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cleveland park gas station (on conn avenue) in DC. more of my pictures. This picture is also featured on a Los Angeles Times blog.

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akkleis says:

Hahahaha! This is perfect!! Nice framing with the face over the camera.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Brian Knight Photography says:

That is hilarious!!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

sally henny penny says:

OMG I love this!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

DCist says:

DCist Photo of the Day for April 9, 2008.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

sally henny penny says:

Congats on PotD!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

akkleis says:

POTD!!! Woo! :)
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

mosley.brian says:

Awesome!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

~Someone Else~ says:

this pic cracks me up!!! fantastic!!!!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

solar_sailor says:

very funny:D:D:D
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

m.eisenhut says:

Hahaha I love it,
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Ivan Magus says:

wow! excellent capture, but the guy/guys who came up with the idea and had the guts to go through with it are the artists here
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

KCIvey says:

You made Bruce Schneier's security blog.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

log (Mirko) says:

Clever :D
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

ekrotta says:

om nom nom nom
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

graphiclunarkid says:

This makes me happy :o)

"The more you tighten your grip, the more will slip through your fingers"

Well done!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

letterten says:

Love it.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

austinkyle says:

bansky did it better..
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

john*j says:

Dude, where is this (in DC)?
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

darwin.wins says:

I give it 8 for effort and execution. It loses points for craftsmanship.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

it is in a cleveland park gas station (on conn avenue).

I just realized I made reddit.com and digg.com(upcoming section). thanks a lot for all favs and views.. and thanks for Bruce

-bows-
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

dodisman says:

This is remedial clever
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Metromedia says:

edmund burke students ftw!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

the_defiance says:

The fame grows, just made digg front page:
digg.com/comedy/Up_here_silly
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Mantas LT says:

Just fcking great!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Tyrannous says:

hey!!!!
www.flickr.com/photos/tyrannous/2381062140/
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

aidaboy says:

And he even used proper punctuation!!! They just keep raising the bar on modern graffiti, don't they.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

vamapaull says:

that's great!! :))
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Fracture says:

Vandalism is a crime. I don't see them spray-painting their shit on their own house...
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

broncoval says:

It's ugly. And tax payers pay for clean up of course.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

pixelguru says:

This image is on the front page of Digg (in case you're wondering where all the traffic is coming from).
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Adam Starr says:

I would definitely rather have something like this on my wall than blank boring concrete. The definition of vandalism is up for interpretation.

Its like a crude banksy.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

spiggycat says:

pixelguru: yea... had to take a screenshot of digg for bragging rights :) I never thought my photo would end up on their front page.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

busaboys says:

Thats great work on behalf of the people watching the cameras
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

chrissku says:

This might be my all time favorite picture.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

driftzone says:

So, front page of Digg for some really crap scribble on a wall?
I'm glad that the internet is pervading our lives so thoroughly that we all find this a worthwhile use of time and effort.
Whatever happened to appreciation for actual talent? I'm sure this would actually be worthwhile if it was decent artwork without the need for the 'political commentary' of scrawling it just out of view of a security camera.
Well done for getting your 15 minutes of fame for absolutely no value to the world whatsoever.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Carleton! says:

@driftzone:
- Who are you to decide what others should like?
- Why join flickr just to spew venom?
- Why not just move along?
- Why didn't you post your insightful commentary on Digg (the diggers dug it, not Flickrenos, right?)
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

mcarrode says:

Uh... driftzone... get over yourself you pretentious prick. Its witty, and clever; It's not meant to be a masterpiece. Not everything enjoyable requires abstract or deep thought (though I am not against either of the two).
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

driftzone says:

Its not my intention to impose my views or beliefs on others, however when Digg (a valuable source of information that I use daily) becomes inundated with pointless exercises in self promotion such as this, it affects me. More crap to wade through between the actual interesting and informative.
I think spewing venom would be more apptly applied to mcarrode's post (pretentious prick is rather venomous) than to mine. My comment was more a commentary on the state of the world we live in. When a "pointless" act of vandalism is held up and lauded, it is more proof of the selfish, wasteful society that we live in.
And mccarrode, I still fail to see what could be construed as witty or clever in the photo. Trespassing on someone elses property? Causing some poor property owner the expense of removing the vandalism? Creating an eye sore on an already bland, featureless building?
Maybe I am missing the point. So could someone explain to me what is clever, witty or even vaguely talented about this?
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Carleton! says:

Again, why complain here? Complain on Digg. Your fellow diggers floated it to the top of digg. Take it out on them. Not the photographer.

Express yourself with your vote on Digg. Others did and that's how it made it to the top. You are obviously in the minority. 2100+ diggs and obviously not enough burys.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Carleton! says:

(last post, I promise)

I used to Digg. But, the commentary started to go to sh*t (like Youtube). That's why I quit.

