Boycott BP Protest Rally...

AngeloAngelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator
edited June 13, 2010 in Street and Documentary
...one of many held across the US in recent days. This one in Hollyood on May 8, 2010.

Some 60 - 100 people attended this location, while other ARCO Stations (BP affiliate) were similarly attended around Los Angeles.

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  • bdcolenbdcolen Registered Users Posts: 3,804 Major grins
    edited June 10, 2010
    I wish there was something in this one that said BP or Arco.
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,961 moderator
    edited June 10, 2010
    bdcolen wrote: »
    I wish there was something in this one that said BP or Arco.
    headscratch.gif I'm not sure I get this. Are you saying that we need to see the official logo somewhere? It's pretty clearly a gas station and the inference doesn't require a great leap, IMO.
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  • AngeloAngelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator
    edited June 10, 2010
    Richard wrote: »
    headscratch.gif I'm not sure I get this. Are you saying that we need to see the official logo somewhere? It's pretty clearly a gas station and the inference doesn't require a great leap, IMO.

    not to mention the sign in her hands... "boycott ARCO / BP" ne_nau.gif
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,961 moderator
    edited June 10, 2010
    Angelo wrote: »
    not to mention the sign in her hands... "boycott ARCO / BP" ne_nau.gif
    Yeah, that's why I found BD's comment puzzling.
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  • bfjrbfjr Registered Users Posts: 10,980 Major grins
    edited June 11, 2010
    Richard wrote: »
    Yeah, that's why I found BD's comment puzzling.

    Because that sign is distracting rolleyes1.gifrolleyes1.gifne_nau.gif
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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,961 moderator
    edited June 11, 2010
    Irony, perhaps?

    What's the story here, BD? ear.gif
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  • BradfordBennBradfordBenn Registered Users Posts: 2,506 Major grins
    edited June 13, 2010
    I will hazard a guess as for me it was my first reaction as well. Without a gas station brand indicator, this could have just as easily been people in front of a Citgo or Chevron station trying to drum up business. I think having the BP/Arco logo on the gas station will help to present context and placement.

    To me as well, having a protestor smiling is a a little odd.

    Overall though it is a good composition I am just not sure it tells a story.
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  • bdcolenbdcolen Registered Users Posts: 3,804 Major grins
    edited June 13, 2010
    Richard wrote: »
    Yeah, that's why I found BD's comment puzzling.

    Hey, to each his own. mwink.gif If I was an assigning editor, and I sent someone to cover a protest at a BP gas station, I would damn well expect to see a BP sign in the photo. But I'm not Angelo's assigning editor, so...rolleyes1.gif
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