[ST, Oct 7 (2005)]
The man shoots at every possible spot he finds picturable. Spot, or scene, or situation, or place, or thing, animal, or human being, all alone or in groups or all of the above in simultaneity. Digital cameras allow for such spasmodic incontinence. Now he pauses to listen to the Russian guide, who in a strong Slavic accent turns the attention of the flock of tourists to the nearby ginkgo. It was there already when they arrived. It has been steadily growing there since the day the local authorities kindly invited Goethe to plant it. The man's interest in the maidenhair tree suddenly stirs. It is no longer an ordinary ginkgo as the dozens of unremarkable trees in Weimar. It's the one the great Goethe planted. He sneaks out of the crowd without anybody noticing, convinced that that quality alone makes the tree worth a picture.
The man shoots at every possible spot he finds picturable. Spot, or scene, or situation, or place, or thing, animal, or human being, all alone or in groups or all of the above in simultaneity. Digital cameras allow for such spasmodic incontinence. Now he pauses to listen to the Russian guide, who in a strong Slavic accent turns the attention of the flock of tourists to the nearby ginkgo. It was there already when they arrived. It has been steadily growing there since the day the local authorities kindly invited Goethe to plant it. The man's interest in the maidenhair tree suddenly stirs. It is no longer an ordinary ginkgo as the dozens of unremarkable trees in Weimar. It's the one the great Goethe planted. He sneaks out of the crowd without anybody noticing, convinced that that quality alone makes the tree worth a picture.
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