'That Wanaka Tree,' vandalized

4 years 1 week ago #679753 by Frost Photography
I was planning on going here in September to photograph this tree.  WTH is wrong with people?!

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/wanaka-tree-new-zealand-vandalism-intl-hnk/index.html

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4 years 6 days ago #679783 by effron
They are among us. However, there are other things to photograph in New Zealand, and that tree was shot a half million or more times. If your trip isn't cancelled you'll still have a great time!

Why so serious?
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4 years 6 days ago #679832 by Patrick G
Bad people, hope the get caught.  


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4 years 5 days ago #679846 by Ian Stone
Why?  What possible motive could someone have to do this??  Someone needs to cut off one of their limbs.


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4 years 5 days ago #679853 by effron
Wanton vandalism should carry a penalty of death. There IS no good reason to lop off that limb.

Why so serious?
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4 years 5 days ago #679880 by Alex
Crap like this boils me over.  This happens to be one of the areas I've not been to either that is certainly on my bucket list to photograph.  I hope they catch the people responsible for this.

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4 years 4 days ago #679914 by Kenya See
Horrible!


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4 years 4 days ago #679981 by Frost Photography
Yep, my sentiments exactly!  

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4 years 2 days ago #680218 by KenMan
What could possibly be the motive for doing something like this other than hate?  People like this deserve the full punishment of the law. 


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4 years 1 day ago #680357 by Vincent
Awful.  Nothing more to say that I won't regret saying.  :nunu:

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4 years 1 day ago #680467 by sanjeevnanda
Ugh! Tourists are honestly the worst. Some idiot must've tried clicking a picture whilst sitting atop the branch, breaking it in the process. A travel ban under the current corornaviirus lockdown will see places like these preserve their tranquility, and abate the insensitive actions of a couple of bad people.
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3 years 11 months ago #680545 by Randall McNabb
That is so messed up.  I don't understand people  either.  We have enough things to worry about these days.  Shame on who ever did this.  Just bad apple there.  


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3 years 11 months ago #680586 by Overread
You can't fix stupid mixed with hate. 


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3 years 11 months ago #680667 by Ira Weber


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3 years 11 months ago #680706 by Frederick Images
WTH?  

What is wrong with the world?!  


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