The tourist season from Venice down the Adriatic coast may be slowing down shortly, but it is far from over. I know that I am one and also a part of the horde. At least I am not a group or large family that makes the horde slow down nearly everything to a halt. Extremely narrow streets are particular slow moving behind groups of elderly, children strollers, and the general leisurely saunter of Europeans that enjoy holding hands across the width of the street. I am fine being patient with all of it. I am in no hurry. I don’t blame anyone’s for doing what they are doing.
It does, however get exhausting stopping every three steps while someone is taking another picture, from a different angle, using a different filter, switching out who is in the picture, trying a diffferent set of poses... it will take a whole day to look at at a single days worth of pictures for most of these folks. Everyone is of the belief that the picture of a castle, at sunset, by a beautiful ocean front is better with them in it. I personally like the picture of the scene without needing to be in every one of them somehow building proof that I was a part of it.
My iPhone 5 camera sucks anyway so I might as well take picture of the postcards and call it good. Most postcards capture the images without the massive crowds packed in them as well. I have spent moments “unphotobombing” - literally tryin got to avoid being in anyone screen. Since I have know idea when they are pressing the magic button I assume it’s always being pressed. Pretend like anyone holding a phone or camera up is shooting lasers out of them that will cut your head off if in the line of sight. It’s hard to last long in places like Venice where lasers are shooting in every direction all the time.
It does, however get exhausting stopping every three steps while someone is taking another picture, from a different angle, using a different filter, switching out who is in the picture, trying a diffferent set of poses... it will take a whole day to look at at a single days worth of pictures for most of these folks. Everyone is of the belief that the picture of a castle, at sunset, by a beautiful ocean front is better with them in it. I personally like the picture of the scene without needing to be in every one of them somehow building proof that I was a part of it.
My iPhone 5 camera sucks anyway so I might as well take picture of the postcards and call it good. Most postcards capture the images without the massive crowds packed in them as well. I have spent moments “unphotobombing” - literally tryin got to avoid being in anyone screen. Since I have know idea when they are pressing the magic button I assume it’s always being pressed. Pretend like anyone holding a phone or camera up is shooting lasers out of them that will cut your head off if in the line of sight. It’s hard to last long in places like Venice where lasers are shooting in every direction all the time.
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