【小龟乐游记】奇异人生（1）

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Max:Where am I? What's happening? I'm trapped in a storm? How did I get here? ...and where is "here"? Wait...There's the _(1)_...I'll be safe if I can make it there...I hope...Please let me make it there...Holy shit! Whoa! No! That was so surreal.

Mr.Jefferson:Alfred Hitchcock famously called film,"little pieces of time" but he could be talking about photography,as he likely was.

Max:Okay...I'm in class...Everything's cool...I'm okay...

Mr.Jefferson:...from light to shadow;from color to chiaroscuro¹.Now,can you give me an example of a photographer who perfectly² captured the human...

Max:I didn't __(2)__ ,and...that sure didn't feel like a dream...Weird³.

Mr.Jefferson:Seriously though,I could frame any one of you in a dark corner,and capture you in a moment...Shh,I believe Max has taken what you kids call a "_(3)_"...A dumb word for a wonderful photographic tradition.And Max...has a gift.Of course,as you all know,the photo portrait has been popolar since the early 1800s.Your generation was not the first to use images for selfie-expression.Sorry.I couldn't resist.The point remains⁴ that the portraiture⁵ has always been a vital aspect of art,and photography,for as long as it's been around.Now Max,since you've captured our interest and clearly want to join the conversation,can you please tell us the name of the process that gave birth to the first self-portraits?

Max:I did know!...But ___(4)___.

Mr.Jefferson:You either know this or not,Max.Is there anybody here who knows their stuff?

Victoria:Louis Daguerre was a French painter who created "daguerretypes" a process that gave portraits a sharp reflective style,like a mirror.Now you're totally stuck in the Retro Zone.Sad face.

Mr.Jefferson:And guys don't forget the deadline to submit a photo in the "Everyday Heroes" contest.I'll fly out with the winner to San Francisco where you'll be feted by the art world.It's great exposure and it can kickstart a _(5)_ in photography.So Stella and Alyssa,get it together.Taylor,don't hide,I'm still waiting for you entry too.And yes Max,I see you pretending not to see me.

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