Graffiti Thread

[Norm in Fujino]

This thread is dedicated to images with graffiti on architectural structures the world over.

[zdzislaw]

yeah, what am i doing here...
should be in bed, you people...

dandenong rd,st kilda
canon eos 5 D, 200mm, 4,5, iso 640, 1/1600,
ps cs2(why not, if they can...)

regards

zdzislaw

lucky, i am on the top,
why? because later there may not be a chance to get in...
cheers norm...

[Norm in Fujino]

Thanks for starting us out, Zdzislaw. Yeah, I should be in bed, too--or out photographing some of the graffiti in my town by night (after all, that's when it's always drawn, right?). Yours looks interestingly pastel--the artists left their spray cans behind, I see :p
. It might be nice if posters would indicate where they took the picture and on what kind of structure it is found, too.

Best wishes.

[Bullitt]

Thanks for starting the graffitti thread, and very nice post Zd, looking forward to seeing lots more from all over the world... There's not much if any in the country but will keep my eyes open for some cool art...

Keep them coming...

[Glenn Kennedy]

Belfast. 21st century...

[Glenn Kennedy]

Another one.

[tim11]

This thread reminds me of the 80s when every surface was covered by graffiti...

[avi777]

Dont you just wish you could jump back in time once in a while

[Glenn Kennedy]

I wouldn't mind being 20+ years younger - but I wouldn't recommend Belfast in the 1970s and 80s to anyone...

[Bullitt]

I wouldn't mind being 20+ years younger - but I wouldn't recommend Belfast in the 1970s and 80s to anyone...

I am sure you are right Glenn but you take 20-25 years off me right now and you could stick me almost anywhere in this 'ol world...

[Kushnirenko]

Kharkiv Graffiti 1. Ukraine. Fuji FinePix S9500. Apr, 08, 2006

[Kushnirenko]

Inscription: Something is more than what?
Kharkiv Graffiti 2. Ukraine. Fuji FinePix S9500. Apr, 08, 2006

[Kushnirenko]

Kharkiv Graffiti 3. 2 shots. Ukraine. Fuji FinePix S9500. Apr, 08, 2006

[Kushnirenko]

Fence of construction - an ideal place for graffiti!
Kharkiv Graffiti 4. 2 shots. Ukraine. Fuji FinePix S9500. Apr, 08, 2006

[avi777]

Kushnirenko, you got some great graffiti shots

[Kushnirenko]

Kushnirenko, you got some great graffiti shots
Thank, avi777! A little more:
Kharkiv Graffiti 5. Ukraine. Fuji FinePix S9500. Apr, 08, 2006

[Kushnirenko]

Kharkiv Graffiti 6. Ukraine. Fuji FinePix S9500. Apr, 08, 2006

[Norm in Fujino]

Kharkiv Graffiti 6

Geez, is there a universal code for graffiti artists? They look like they're saying (or not saying) exactly the same thing as the artists here in Japan. Gotta get out and capture some here!

[Kushnirenko]

Geez, is there a universal code for graffiti artists? They look like they're saying (or not saying) exactly the same thing as the artists here in Japan. Gotta get out and capture some here!
To tell the truth I not so understand in graffiti. But something in it is... Mysterious...
One of inscriptions:
Mike inside itself
Kharkiv Graffiti 7. Ukraine. Fuji FinePix S9500. Apr, 08, 2006

[Kushnirenko]

Kharkiv Graffiti 8. Ukraine. Fuji FinePix S9500. Apr, 12, 2006

[penz]

This is a stitch of 4 photos taken in Trier Germany.

http://penz-world.com/Graffiti2.jpg

This one was in Halle Germany.

http://penz-world.com/DSCF0176%20(Medium).JPG

[bmxcj3]

those were amazing. Weve had so much rain I cant go take any decent graffitti pictures. But these will have to do for now.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/cjstedman/real%20photos/Christopher004.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/cjstedman/real%20photos/Christopher003.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/cjstedman/real%20photos/Christopher002.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/cjstedman/real%20photos/Christopher001.jpg

[zdzislaw]

bmxcj3,
i see something there...
they may look common,but hey mate there is potential in there,
i never have enough of that line of images,
and now should come part number two for you...
which is (drum roll...)
enhancing software,
dont know what you have or like,
but with it you can fly to the moon...
lets start with converting them to b&w....
and than.....
and so on...
worth considering if you like photography...
enough blabber,
this one done at a corner of punt rd&union rd, windsor,
redone in ps cs2 at my adress

regards

zdzislaw

[Drago Dundee]

:eek: in space no one can hear you spray!
just a bit of fun i know this will never happen.... or could it?:D
yes...... its me........
drago d.

