Yesterday I was walking in Regent's park with Ahreum. It was a beautiful day. Spring flowers were in full bloom. The scene was simply invigorating.
Then something came which blackened my whole experience. We turned a corner in the garden and saw a middle aged man with his son. Both were using cameras to take in the scene. I think its perfectly good for children to enjoy photography. But this kid was about 8 and he had a canon 350D. What the hell. I liked to take pictures when I was 8, but I used a blue Fisher Price small format film camera. Why is kid decked out in advanced photography gear. Am I envious? Yes. I'm almost 25 and using a Rebel 2000. It does the job but it certainly isn't something I would pine after.
Anyway, I think the child is too young to be able to use this kind of equipment completely. Maybe I'm wrong, ,and he is technically talented. However, I suspect its just a well off father treating his son to gear that wont really matter in the long run. Other devices would better actualise artistic expression for that child's age.
If I ever find my Fisher Price camera, I'm going to start using it again.
Once more into the breach,
Ben
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