2022-01-19, 04:37 PM
(2022-01-19, 03:38 PM)DAW89446 Wrote: I’ve seen some pretty stupid things happen at historic sites in the name of fifteen seconds of fame on You Tube. The same need for a fix of “likes” fuel the desire for people to get within a millimeter of the edge of the Grand Canyon or Half Dome for a selfie …Notes to-from self about selfies:
The selfie craze has spread worse than Covid. One aspect of my DEVA videos is that in spite of "Brad Pitt" good looks you'll rarely if ever see my mug in the video. This is because the vids are about DEVA, NOT me. I consider myself to be a distraction to the video scene selection. Not to brag but see how humble I am.
When seeing the park visitors toting their selfie sticks I muse about the poor friends and family who will subjected to the torture of the "home movie syndrome" later on. However, besides enveloping myself in DEVA's expanses and isolation I also love stopping in at the Visitors Center, Zabriskie Point, Dante's View, Badwater, Mesquite Sand Dunes, etc to witness the awe and excitement park visitors experience. Most of them seem so happy. Not always, but I often enjoy taking the time to assist visitors by taking their camera and framing up a decent shot of them and their loved ones with a gorgeous scene in the background. They seem to smile even bigger when this happens.
BTW, I have not seen a drone up in the air the past few visits to the park which I hope is a permanent trend.
Life begins in Death Valley