[bvsciguy]

I suppose this qualifies a graffiti. As you can see it is not very old. BTW I do not know these people.
http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/9483/dscn14729qv.jpg

[tim11]

Let's say someone shot a great photo of a graffiti. Who deserves most credit, the graf-artist or the photographer?

[zdzislaw]

tim11,
the one who makes more money out of it...(year 2006),
graffiti costs money, cameras come for free,(hospitals covered by medicare)
(what have i done ???!!!)
ok, just assume...
kind regards

zdzislaw

[penz]

I think the artist does in a way. There are different kinds of graffiti. The stuff kids do that make a place look like crap but the photo is great the the photographer should get the credit but the stuff that make a dark scary place feel alive then the artist should be the one who gets the credit. Here (http://penz-world.com/graffiti.htm) are some in places where it is legal or where it brings some life to an otherwise dark place.

[zdzislaw]

penz,
damn right mate,
was just stirring the pot,
cheers,

zdzislaw

[tim11]

tim11,
.........
graffiti costs money, cameras come for free,(hospitals covered by medicare).....
zdzislaw
Cameras come for free? :confused: Medicare? huh uh.. Providing they can find you a ward and not having to leave you in the bloody ambo for 24 hours... in Sydney at any rate.
Seriously now :cool:
I understand what you meant PENZ. However, if graffiti is a theme in a photo competition, the judges will surely have a hard time.

[zdzislaw]

tim11,
glad your had laugh...

zdzislaw

[penz]

That would be something to see. Photos of Graffiti Contest... At your Tri-County Fair this weekend! LOL :D

[T06]

Just liked the colours.

[T06]

this was right next to it.

[bmxcj3]

http://myspace-032.vo.llnwd.net/00675/23/05/675215032_l.jpg
hey zdislaw i touched this one up and all my other ones. Let me know what you think everybody. Im new to photography so any and all advice is welcome.

[Kushnirenko]

Kremenchuk, Ukraine. Fuji FinePix S9500. Apr, 16, 2006

[Kushnirenko]

Graffiti on quay. Kremenchuk, Ukraine. Fuji FinePix S9500. Apr, 16, 2006

[bluevellet]

Here are some graffitis in Copenhagen. I see a lot of them, but save from the exceptions I am posting here, most are just ugly tagging:


http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/6606/picturea0016jv.jpg
http://img133.imageshack.us/img133/5534/94wf1.jpg

[Glenn Kennedy]

The wall is now all but completely gone. This is in Potzdamer Platz, at the heart of Berlin, where once the wall divided the city. A few sections have been put back as a reminder of times past.

[Glenn Kennedy]

Out to the east of the city, a section of the Wall has been restored. When it was there "for real" it was the west side that had the grafitti. Here, the restored section (about 1.4 km) is painted on the East side (cos the west side faces onto the river and you wouldn't see the grafitti).

Even though you know you can walk past it and through it and round it, it symbolises a grim time for a major city at the heart of Europe.

[Glenn Kennedy]

a detail from the Wall

[Norm in Fujino]

a detail from the Wall

That's a nice adaptation of Guernica.

[toriaj]

Wow, Glenn, does that bring back memories. I was only 8 when we moved away from Berlin. But I remember seeing the Wall, the guard towers, the cemetery of people who tried to cross ...

Someday I will return, how strange it will be to see it just a museum piece now.

[Kushnirenko]

Advertising inscription: "Cafe". Kharkiv, Ukraine. Fuji FinePix S9500. May, 11, 2006

[Kushnirenko]

Bar - Shooting gallery. 3 shots. Kharkiv, Ukraine. Fuji FinePix S9500. May, 13, 2006

[Glenn Kennedy]

Another couple of bits of the Berlin wall...

[Glenn Kennedy]

Another...

[Glenn Kennedy]

and finally for now...

I think one of my favourite images from the Berlin wall. As I sit here I can see the "genuine" bit of the wall I bought for a few Deutsch Marks on my first visit to that city in (I think) 1993.

[Seehund]

Runic graffiti in a 11th-12th century village church on Öland island (http://www.ekerumssmedja.se/fotogalleri-oland/index.html), Sweden. Looks like it says "ArlifR smið", which would translate to "Arleifur the smith". I guess he thought the sermon was boring...
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Somewhat younger graffiti in a staircase in the ruins of Borgholm castle, also on Öland.
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[maksla]

I do not know that it means, but very nicely :)

[Norm in Fujino]

Near Fujino's train station:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c197/Peregrinor/P5037285w1.jpg


and
At the northern end of bridge Hizure Ohashi:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c197/Peregrinor/P5037288w1.jpg

both with Oly e-300 and 14-54mm, Silkypix.

