the things you learn
thanks taryn for the tag! sometimes i dont say things as articulately as i like them to be, so its affirming to get response from you!
rosh, cooooool! but that trent also said that some insiders said that they're always "on-offing". as much as i love john mayer (or used to love him), i don't trust him anymore! what a terrible and preposterous take in judgement!
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anyway, ave's here to visit right now, all the way from... across the oresund hurhur.
we just came back from the little mermaid, the last time i'll actually the big old farce. and tomorrow, it will be all the touristy spots i hit over again, like i did with all those of you guys who came to visit both sam and me for the past year. my goodbye round if you know what i mean.
anyway ave is sitting next to me know, intent on learning katamari on her boyfriend's psp. she is the first person ever who has come to visit copenhagen and totally forgotten that the little mermaid exists until i told her about it. and when we were actually in front of the statue, she didnt want to take a picture of it! and then she said she pretty much liked just being where the mermaid was (which is overlooking the sea) and soaking in the peace.
which prompted me to write down this travel tip for travellers in general:
sometimes when we travel, we get too caught up with trying to best capture the moment on camera because we believe that once we capture that moment, it will remain with us, the memory etched loud and clear in photographs. plus this whole need to have physical proof to show people that "look here, i was actually in this place, this time" kind of mentality.
when we get too kiasu in phototaking, we totally miss the point of coming to a place and experiencing its maximum value when we try to reduce it to a photo. photos can only capture what the lenses tell them to see. they cant reflect anything else if you dont have an emotional or sentimental attachment with the place to begin with.
ok, that being said, im such a serial photowhore you might think im being contradictory. you can take all the pictures you want of course, but sometimes slow down and smell the flowers for a bit while travelling. like how we take 5mins for our pre-meals food shot, one plate but several different perspectives and in different lighting, flash no flash.
remember, photos cannot tell you how those flowers smelt like.
rosh, cooooool! but that trent also said that some insiders said that they're always "on-offing". as much as i love john mayer (or used to love him), i don't trust him anymore! what a terrible and preposterous take in judgement!
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anyway, ave's here to visit right now, all the way from... across the oresund hurhur.
we just came back from the little mermaid, the last time i'll actually the big old farce. and tomorrow, it will be all the touristy spots i hit over again, like i did with all those of you guys who came to visit both sam and me for the past year. my goodbye round if you know what i mean.
anyway ave is sitting next to me know, intent on learning katamari on her boyfriend's psp. she is the first person ever who has come to visit copenhagen and totally forgotten that the little mermaid exists until i told her about it. and when we were actually in front of the statue, she didnt want to take a picture of it! and then she said she pretty much liked just being where the mermaid was (which is overlooking the sea) and soaking in the peace.
which prompted me to write down this travel tip for travellers in general:
sometimes when we travel, we get too caught up with trying to best capture the moment on camera because we believe that once we capture that moment, it will remain with us, the memory etched loud and clear in photographs. plus this whole need to have physical proof to show people that "look here, i was actually in this place, this time" kind of mentality.
when we get too kiasu in phototaking, we totally miss the point of coming to a place and experiencing its maximum value when we try to reduce it to a photo. photos can only capture what the lenses tell them to see. they cant reflect anything else if you dont have an emotional or sentimental attachment with the place to begin with.
ok, that being said, im such a serial photowhore you might think im being contradictory. you can take all the pictures you want of course, but sometimes slow down and smell the flowers for a bit while travelling. like how we take 5mins for our pre-meals food shot, one plate but several different perspectives and in different lighting, flash no flash.
remember, photos cannot tell you how those flowers smelt like.
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i hope you don't mind, but i really like (and totally agree with) what you wrote about photowhoring travellers that i put up your post on my blog.
if you would rather not let me know and i'll take it down asap.
- a random visitor
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