly put it, “We need to stop people from desecrating sites with stupid scribbles.”

Taken in: United States / California / Davenport (show map)

Taken on: April 21, 2023

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Camera: RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. RICOH GR III, f/8.0, 1/500 sec, 18.3mm (=28mm), ISO 200 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD. RICOH GR III
Lens:	Ricoh GR III
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	18.3mm (35mm equivalent: 28mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	-0.3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Contrast:	High
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Capture One 16 Macintosh
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