[Kushnirenko]

Lipcy. Kharkivsky region, Ukraine. 2x4 shots. Fuji FinePix S9500. May, 21, 2006

[Alina Borovikova]

This concrete wall passes along road and it all is ornamented

[Geoff Chandler]

There's some amazing Graffiti here!
Here's a bit I spotted in Brighton last year in November...
Cold dull day - bit of bright Graffiti cheered it up!!
(A200)

[iamaelephant]

I have a few, hope you guys don't mind. These were taken at an abandoned bridge and then an abandoned cattle station.

(Click to enlarge)
http://iamaelephant.net/images/graffiti/Graffiti.jpg (http://iamaelephant.net/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=2061&g2_serialNumber=1&g2_GALLERYSID=45fbe05115748a350b5039404b5ac2f4)

http://iamaelephant.net/images/graffiti/Graffiti2.jpg (http://iamaelephant.net/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=2065&g2_serialNumber=1&g2_GALLERYSID=45fbe05115748a350b5039404b5ac2f4)

http://iamaelephant.net/images/graffiti/Graffiti3.jpg (http://iamaelephant.net/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=2068&g2_serialNumber=1&g2_GALLERYSID=45fbe05115748a350b5039404b5ac2f4)

http://iamaelephant.net/images/graffiti/Graffiti4.jpg (http://iamaelephant.net/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=2071&g2_serialNumber=1&g2_GALLERYSID=45fbe05115748a350b5039404b5ac2f4)

http://iamaelephant.net/images/graffiti/Graffiti5.jpg (http://iamaelephant.net/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=2074&g2_serialNumber=1&g2_GALLERYSID=45fbe05115748a350b5039404b5ac2f4)

http://iamaelephant.net/images/graffiti/Graffiti6.jpg (http://iamaelephant.net/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=2077&g2_serialNumber=1&g2_GALLERYSID=45fbe05115748a350b5039404b5ac2f4)

http://iamaelephant.net/images/graffiti/Graffiti7.jpg (http://iamaelephant.net/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=2080&g2_serialNumber=1&g2_GALLERYSID=45fbe05115748a350b5039404b5ac2f4)

http://iamaelephant.net/images/graffiti/Graffiti8.jpg (http://iamaelephant.net/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=2083&g2_serialNumber=1&g2_GALLERYSID=45fbe05115748a350b5039404b5ac2f4)

[AdamW]

Here's one from a couple months ago:

[No Control]

I'm here to resurrect this thread!:D

Took this in Cape May, NJ. It's on the footings of one of the main bridges into the town. Unfortunately I couldn't get the entire thing in one photo without risking falling into the water so here's a few so you can see the whole thing.

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z93/sherlock_28/DSC_02380137.jpg

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z93/sherlock_28/DSC_02390138.jpg

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z93/sherlock_28/DSC_02420139.jpg

[jfresh]

graf from nyc
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sye 5 brooklyn, ny

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read more, elik, gen2, oze taken while driving on the bqe


how do i post bigger images?

[rickalm2000]

Its been a while since I posted anything on here, but i managed to get a free minute and saw this thread again so I thought I would contribute. These are a few local artists doing a display during the Urban Synthesis Radio - Summertime In The City Festival.

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l34/xtiguy/Graffiti/IMG_4533.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l34/xtiguy/Graffiti/IMG_4567.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l34/xtiguy/Graffiti/IMG_4566.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l34/xtiguy/Graffiti/IMG_4565.jpg

[rickalm2000]

Heres a few more. Anyone else have any with the artist in action?? I enjoy watching them and the way their Art begins to come together.

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l34/xtiguy/Graffiti/IMG_4503.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l34/xtiguy/Graffiti/IMG_4481.jpg

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l34/xtiguy/Graffiti/IMG_4504.jpg

This one I did a little editing to, What do you think??

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l34/xtiguy/Graffiti/IMG_4485.jpg




And last but not least "The VAN"

http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l34/xtiguy/Graffiti/IMG_4426.jpg

[SpecialK]

This is historic Hwy 66 in California (romantically called "Route 66") near San Bernardino. Newer freeways have bypassed much of it.
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Next day, still on Hwy 66, in the middle of the California desert (Cadiz Summit).
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[SpecialK]

I thought this was the best thread for this one.

[AdamW]

a three-shot panorama. Top of Bernal Hill, San Francisco.


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[rdub202]

im not sure even what this used to be, but its in the big park by my house

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3260/2400642493_dd221bdc11.jpg

[SpecialK]

In a land slide area at Pt Fermin, Southern California.
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[btuner]

ybor city, tampa
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3185/2613528047_1f959c33ba_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3029/2613547975_1954aef2da_o.jpg