16.0308-0900 Ok for James to take picture of Thalia?
@25.1124-1000.33 by Atx
Dear Marla,
James has one of those really pricey cellphones with professional level cameras. Even though there is no cell service here, he always keeps it in his pocket.
He told me, "It's all a matter of opportunity. The 'trick' is to have a small camera with you all of the time. Then, any time you see something that needs to be photographed, you can grab a picture of it."
"What 'things 'need to be photographed'? I asked.
He smiled. "Beauty, my dear Thalia, Beauty. It's everywhere."
Then he sighed slightly. "I've pretty much exhausted pictures of the scenic panoramas and landscapes around here. So, lately, I have turned my attention to little things. Insects are great fun because there is enormous variety but also challenging because they crawl or fly around. I also have a fondness for rounded stones, but, mostly, I just photograph anything that catches my eye.
"Stones??" I asked.
"I seem to remember that there was a photographer back in the 1950's - can't remember his name - who spent a whole year shooting nothing but green peppers WITH black and white film. (Hey, Reader. You remember film, right? ;-) I can imagine how much fun shopping would be with him! You'd be on quest for the weirdest shaped peppers you could find. Then he would shoot them in black-and-white film, which is particularly well suited for bringing out the subtle contrasts between the light and shadow of each smooth, weird curve on a pepper. He wanted to perfect a style. I think he was one of the more 'successful' photographers back then." Said James.
"What do you do with all of your pictures? Do you sell them?"
"Oh, heaven's no." He said. "I just delete them.
His eyes lit up when I casually mentioned that, in my youth, I had a few modeling jobs.
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James asked me if it's OK to take pictures of me now and then. He reassured me that doesn't sell or distribute any of his other pictures. It's simply one of his hobbies.
"What do you do with the pictures you take?" I asked.
He giggled. "Oh, I just look at them. I show a few to Lorraine. Then I delete them and just go take a bunch more."
"Seriously?"
"Well sure. For one thing, who else am I going to show them to?" He said, incredulously. "You've been here long enough. You know how isolated we are."
Then he gave me a more serious look. "Besides, these days most people have an good camera in their phone and they take lots of pictures. The world is flooded with pictures right now, Thalia.