Assessment #3

There were a few situations that caught me off guard and that were not expectations of mine. During my Trek 02, I was recording a video of a puddle on the ground. I thought it would be obvious to those around me that if I have a camera aimed at an object, that I would be taking a picture of some sort. Well, as I was recording someone walks nearly right over the puddle and right through my shot. I don’t know if it was a lack of consideration or just being oblivious to my situation. If you see someone with a camera, I feel it’s common courtesy to make an attempt to move from the shot. I just didn’t expect that.
Another situation on my Trek 02 that I found surprising is very much related to the first. I’m taking pictures of traffic lights and of course there are people either waiting at the corners to cross the street or waiting for the bus. As I’m doing that, I’m considerate of others’ personal space, but I felt like others were in mine. It was difficult at times to get a unique shot when people were standing right next to you and rushing right by you. Again, I expected the camera would be a good enough prop for people to consider.
There was a “deeper” reality I discovered as I was on my Trek 01. Those sound recorders are a really neat instrument for capturing sound. I was really in tune and contemplative with familiar sounds that I had often heard before, but never took the time to really listen to. The down side to that was that I would occasionally zone into people’s conversations and I’m not the kind of person who does that. I would be recording an environmental sound and then a conversation sparks and I hear it very clearly although the people might believe they’re in a safe distance from me. I found the Trek 01 to be invasive at times, but for the most part it was very aesthetic to the ears.