Why is it that the things we normally can't see or do are soooo interesting to us when we finally get the chance to see or try them?
Maybe it's because we've built up this ongoing anticipation of what something might be like, or how it may look in the end. We've endlessly wondered, we've imagined all the awesome possibilities of what it could be.
One of my favourite types of photography is macro photography, (really close-up on things).
Like macro, showing you the fine details in something the naked eye normally wouldn't see, I think slow motion films are pretty cool... as long as they're not too slow and end up being boring to watch!
Below is a slow motion film that I thought was pretty good, it made me smile at least.
Here are some close-up shots that I like:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/joits
http://lefashionglamour.tumblr.com/
When you look at something up close, it's like a whole 'nother world. It's like you get to see all the little things you never even knew existed.
Kind of like learning about people. You see someone and you think about what they're like, but you don't know about all the fine little details that make them up as a person until you get to know them. It's like seeing the inside story, getting the background behind the person.
When we see someone and we wonder why they act the way they do, we can only come to conclusions based on the actions they are taking now, unless we do indeed know them well. If we know this person well then we may be able to understand their situation, understand why they are who they are. However, if not, we're simply making judgments we're not qualified to make (by qualified I mean if you know the person really well; you're best friends or something similar, maybe siblings. Then I'd say you can call them out (kindly) on the things they do wrong, as long as you're saying it through loving words).
The fine details in life are all important in the final make up of who/what we are today.
i REALLY REALLY REALLY loved the pictures you posted! so detailed and ugh! amazing! :)
ReplyDeleteI liked that you compared macro shots to learning about people, and you were right. it's pretty much exactly the same. You can't automatically see someone and judge them right away, if you know nothing about them. It's like seeing one of the pictures posted above, I looked at the orange flower for a second and didn't think it was that great of a picture, then i looked longer and saw the raindrop on it, and now i love it. its incredible
good post!