Have you ever been standing somewhere and the realization that someone was there before you? I mean like standing in your house only to realize you aren’t the first person to live in it, or to visit the library and realize that you are studying in a place where women once weren’t allowed to go. I have that happen a lot, actually, and when those moments come I just have to take a minute to let it all sink in. But standing inside a centuries old castle I really felt it. And it felt strange. Like I was an invader.
This was the time I wished I’d snagged a 30mm or 35mm lens (maybe even a 24!) before we left for the trip. They ask that there be no flash photography inside the castle, which was no problem for us SLR users with a decent prime lens. But I was bummed that I couldn’t get more of the room in each picture, since everything was behind bars. So, tip? Bring a low light prime- like a 30mm.
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Sarah Nice
4 Mar 2011 at 10:37 amI get that way a lot too. Always thinking overly deep about something that no one else is really worried about. My boyfriend says that I’m too deep a thinker.