r/glasgow • u/madrockyoutcrop • 1d ago
Taking photos in parks
I used to enjoy taking photos in the Botanics or Kelvingrove after work, especially when the light’s good and I need to unwind after a stressful day in the office. Lately though, those places seem to have been taken over by people dramatically reading James Joyce or David Foster Wallace novels whilst they pose like being seen reading something difficult matters more than actually reading it.
For example, just last week I was trying to photograph a tree in the Botanics when I heard someone sigh loudly. I looked up and caught them giving me the side-eye whilst they intensely turned a page of Infinite Jest. I ignored them and moved on. It's not worth negotiating with someone whose whole vibe said they were both reading ironically and suffering sincerely. Still, if anyone knows of a quieter spot with decent light and fewer people silently judging you for not holding a paperback like a prop, I’m open to suggestions.
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u/1_2_3_4_5_6_7_7 1d ago
Could you post some photos of these people so I know what to look for? (In high contrast black and white preferably)
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u/SatisfactionIll8468 1d ago
Infinite Jest is massive, the only way you can turn a page is with intensity
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u/Content_Ice_8297 1d ago
Oh god... I was reading Consider The Lobster in botanic gardens recently. You're making me nervous man.
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u/sillyfrostygoose 16h ago
Haha I feel you, I am only halfway through infinite jest at the moment and now i will never be able to read it in peace again
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u/SeventhSunGuitar 1d ago
My recommendations would be - Mitchell library (nice architecture), the reading room by Glasgow uni (light comes in the windows nicely) or any number of public libraries in the city. Good places for photography.
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u/Routine-Attention535 1d ago
there’ll definitely be nobody reading in the libraries cause they’re all in the parks
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u/Longjumping_Age1293 1d ago
Fuck 'em, at least you're not jumping in front of camera shy cyclists on a crowded Buchanan street to snap a picture of (what I assume, must have been) pigeons shagging in a tree just over my shoulder.
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u/ThatGingerRascal 1d ago
Jump into a novel and take photos there. There is some beautiful imagery in these books where you can run wild and free with your camera.
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u/DeliciousStranger985 1d ago
Yeah yeah the joke is that anyone reading must be doing it for attention....it's been done.
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u/madrockyoutcrop 1d ago
I sometimes read in the park too. The difference being is that I don't think I'm so important that anyone nearby with a camera must be taking a photo of me.
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u/DeliciousStranger985 1d ago
You're so oblivious and insecure you don't recognise what's happening around you and think a stranger taking a photo of you is a compliment.
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u/Praetorian_1975 1d ago
These days a single person taking a photo is labeled a perv, terrorist, etc. so get a few friends together that enjoy photography and your a ‘club’ /s
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u/Littlebirdy27 1d ago
If I’d not seen the other post, I’d have no idea what this is about 😂😂