Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: šš¾š»šš Wednesday, 1 January, 2024
Seagoon_@aussie.zone āØ1ā© āØweekā© agolol, it was hard to explain. Iām looking to have an experience, not looking to take great shots.
And most of what I see is so common and banal anyway taking a pic for other people to see rarely crosses my mind.
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone āØ1ā© āØweekā© ago
Second this. The experience is all imo. Photos can be used to share the moment, but arenāt in any way a substitute for it.
RustyRaven@aussie.zone āØ1ā© āØweekā© ago
At least photos on a phone are less likely to be used to torture others later - the old slides and videos could be a nightmare for friends and family. For some reason people are generally incapable of culling their collection and only showing the good slides, and most peopleās video skills are not that great.
I was at Port Arthur many years ago watching a couple with their video camera. The entire trip was just her videoing him standing in front of different buildings. I imaging their narration when they got home was along the lines of āthis is Harold standing in front of an old house, and this is Harold in front of an old building. Was that the Model Prison Harold? I donāt know, it had some sort of name. I donāt know why they called it that, it doesnāt look like a model. There were signs up but I didnāt have time to read anything because I had to stand there with the video camera while Harold stood in front of the buildingā. The family probably still have nightmares.
Seagoon_@aussie.zone āØ1ā© āØweekā© ago
If I take pictures of art I also take a picture of the written description , same with buildings if I can
RustyRaven@aussie.zone āØ1ā© āØweekā© ago
I do that too. The Port Arthur experience was nearly 30 years ago though, so you generally didnāt want to use up your precious film for such things. It would have been possible with the video camera, although I suspect it would have been hand held and wobbly if she did that, adding a touch of nausea to the boredom for viewers.