Thursday, July 16, 2009

Off Topic: My Summer Vacation Pictures



The pictures were taken in Scotland, Norway, Ireland, England, and France.

Posted by Lynn V. Marentette

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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous3:23 PM

    Wherever I went this summer there seemed to be more people behind a screen recording the moment than being 'in the moment'.I wondered what they took away beyond their trophy to be uploaded to Facebook.

    Several summers ago I walked around the Mayan ruins at Palenque.I came across this wonderful American man who was somewhere in his 70´s and a paper maker by trade. He was sat drawing and when I finished my walk around the ruins - hours later - there he was in the very same place still drawing the same scene.Here was a man opting for depth of experience over quantity.

    Now it's not that Im techno-squeamish far from it - Im an ICT teacher in a junior school and I relish exploring new technology with children, but these screens everywhere with people standing behind them - its beginning to make me feel uneasy.

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  2. I noticed the same thing during my trip.

    Everywhere I went, people were taking pictures. I couldn't make my way in the crowds to linger at the pictures at a museum, so I decided to get out my camera and take pictures of people taking pictures.

    My best pictures were taken when I was alone or when there were very few people around.

    The art of drawing or painting "en plein air" has nearly vanished. Monet painted outdoors, and a walk through his gardens explains it all. I have the pictures to prove it : )

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