People think that photos don't lie, and that no information is left out. They are purveyors of cold, unvarnished truth. But that is balderdash. In my favorite comic strip ever, Calvin and Hobbes, Calvin takes a picture of himself on his clean bed with all of the junk in his room pushed off to the side, just out of the frame. The idea is that people will think Calvin is a tidy person. Bill Watterson, the author, is trying to tell us, "don't believe everything you see." In the hands of a simpleton, a camera can easily be used to warp the truth to whatever the picture taker wants. I've seen some pretty impressive looking UFO pictures (although most are not) out there, but that doesn't mean SETI should stop searching just yet. Cameras lie all the time.
The cool part about a blog is that it is the blogger's chance to present themselves however they want to the world (not that anyone reads this one hehe). But we too fall prey to this camera manipulation. Out of the 1000's of shots I take, only a handful make it in here. And many of those tend to be shots that, honestly, I think I look cool in. I'm an average climber at best, but I choose to put shots in here that make me look like I can send 5.15. Most of my days are spent reading, typing, sleeping and playing guitar, but I don't often show the viewer that part of my life.
That said, a few weeks ago I viewed a photo of me where I look incredibly... well, dumb. Instead of hiding it away forever I'm going to post it here, in honor of all the other pictures that don't make the cut. I'm also posting it because it makes me laugh, and hopefully I get a few laughs out of other people. See ya!
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Stupendous
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