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Many of us old enough remember that cameras were often banned from venues, even non professional ones. It wasn't until camera enabled phones became popular that

Many of us old enough remember that cameras were often banned from venues, even non professional ones. It wasn't until camera enabled phones became popular that this rule was dropped. I have no idea why someone would want to watch a performance from behind a screen.

bonesss 9y ago
Why do people drop buttloads of money getting to the Grand Canyon and then spend their time behind a viewfinder taking landscape pictures that are infinitely worse than you'll find online or purchased from pros, ensuring they spend less (and sometimes no), time enjoying the scenery and environment?
- knodi123 9y ago
  I actually tested this theory recently; when I went to Machu Picchu, I took several pictures with my wife in them, and absolutely zero pics of the scenery or the monument. When I got home, I inserted some random high-res professional pics from recognizable vantage points into an album and called it a day. I don't feel shortchanged. Although I'm somewhat glad for the tourist "gotta take my own shitty photo" attitude, because I saw a really nifty research project once that took thousands of tourist photos (of the Trevi Fountain IIRC) and combined them to generate a high-res 3d image without any people in it. That was pretty cool. If I could change anything about my Machu Picchu experience, though, it would have been to find some way to shut up that blathering loudmouth moron in front of me who barely paused for breath for the entire duration of the morning hike to the nearby summit. Jesus christ lady, I couldn't hear a single nature sound, and I did NOT need to know about what a slut your cousin is.
  - komali2 9y ago
    For me it's an opportunity to practice and improve my photographic skills on something a bit more interesting than the regular shit I photograph all the time and am well bored with. Plus it's cool to get a nice picture of your friend / yourself with a dope thing in the background. Makes for great tinder pics ;) To this day though the best picture I ever took was in Hakone with a really shitty point-and-shoot and none of the photographic training (hobbyist level) I have now.
  - Animats 9y ago
    I took several pictures with my wife in them, and absolutely zero pics of the scenery or the monument. When I got home, I inserted some random high-res professional pics from recognizable vantage points into an album and called it a day. I don't feel shortchanged. That's a standard service at Disneyland.[1] Costs $169. [1] https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/memory-maker/ https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/memory-maker/
  - j_s 9y ago
    My perspective grows stronger every time someone close to me dies: the true value in photos is the faces. As a tech person, that is where I try to maximize my pixel budget. I actually prefer candid home video infinitely more -- most pictures on social networks are as authentic as pornography stills.
  - imchillyb 9y ago
    > ...I did NOT need to know about what a slut your cousin is. Especially if she's not, ya'know, there...
- uhhhhhhh 9y ago
  Completely this. I recently went on an alaskan cruise with my family. While they all took pictures, I left my camera home and my phone locked up and just enjoyed myself. Not once have I regretted not taking pictures. Like others have posted, you can get better quality shots from the same views, and the handful of pictures we did get of the family were shared out to everyone. I enjoyed stepping away from technology and experiencing everything directly rather than looking for great pictures and lugging equipment around.
- Larrikin 9y ago
  I've found that looking back at old photos that feature me, my friends, or some interesting unique person, bring back way more powerful memories of the event. For example seeing a random picture of Tokyo Tower that I took with no one recognizable in it, invokes about the same connection as a random Google Image search for Tokyo Tower. However the picture of me standing in front of it, seeing my clothes, my umbrella, and all the other details puts me right back into that day. I remember more vividly the details before the picture and after the picture as well. It took me quite a few trips to realize this, but its pretty apparent now when I find myself skipping over random scenery pictures in my albums. Sometimes it can't be helped that no one is included, but I make an effort to minimize these pictures.
- matwood 9y ago
  I don't know the time to hike down and back up at the Grand Canyon, but I can assure you there is plenty of time to take photos and take in the scenery. As an amateur photographer, looking for creative shots that I can't just find online lead me to see/find much more interesting areas when hiking/traveling/sight seeing.
- flycaliguy 9y ago
  Specific weather/sky conditions? I'm not sure why I want my own photos, maybe it just helps me remember the moment of snapping it. I know for sure that a pro photo of the same location wouldn't be the same. Maybe it has something to do with my visual/spacial memory.
- Zimahl 9y ago
  I don't think still photos are the problem, it's when people take photos or videos of something and miss a moment. An example is at a football game where the a team is imminently going to score. Up come the phones. Especially if the game is being shown on TV and you can watch the highlight over and over and over, why not just enjoy the moment? Same with concerts, just enjoy the music and show, your video is completely worthless to even yourself.
  - DrScump 9y ago
    it's when people take photos or videos of something and miss a moment This. I seriously regret the time I wasted trying to photograph the eclipse and treasure the seconds I simply viewed it.
- gkya 9y ago
  The Grand Canyon is there all the time, won't go home after 2 am, and won't be distracted by photographers.
frogpelt 9y ago
The other reason it was dropped is that having "organic" social media sharing became the norm.
drngdds 9y ago
>I have no idea why someone would want to watch a performance from behind a screen. Sometimes people like to film or take pictures of things that are really cool to remember them by or show their friends

bonesss 9y ago

Why do people drop buttloads of money getting to the Grand Canyon and then spend their time behind a viewfinder taking landscape pictures that are infinitely worse than you'll find online or purchased from pros, ensuring they spend less (and sometimes no), time enjoying the scenery and environment?

