Expectations Terry Kathryn Lawrence
I learned a long time ago that if I ‘study’ too much about the place I am going to visit I might be disappointed. Not that each place isn’t wonderful, but often my imagination exceeds reality. My first comment on seeing the Eiffel tower from a boat cruise on the Seine was ‘it looks smaller than I expected’; I could have had the same comment about the Mona Lisa. Photos without context so often distort our view and perception. The trip to Venice for Carnevale included three other accomplished photographers. I did know it would be an amazing trip. I had visited Venice in the summer and found it to be magnificent but crowded and I was anxious to see it in a different light. Traveling with photographers is unlike any other travel experience. It is traveling with people who ‘get you’. They have no problem when you stop and turn around for a different perspective or return to the same location numerous times until the light is perfect. They understand when you set the alarm and rise before dawn to catch that ‘first light’ and they rarely grow impatient as you take the time to compose your image.
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