Tuesday, May 19, 2009 @ 12:36 AM
Expensive Hobby...
Never would I take expensive hobbies like others, who do have the ability to do that. I dont boost around saying that I do have a hobby or two. I never had a hobby except when I was young, around the age of 7 to 10 years.
Sticker collection, stamp collection and card collections were my past hobbies that I once enjoyed as a kid. I would be eagerly, saving some of my money to buy some of the stamps, stickers or cards that I like. That was a child's play for me at the start but to maintain a passion towards a hobby, I give my two thumbs up for that person.
Photography is also a good hobby I guess. Nowadays, many people from different parts of the world take pictures to show others what exciting discovery that they had found. Once, I had been to the Geographical Channel auditorium, which was situated in Vivo City. The first time I was there, someone told me that it was boring and should leave immediately. The second time I was there, I finally got to gaze the various pictures, placing in the gallery stands.
When you look at them, they could be just a simple picture but spoke a thousand words in it. I felt that every picture has a story behind it. Every picture has a caption in it, which explains a person of their life lessons. No matter it is a good camera, a bad camera or even a mobile camera. What satisfaction it brings to the photgrapher is what he or she had snapped and to show others what are the little things that people had missed out or fail to understand in life.
However, as time flies, the art or hobby becomes an expensive one. I dare to admit, I like photography, I dont like to take pictures of myself but I like to take the natural wildlife or little things that people do, which brings a smile to all whenever they look at it. I'm not professional and I'm not talented. My shots will always be the same but at least, I have my own perception towards my artistic view on photos.
Looking into some website that contains some pictures, I wonder the photographer took up the hobby as an interest, or for the sake of socializing and putting what they had snapped to display their skills. Skills such as the lighting, the angle and many more. However, with such an expensive hobby, she still had a camera in hand, not hers, probably others. Worst still, I guess a human heart would not compare much, or to be rephrased, worth nothing much to a camera. Cool isn't it?!
Sometimes, hobby is a hobby, neither its expensive or cheap, simple or complicated, its about how you put your heart and soul into one thing and create something that you hope to gain for many years. However, humanity is the role that makes people to take up hobbies and interest. When a relationship is at stake, if you can throw your ties for a hobby, then make sure you make a name for yourself with that hobby and not just doing it for the sake of the fun. In the end, it will meant nothing, when you only appreciate your works but not others.
Saying so much, I'm having this doubt in my mind, whether to get a camera for the sake of photography or just the sake of showing people that you have the equipments to take the best pictures. One told me that she wish to save money as she's a big spender. Guess again, who could stop her since she's addicted to such an expensive hobby. With someone willing to lend her a camera, there she goes with her snapping and that is her supporting stone compared to her previous stones.
I cant afford that person with her demands. She could save a million but come on, I'm depending life on myself, and in future, on the household bills and welfare. I'm not a person who could depend on others for survival, for every damn thing I want and 'poof!' its out. Only you will know your own self whether this hobby suites you or not. Yes, borrowing of camera is one way to get good pictures but think again, never place your hobby on the line with close ties. You will only make people closed to you feeling that you have changed, as well as you are falling face with them as you rather to have someone who could give you anything than nothing.
Materalistic... Thats the word I wish to say... I begin to understand how I was being treated at the end of the day. I dont mention names, I dont point fingers. I wont even shoot anyone in the face to say that, you did this bad thing or what. However, it is a precautious note that many people had saw through it. You dont know about it but you are creating an impression of it. You can say that since people had judged you in this manner so follow it but guess what, you end up to be the one slapping your own self for that.
I never will critise people, or the hobby. Its just that, for some, when you become materalistic, think again. What you have done might not be what others had think of. I'm done and over with it. Photography, once I enjoyed the most but sometimes hurt the most. Yet, it had cause others to have a chance of someone's perception since the start of their expensive hobby.
Is it the good or bad point of view, only one must self reflect their actions before their numb skull would understand how much pain, happiness or hurt they had created via their actions within them. No offence to the sport or to others who might feel offended but these are my thoughts, for what I had been through with no one understands about it.