It's All a Matter of Perspective
Well, I'm still thinking, but I didn't want to leave silent for too long. Besides, I heard from numerous people that my photos were missed.
To explain a little more about my discontent, the whole idea of this blog is still very new to me. It's not necessarily inviting a dialogue of any sorts, the way my other blog does. It's a showcase, but that starts to feel very one-sided after a while. Upon hearing that I had a blog, Aussie Boy (a guy I dated a while back) asked, "Doesn't it sometimes feel like you're just shouting into the void?" And I told him that it didn't, because people respond - it's less like shouting into the void and more like speaking into a crowd, where people occasionally speak back.
But this blog, because it's not designed for conversation, does feel a bit like shouting into a big silent space. There are comments occasionally, but let's admit it: For the most part, there's no real opening for discussion beyond, "It's a nice picture, I like it" or something to that effect.
So what to do? Should I just accept that I'm putting things out there to be seen and that because of that, it will feel more lonely? Or should I start making an effort to make things more interactive in the hopes of inviting more audience participation? I'm still not sure, and that's where I'm stuck right now.
In the mean time, I went to NYC this past weekend, and even though I thought it'd be no big deal - I mean, I've been there numerous times before - I was definitely a bit of a tourist. I'm a suburb girl 100%, so being in the midst of so many tall buildings was a little freaky. Check out below some of the photos I took in my awestruck state.
To explain a little more about my discontent, the whole idea of this blog is still very new to me. It's not necessarily inviting a dialogue of any sorts, the way my other blog does. It's a showcase, but that starts to feel very one-sided after a while. Upon hearing that I had a blog, Aussie Boy (a guy I dated a while back) asked, "Doesn't it sometimes feel like you're just shouting into the void?" And I told him that it didn't, because people respond - it's less like shouting into the void and more like speaking into a crowd, where people occasionally speak back.
But this blog, because it's not designed for conversation, does feel a bit like shouting into a big silent space. There are comments occasionally, but let's admit it: For the most part, there's no real opening for discussion beyond, "It's a nice picture, I like it" or something to that effect.
So what to do? Should I just accept that I'm putting things out there to be seen and that because of that, it will feel more lonely? Or should I start making an effort to make things more interactive in the hopes of inviting more audience participation? I'm still not sure, and that's where I'm stuck right now.
In the mean time, I went to NYC this past weekend, and even though I thought it'd be no big deal - I mean, I've been there numerous times before - I was definitely a bit of a tourist. I'm a suburb girl 100%, so being in the midst of so many tall buildings was a little freaky. Check out below some of the photos I took in my awestruck state.
Comments
Now on to the pictures. I like the way you made them black and white. I always get dizzy taking pictures of skyscrapers especially when the clouds are racing by.
I have missed your pictures so don't stay away too long.
Mike
These "dreamy spires" makes me think of reaching, striving, always going higher. They are beautiful and meaningful to me.
Oh, and nice pic. I like it.
I love, love, love that shot of the Chrysler building. I am obsessed with that building. It's my all-time favourite. There's a photographer, Margaret Bourke-White, who took outstanding shots of it. Some day, when I'm rich, I'm going to buy one.