Photography

Okay, so I'm back, but just to upload some photos I took when visiting Bath.

I was clearly interested in this water sculpture...

I guess these are enough for the time being...

The other day, I was talking to one of my friends in our program. We were going through giving one sentence interpretations of all of their characters (stupid, I know, but somehow refreshing...). We came across one kid who prides himself on being a good photographer. She said that he "had the occasional picture that had depth but, most of the time, his work remained on the surface". I don't consider myself a photographer, but I do enjoy taking the occasional picture. This comment was disheartening as I believe, now, that my photographs are purely aesthetic--they lack a special vision or, as she put it, "depth". The fact that I notice patterns and geometric shapes is very apparent in the pictures I've uploaded: almost every single one has an edge lined up with a straight line in the landscape. This is similar to the way I process non-visual information as well. When I read, I like to create my own categories into which all the information I intake will fit. Though this is a sound idea in theory, it limits my interpretations. It means I have basically, upon beginning to read, already decided how I am going to interpret the piece of writing, and it therefore causes me to ignore possibly important information because it does not comply with my "gut" interpretation. The same applies to my photographs: I see the shapes and patterns only to ignore a "deeper" meaning.

(I do notice that all of my theories about myself revolve around me denouncing an ability I earlier thought I had, but don't worry --more positive posts will come in the future...)