tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post7812853511836024830..comments2024-03-27T21:39:27.170-07:00Comments on The Adventures of Notorious Ph.D., Girl Scholar: Put your (camera) phone awayNotorious Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08700875559325201086noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-66915750526132280402015-07-24T16:30:35.194-07:002015-07-24T16:30:35.194-07:00That picture is (sadly) a classic. I especially l...That picture is (sadly) a classic. I especially like the pose of the fellow in the foreground, who appears to be striking a ballet pose while taking a selfie while wearing loudly-patterned shorts. Admittedly only two of the three are considered typical tourist behavior; the ballet pose just adds to the sense of carnival. Contingent Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161652083031423415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-56034765300388995982015-07-24T09:47:38.751-07:002015-07-24T09:47:38.751-07:00When I was in Africa last year, in my first wildli...When I was in Africa last year, in my first wildlife park, I just put the camera away and soaked up the scenery and wildlife. There was no way my camera was going to capture what I wanted to remember anyway - that incredible sense of scale and scope, and the intense present-ness of the animals. Of course, the downside is that now I don't have any pictures of them, but... still.<br /><br />So agree re: selfie sticks. Yargh.Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10849272391043604637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-5577213554540112642015-07-24T09:15:54.300-07:002015-07-24T09:15:54.300-07:00My personal philosophy is "Fucke no am I gonn...My personal philosophy is "Fucke no am I gonna interrupt my locomotion so somebody can take a picture". Your picture; your problem. Comradde PhysioProffenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-23649777282727507592015-07-23T16:25:25.375-07:002015-07-23T16:25:25.375-07:00Last winter I was in NYC at the Museum of Modern A...Last winter I was in NYC at the Museum of Modern Art, and was appalled that you couldn't see Van Gogh's Starry Night because of the crowd of young people taking selfies with it in the background. They were not even LOOKING at it! Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09716705206734059708noreply@blogger.com