In between setting stuff on fire and taking pictures of the results yesterday, I started looking for other places to shoot.
I've been looking for out of the way stuff. Things that you don't see everyday, even if you live here in Colorado.
During my search, I came across a place just outside of Colorado Springs called Rainbow Falls. It has quite an interesting history. In the 1800's, it was quite the tourist attraction. People would take mules up to see these falls. Then as often happens, progress came. A highway was built quite literally over it and the falls were forgotten by most. Then right around the advent of spray paint (I'm guessing on that part), the graffiti artists found this place and decorated it in their own style. Hence the name Graffiti Falls.
This century, the city has bought the land and is trying to clean it up. There has been some outcry from the art community, saying that the graffiti has become a part of this place.
Me? I'm of two minds on graffiti. One, I can't stand snot nosed punks running around defacing things for shits and giggles and often these are tags for gangs. However, on the other hand, I do feel it is a valid form of art, and as any piece of art if done well, can be quite amazing.
While not as impressive as some of the artistic graffiti I have seen before, I would have to agree that it does lend an interesting character to the location. I'll be interested to see what becomes of this area.
Enough jiber-jabber. Picture time:
I took quite a few pictures here that will end up on my website. Just not tonight.
Remember to click on the picture once or twice to see it larger and get the full effect.
Until tomorrow....!
Brian Hatch photography
Looking at the ice buildup and the fact that the only access to some of the graffiti is water, I wager that most of it appears in the summer.
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