knodi123 9y ago
I actually tested this theory recently; when I went to Machu Picchu, I took several pictures with my wife in them, and absolutely zero pics of the scenery or the monument. When I got home, I inserted some random high-res professional pics from recognizable vantage points into an album and called it a day. I don't feel shortchanged. Although I'm somewhat glad for the tourist "gotta take my own shitty photo" attitude, because I saw a really nifty research project once that took thousands of tourist photos (of the Trevi Fountain IIRC) and combined them to generate a high-res 3d image without any people in it. That was pretty cool. If I could change anything about my Machu Picchu experience, though, it would have been to find some way to shut up that blathering loudmouth moron in front of me who barely paused for breath for the entire duration of the morning hike to the nearby summit. Jesus christ lady, I couldn't hear a single nature sound, and I did NOT need to know about what a slut your cousin is.
- komali2 9y ago
  For me it's an opportunity to practice and improve my photographic skills on something a bit more interesting than the regular shit I photograph all the time and am well bored with. Plus it's cool to get a nice picture of your friend / yourself with a dope thing in the background. Makes for great tinder pics ;) To this day though the best picture I ever took was in Hakone with a really shitty point-and-shoot and none of the photographic training (hobbyist level) I have now.
- Animats 9y ago
  I took several pictures with my wife in them, and absolutely zero pics of the scenery or the monument. When I got home, I inserted some random high-res professional pics from recognizable vantage points into an album and called it a day. I don't feel shortchanged. That's a standard service at Disneyland.[1] Costs $169. [1] https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/memory-maker/ https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/memory-maker/
- j_s 9y ago
  My perspective grows stronger every time someone close to me dies: the true value in photos is the faces. As a tech person, that is where I try to maximize my pixel budget. I actually prefer candid home video infinitely more -- most pictures on social networks are as authentic as pornography stills.
- imchillyb 9y ago
  > ...I did NOT need to know about what a slut your cousin is. Especially if she's not, ya'know, there...
uhhhhhhh 9y ago
Completely this. I recently went on an alaskan cruise with my family. While they all took pictures, I left my camera home and my phone locked up and just enjoyed myself. Not once have I regretted not taking pictures. Like others have posted, you can get better quality shots from the same views, and the handful of pictures we did get of the family were shared out to everyone. I enjoyed stepping away from technology and experiencing everything directly rather than looking for great pictures and lugging equipment around.
Larrikin 9y ago
I've found that looking back at old photos that feature me, my friends, or some interesting unique person, bring back way more powerful memories of the event. For example seeing a random picture of Tokyo Tower that I took with no one recognizable in it, invokes about the same connection as a random Google Image search for Tokyo Tower. However the picture of me standing in front of it, seeing my clothes, my umbrella, and all the other details puts me right back into that day. I remember more vividly the details before the picture and after the picture as well. It took me quite a few trips to realize this, but its pretty apparent now when I find myself skipping over random scenery pictures in my albums. Sometimes it can't be helped that no one is included, but I make an effort to minimize these pictures.
matwood 9y ago
I don't know the time to hike down and back up at the Grand Canyon, but I can assure you there is plenty of time to take photos and take in the scenery. As an amateur photographer, looking for creative shots that I can't just find online lead me to see/find much more interesting areas when hiking/traveling/sight seeing.
flycaliguy 9y ago
Specific weather/sky conditions? I'm not sure why I want my own photos, maybe it just helps me remember the moment of snapping it. I know for sure that a pro photo of the same location wouldn't be the same. Maybe it has something to do with my visual/spacial memory.
Zimahl 9y ago
I don't think still photos are the problem, it's when people take photos or videos of something and miss a moment. An example is at a football game where the a team is imminently going to score. Up come the phones. Especially if the game is being shown on TV and you can watch the highlight over and over and over, why not just enjoy the moment? Same with concerts, just enjoy the music and show, your video is completely worthless to even yourself.
- DrScump 9y ago
  it's when people take photos or videos of something and miss a moment This. I seriously regret the time I wasted trying to photograph the eclipse and treasure the seconds I simply viewed it.
gkya 9y ago
The Grand Canyon is there all the time, won't go home after 2 am, and won't be distracted by photographers.

frogpelt 9y ago

The other reason it was dropped is that having "organic" social media sharing became the norm.

drngdds 9y ago

>I have no idea why someone would want to watch a performance from behind a screen. Sometimes people like to film or take pictures of things that are really cool to remember them by or show their friends