Travels in Europe: London 雾都漫步 - 4

Every year I ask myself if carrying this thing all over Europe is worth the bother and the expense, and every year I answer "Yes".

You see, when I get home, I'll have a souvenir of that particular walking tour, not just a postcard I bought off from some rack, but a record of an actual experience.

You'll discover if you haven't already that people shots are more meaningful than buildings and landscapes. You'll love to remember the personal and intimate details of your trip: What your hotel room was like; who you met; what made each day an adventure. Vary your perspective, close, far, low, or high. You don't always have to center a shot. Use foreground to add color, depth and interest. If you want to get really serious, plan some photo time for early morning or late afternoon when the sun is low and the colors glow. And don't be afraid to get up close and personal. Notice details, minimize clutter¹, show only one thing. Remember, good shots are made by the photographer, not the camera.

I'll share some more tips on picture-taking as we continue our discovery of London. Like most travel photographers, over the years I've learnt a lot from the photographic school of Hard Knocks, and of course recently I've sponged up some great information from our professional behind that camera. Right now we're in front of the Museum Of London, let's go on in as we enjoy its thrilling rundown on this city's history, we'll practise taking interior shots without a flash.

Most museums allow photographs without a tripod or a flash. A single flash ages a painting as much as 3 days of sunshine. Conscientious² visitors use a faster film and hold the camera steady. We bipods become tripods when we lean against a wall and using the automatic shutter³ release makes it even steadier. This shot of our crew at the Lord Mayor stagecoach⁴ will be a terrific reminder⁵ of this summer's odyssey⁶.

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rundown n. 概要,摘要,纲要

bipod n. 两脚台,两脚

tripod n. 三脚桌,三脚架

shutter release n. 快门线

1 clutter   

n.零乱，杂乱；vt.弄乱，把…弄得杂乱

参考例句：

• The garage is in such a clutter that we can't find anything.车库如此凌乱，我们什么也找不到。
• We'll have to clear up all this clutter.我们得把这一切凌乱的东西整理清楚。

2 conscientious   

adj.审慎正直的，认真的，本着良心的

参考例句：

• He is a conscientious man and knows his job.他很认真负责，也很懂行。
• He is very conscientious in the performance of his duties.他非常认真地履行职责。

3 shutter   

n.百叶窗；(照相机)快门；关闭装置

参考例句：

• The camera has a shutter speed of one-sixtieth of a second.这架照像机的快门速度达六十分之一秒。
• The shutter rattled in the wind.百叶窗在风中发出嘎嘎声。

4 stagecoach   

n.公共马车

参考例句：

• She's getting off the stagecoach.她正在下马车。
• The stagecoach driver cracked the whip.驿站马车的车夫抽响了鞭子。

5 reminder   

n.提醒物，纪念品；暗示，提示

参考例句：

• I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到图书馆的催还单。
• It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知，她才付应该交的房租。

6 odyssey   

n.长途冒险旅行；一连串的冒险

参考例句：

• The march to Travnik was the final stretch of a 16-hour odyssey.去特拉夫尼克的这段路是长达16小时艰险旅行的最后一程。
• His odyssey of passion, friendship,love,and revenge was now finished.他的热情、友谊、爱情和复仇的漫长历程，到此结束了。