> > > Cornell researchers analyzed 35 million Flickr photos and > discovered > > > that we all shoot the same places?from the same angles: > > > > > > Read more: http://www.budgettravel.com/feature/25-most- > photographed- > > > places-on-earth,7308/?wpisrc=newsletter#ixzz1O89YAKwf > > > > > I suspect there's more than a little sampling bias, not least due to > restricting the sample to people who post their travel shots on flickr. >
Sure, yes, but still: 35 million photos. That's probably fairly representative of the general population. > I mean, Portland, Oregon as the 25th most photographed city? Really? > Why not? Somewhere has to be and it's bound to seem a little unlikely wherever it is. It's not just tourists who take photos of cities - residents do too. > While it exemplifies the primary advice of the article - find a > different viewpoint - I find many of the examples they supply to > be no significant improvement on the cliche "postcard" shot. I agree. B -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