Don't bring the negative to Flickr. Flickr is pretty nice and tame when it comes to comments. I think we all like it that way.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

sintixerr says:

to driftzone: As the husband of the photographer in question, I have a few comments -

First: Carleton is right. Someone -else- posted this to digg, not the photographer nor the graffiti "author" (whom the photographer doesn't know and hasn't met).

Second: The picture was taken because it was an unexpected sight and got a "heh :)" while walking down the road. The photographer repeatedly complains that it really is not, technically, a particularly good picture. No one has claimed it's art.

Third: It hasnt been politicized, but as someone who DOES work in security, I can tell you it -very- eloquently demonstrates a fundamental problem in how "security" is dealt with in nearly all theaters.

Fourth: I guess if a few thousand people find something cute or worthwhile, someone has to play the a-hole. Congrats! Today, you're it! :)

Chill out and laugh at something -silly- :)
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

spiggycat says:

driftzone:
re: "pointless exercises in self promotion such as this"

i dont use digg, i dont submit anything to digg, never have and most likely never will. i dont know who posted my picture and im sorry it messed up your day.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

garrettsocling says:

I don't get it...
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

driftzone says:

Firstly, I would like to apologise to spiggycat and sintixerr. I was not trying to cast aspersions on the quality of your photography or your intentions with regards to this image post. Unfortunately, I categories this photo with such internet phenomenon as Corey Delaney (that may be an Australian-only reference), whereby it is promoting and encouraging anti social and destructive behaviour.
Flickr is the wrong forum for a rant about the rights and wrongs of the internet, so I'll jump off my soap box.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

sintixerr says:

Hey. That was actually pretty cool of you driftzone. I think I can count on my hands the number of times Ive seen someone mea culpa on the internet. :)

No hard feelings.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Cosmo_75 says:

Nice.

--
Seen on digg.com (?)
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Vicente Alfonso says:

hahahahaahah
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Wiretap Studios says:

Nice!

(seen on digg.com)
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Daniel Rodríguez Calvo says:

So Funny, but is a crime.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

soleil1016 says:

Wow, 180,000 views!!! congrats! I was wondering how my picture of a sewage overflow warning sign (of all things) managed to get nearly 800 views in two days, until I realized it was only a couple photos away from yours in the DCist pool. Random. This is a great shot though!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

numbaseventeen says:

Haahahaa!!! Funny!!! Like it!!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

spiggycat says:

soleil: yes, it has been an interesting week as photo stats goes... some of the digg effects overflew all over dcist pool :)
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

akkleis says:

My views are up 5x the normal amount ;)
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

mosley.brian says:

Your pic hasn't helped me; share the view wealth, why don't you! :P
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

HaloPhoto says:

i guess i'm number 205, 035. yay! this is hilarious, btw.
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

jj192328 says:

"Unfortunately, the graffiti artist didn't see the camera on the rooftop." -Gambling Pharaoh
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

sally henny penny says:

My view count is up too! I had over 1000 visits to my photostream in one day! All because one of my pics is close to this one in the DCist pool :)
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Paul The Wine Guy [deleted] says:

wonderful
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

acp1989 says:

bansky did it first
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

Brian O'Mahony says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called One Hundred Thousand Club (100,000 Photostream Views), and we'd love to have this added to the group!

...and please feel free to join the group and add some of you best or favourite shots. Thanx.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

Gabbing Gaby [deleted] says:

Thats gay! They were just copying Banksy's idea of writing, "What are you looking at" with a twist.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

HeatherMG says:

Hah, I just saw this on FAIL blog, too. You're everywhere!
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

frigginrandom says:

Excellent! that is so FrigginRandom
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

WeMeantDemocracy says:

I just found this on stumble
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

zoe-delay says:

Hallo, ich bin Zoe, die Administratorin der Gruppe 100.000 Views, und wir würden uns freuen, wenn Du dies zu unserer Gruppe hinzufügen würdest.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Dark_muse says:

Sweet! This one made me chuckle... Thanks for sharing, -r
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

garethfw says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The Best Urban Art, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

Daniel Flather says:

Funny!
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

Webcompany-inverness says:

I want proof that the data held on camera does not contain my image? what po.....LICE stae
Posted 7 months ago. ( permalink )

nolifebeforecoffee says:

ha ha! great one

Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

OllieTwist says:

1. Great photo. 2. Driftzone...drift away and go complain elsewhere. Someone made a crappy comment on my stream too, and it just spoils the fun. I think most Flickr member appreciate all types of photos, and find the fun in them. Stop taking everything so seriously.
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

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