I was always very curious to see different places, and if I cannot
go to that place , then pictures taken by friends of the place,and
listen to the stories about them. This was a way to see the unknown
world through a known eye.. As in friends think alike and share similar
understanding about a few things. So through their lenses the place will
look more familiar than the pictures available on internet by
professional photographers.
Recently while sorting the old hard disk, found some trip pictures
taken by friends. One of them was taken when she went to snowy alps, by
a bullet train. I had never traveled by bullet train so neither had
seen snow laden mountains through the fast moving train, then. Last year
experienced both ! Yes snowy mountains through bullet train, location
is different, but view is similar.. yes , I call it as experience! its
not so often I travel on the same tracks, and not so often the mountains
are covered with the white snow :). hmmm long pause, Now from friend's pictures,
the scene I had imagined was totally different than what i saw! Obviously this picture i did not remembered when i 'experienced' the scene myself. just thought now when came across the pictures. And it is not related to only one picture, its for all places and pictures! And about pictures of
same place too. When i see pictures of place, and decide to visit, and see it myself, place seems much different.
Then i saw pictures of some treks, taken by me and taken by
others in group. Picture of same place through different angle look so
different! As if i just had not seen this part of the hill! Obviously this is not about the picture quality, dependent on the camera type and quality lenses. this is about the view angle. Really the perception reflects in the picture taken!
I think The beauty of the pictures is it gets the memories in
front of eyes, really and that is what is to enjoy!All other things become secondary...
{this is the Artist's view of 'harabhara kabab'.. with loads of memories during college days :). }
