Corruption

Thank you Vladimir,

Stay resolute and strong: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6506764,

John Mc

The Mill did seem to get through the proposal stage very quickly... I guess its the age old question of jobs for a community vs. environmental impact.

The shot is good in that it gets its message across effectively whilst keeping the scene in context, and I think the DoF works well by ensuring the signs in the background are not distracting from the main point of interest. I'm not sure how many people turned up to the protest, but if there was more it would have been good to get a wider angle shot to capture some of the size of the crowd. I think this shot could be experimented with for some interesting results, a high contrast pic with all channels desaturated except the red for instance...

"I guess its the age old question of jobs for a community vs. environmental impact"

It would be a comfort to think that that was the case, Nathan, but it is not. This mill is a job stealer. Sure, there will be a few jobs (approx 280 reported), but way less than could be created over time in forestry and other industries with more conservative forest management. This mill is intended to consume the last of our unprotected old-growth forests before the lunacy of such future-destruction is understood globally. They have to ram it through fast because year by year more people around the world are realising the madness of the destruction of the world's native forests. Turnbull's scientific assessment is a sham. The science used by Peacock's panel appears rigorous and diligent indeed, but he was not permitted to investigate the impact of this mill on forests, which are assumed to be managed wisely by the Regional Forest (dis)Agreement. The RFA is a sham, it locks out all but the foxes from management of the hen-house. Conservation scientists get ignored as our forests and our children's future are stolen from us by the greedy.

I'm all for jobs Nathan, and I'm a Chemical Engineer with plenty of experience in the pulp and paper industry. But this mill, and the process of its "approval" are plain wrong. And the strong woman in this picture knows it.

Thanks for you thoughts on the image,

J.