CRS
Chandler, Arizona, United States

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Posing in Front of A National Tourist Spot For a Shitty Photo

Saturday, March 19, 2011

this entry brought to you by anamanaguchi, "blackout city"


I never understand why when people take pictures of national monuments, or statues, or tourist attractions that people go to, when they take the picture to memorialize it, they hand the camera to a friend/ loved one/ family member/ stranger, and then go stand in front of it to have the picture taken, instead of just, you know, taking a picture of it.

First of all, I don't know why you would ever have to prove that you went to that monument. I don't know of any person you could show a photo of Mount Rushmore to for them to reply, "What Encyclopedia did you cut this out of, you lying asshole?" I don't know how standing in front of a thing and having your picture taken enhances the memory of being there than just taking a picture.

But the worst part is, of any picture ever taken of a person, the worst pictures always come out 1) when taken in bars, because it's dark in bars and you are sweaty and drunk, and it is impossible to not have red eyes and a huge glare coming off your forehead, and 2) in front of national monuments.

When you pose in front of a national monument, your friend has to stand far away from you, in order to get the whole thing that you're standing in front of in frame. So there you are, way off in the distance, just standing there, and you look awkward because you've been standing there for a few moments while your friend stands in just the right place to get both you and the thing you're standing in front of. And also, you know how the camera adds a few pounds? Standing far enough so that your entire body is in picture is going to show off every hideous pound that you're ashamed of, not to mention that being shot 15 feet away doesn't exactly make for the best lighting. You know how when you see footage of movies being shot, even in the day time they have lights and reflective surfaces to make the ambient light better? That's because even Johnny Depp looks like a fatass while being shot fifteen feet away, and if he were forced to stand there awkwardly for a few moments so you could get him and the world's tallest teacup in the frame, he would look even worse.
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with love from CRS @ 6:30 PM 

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