Treasure Hunt Vote -Ugly

monster · 12-03-2009, 10:29 PM

Three entries for this one....

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richlevy · 12-03-2009, 10:37 PM

I think #2 has interesting shades and textures. In #1 the haze in the background has almost the same light blue shade as the patina on the metal. The light blue is set before and behind the lush green vegetation - the foreground crisp and solid and the background soft and ethereal. That's not random ugliness, that's art.

ZenGum · 12-03-2009, 10:52 PM

I have trouble saying any of those are really ugly.
1 is a bit "intrusion into nature", which I dislike, but I've seen much worse.
2 could be ugly from a bit further away, but this close it becomes abstract art.
3 is garish but for a reason. Form follows function, I don't mind that.

Ok, 1.

Tulip · 12-04-2009, 12:22 AM

I agree with Rich and Zen.

wolf · 12-04-2009, 12:32 AM

I'm liking Ugly #2.

It's genuinely ugly. Nothing redeeming about it. It's ugly.

There is an interesting symmetry in the power line and insulators that appeals to me, where the decay of #2 is just plain ugly. Some stuff decays in an interesting and graceful way, neither of which are expressed in that picture.

#3 is actually kind of interesting to me. I like the sinuous lines leading up to the traffic cones and those things that get filled with water to reduce the seriousness of crashes into them. For me, roadway ugly usually involves skidmarks and mangled metal.

classicman · 12-04-2009, 08:53 AM

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Gravdigr · 12-27-2009, 12:58 AM

I think electrical/telephone/cable lines are the ugliest thing. Even in my town (7000 ppl) wires almost blot out the sky in some spots. Ugly.

View Poll Results: best picture in the "ugly" category?
1) ugly electrical dtuff	3	17.65%
2) Ugly ugly stuff	11	64.71%
3) Ugly roadwork stuff	3	17.65%
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12-04-2009, 12:32 AM	#5
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I'm liking Ugly #2. It's genuinely ugly. Nothing redeeming about it. It's ugly. There is an interesting symmetry in the power line and insulators that appeals to me, where the decay of #2 is just plain ugly. Some stuff decays in an interesting and graceful way, neither of which are expressed in that picture. #3 is actually kind of interesting to me. I like the sinuous lines leading up to the traffic cones and those things that get filled with water to reduce the seriousness of crashes into them. For me, roadway ugly usually involves skidmarks and mangled metal. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

12-04-2009, 08:53 AM	#6
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12-27-2009, 12:58 AM	#7
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Pet Peeve #372 (of thousands) I think electrical/telephone/cable lines are the ugliest thing. Even in my town (7000 ppl) wires almost blot out the sky in some spots. Ugly. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

12-03-2009, 10:29 PM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Treasure Hunt Vote -Ugly Three entries for this one.... . Attached Images __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

12-03-2009, 10:37 PM	#2
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	I think #2 has interesting shades and textures. In #1 the haze in the background has almost the same light blue shade as the patina on the metal. The light blue is set before and behind the lush green vegetation - the foreground crisp and solid and the background soft and ethereal. That's not random ugliness, that's art. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

12-03-2009, 10:52 PM	#3
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	I have trouble saying any of those are really ugly. 1 is a bit "intrusion into nature", which I dislike, but I've seen much worse. 2 could be ugly from a bit further away, but this close it becomes abstract art. 3 is garish but for a reason. Form follows function, I don't mind that. Ok, 1. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

12-04-2009, 12:22 AM	#4
Tulip Professor Join Date: May 2008 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,293	I agree with Rich and Zen.

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