hi Christine, i think in a way we are saying the same things here. my initial comment took off from Bob's anxiety (?) that his photos gave a balanced view of Fez. i guess i was saying that when you are travelling in a foreign country, there can be no 'balanced' view of things. after that i guess i drifted away. ;-)
regards, subash On Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:41:19 -0500 "Christine Aguila" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > the tourists' view and the residents' view are both equally real. > > Kruger NP really does contain lions, giraffes and water buffalo as > > well as dung beetles. > > > > When people talk about 'the real Erewhon' they seem to mean the > > Erewhon where people live. I don't see how an outsider can say that > > the dominant image is representative of the real London, or how an > > insider can really understand what the dominant image is. I > > certainly couldn't tell you. > > > Hi Bob & Subash: I really enjoyed reading your thoughtful exchange > about travel photography. Both of you raise excellent points! I > hope you don't mind me adding my own rambling thoughts. I've come to > think that in using the word "real"--and a relentless search for the > "real"--in the context of travel can sometimes keep one trapped and > thus is not very helpful or meaningful. Like Bob, I live in a major > tourist city, Chicago, which has its share of "touristy iconic images > and sites," and visitors to Chicago go to those places to have the > pleasurable experience of seeing them--heck, I've even taken visiting > friends to these places because they wanted to see them, and I've > photographed them standing in front of the places--and guess what, > many of these places have very "real" meaning to me. I've worked in > some of the famous buildings, have been an active member of some of > the museums, have fond memories of some of the famous statues, > outdoor art, department store windows, have had romantic and raucous > dinners and lunches at the famous restaurants, and have had wonderful > experiences and dates at the famous theme parks and gardens. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
