Nostalgia & more

[P3D Dr. George A. Themelis <DrT-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you for the suggestions on this subject (especially the ones
sent by private email so that other Detroit members cannot read!)

Nostalgia is an interesting ancient Greek word (still in use today), 
made up from two words:

-  Nostos = return home and
-  Algos = pain (found in English too, antialgetic, etc.)

So the original meaning of "nostalgia" is being homesick and this
is how it was used in the Homer Epic "Odyssey".  From there it
expanded to the broader meaning that it has today, both in English
and modern Greek.  For most people nostalgia associates with the 
'good old times', mostly the 50s.  But with several Detroit members 
in their 30s, the 50s were before their time.  What is nostalgic 
for me is not for the other guy.  Interesting.... Like most Detroit 
assignments this one is open to a wide interpretation.  BUT, since
a panel of judges will judge those slides, you better hit the
right interpretation for those judges!!!

Two more Detroit 3D photographic assignments for which I do not
have any good ideas (will welcome inspiring comments) are:

- Roadside images (mailboxes, fences, sights we see along the road.
  Sounds simple but lazy George does not have time for that...
  Any ideas for something specific to go after?)

- Festivals (straightforward, but what is a festival?  Is July 4th
  considered a festival?  OK, you got a festival.  What kind of pictures
  do you take in a festival that will give you an award-winning slide?)

 -- George, DrT-3D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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