The Unintended Traveller

in travel •  7 years ago 

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What is the worth of something?

Do things have intrinsic value? Or is the value of something equal to the desire of those who want it for their own reasons?

It would be hard to argue that food does not have intrinsic value. Lineups of people with massive amounts of failed currency in hand to buy bread and other food items is a difficult one to argue.

Value is a very multi tiered

and very complex discussion. Economies are built on value. Gold and other precious metals, gemstones, oil, agriculture and more form a complex web raised on the framework of infrastructure to create an economy for a country to compete globally.

So let’s talk about my picture. It’s just a picture. And I like it. A lot. Many people might like it and many may not. The reason that is of little consequence to me is that my picture does not represent personal like or dislike of myself personally. People who are my friends today will be my friends tomorrow whether they love or hate my picture, or are completely unmoved and neutral about it.

I mention value because this picture

represents an interesting thought process for me to digest. It’s one frame, captured by me, of something I found interesting. The original photo, unedited and untouched was not that interesting to me. I loved the composition and the direction down, away and turning.

In order for me to tell the story or convey the feeling I had for the photo I needed to create something that the camera did not emphasize on its own. I wanted to bring out the amazing green and yellow mosses that had grown on the wall. I wanted to create darkness outside of the walkway to make it menacing, uninviting and mysterious. All good reasons to stay on the walkway.

What is interesting to me

is that I worked very hard so I could travel to the Dominican Republic. I bought new clothes, I booked a hotel, I got on a plane that presumably had a pilot, owned by shareholders. There were for sure stewardesses and one steward. I took this photo with a camera made by Fujifulm in Japan. Millions of stacked, compounded man hours and untold R&D bucks went into making my camera. The sensor is likely made by Sony and believe me when I tell you there are Fuji parts in Sony cameras too. As is the case with licensed tech between camera giants, cell phone makers, computer makers, auto makers and so on and so forth.

I value my camera very much and human effort is tied to piece of tech gear that causes me to appreciate it from a very human perspective. When camera sales are disrupted because there is a huge earthquake in Japan and manufacturing plants are damaged, it matters to me.

I paid for nice meals on my trip, excursions, cabs, hot shaves, massages and more. And I travelled in a gondola up a mountain to see the Dominican version of Brazil’s Jesus monument. And. I saw this walkway too.

What is the value of my photo?

In a sea of creative people who enjoy being recognized for their creativity why does my photo matter? Well, it doesn’t really. Yes it means something to me, and maybe it will mean something to you.

Maybe my explanation of how I decided to present the photo makes it mean more to you. Only you can decide that for yourself. The best part here is, people get to tell each other how they feel with their stake. You can put money in my tip jar if you love it, if you like it more than you hate it you can give it a percentage and if you hate it you can take money out of my tip jar if your account is strong enough to do so. Just remember people have longer memories than elephants.

I do hope you enjoy my photo, but if you don’t that’s okay. Taste is wonderfully diverse!

My title, The Unintended Traveller struck me as wonderfully, grammatically inappropriate and I also fell in love with that LOL.

In case no one told you today, you’re beautiful.

Love,
Bug

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  ·  7 years ago (edited)

I fell in love with that picture. It's is sheer beauty.
This is a shot I took in a magical park in the north-east of Paris:


I called it Quo Vadis?

I feel am always an uninteded traveller ...or prisoner in some ways
but the photo is very nice and I ascribe it value because it made me feel relaxed

This makes me think of 100% = 0.01$ Thanks! :D

I dont get it? My upvote? Guess you didnt get mine either. Value, hmmm.

Just ironical humour pal lol. No worries. haha

What is value, when you dont "want" "any-thing" pal?

This makes me think of 0.

Lmao. Now i see.

;)

Good post. Personally, I think the value of things is completely subjective from person to person. For example, I like to collect coins, but for different reasons than others, a lot of my collection has sentimental value, the coins I have, have been a part of my family for Generations. To some people, an old wheat back penny may only be worth face value of $0.01 . to a collector that same penny could be worth several dollars. However for me, I would never sell it because it is an item of my family history, that I will pass along to my kids someday.

Yes very true, there are things sold at auction for millions og dollars I would put in a garage sale LOL Sentimental value rocks :)

Wunterfunken! What setting did you choose?
Greatings the best planespotter alive.

Dewntin shutterin photokinstin settinkinston unden skreenshotin!! Really glad you're here and having fun!! :D

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