Random photos

Have you ever wondered how many random photos you just happen to be in...photos that you didn't intend to be in but because you were in the vicinity or in front of an attraction or just walking down the street?

To get from my apartment to my gym I have to walk down Orchard Road which is probably the most known street in Singapore. Being so well known means that there are oodles of tourists walking down it every minute of every day. Along with the tourists are many cameras and a lot of picture taking. I think it is probably important to let you know that there is nothing all that interesting on Orchard Road except row after row of shopping centers. It is similar to 5th Avenue in NYC or the Magnificent Mile in Chicago. I'm not quite sure why people take so many photos of shopping centers but they do.

I politely stopped twice yesterday to avoid getting in a photo. I usually try and do this since I would appreciate the same courtesy but sometimes I am too impatient or need to be someplace else in hurry. I didn't have to stop on my walk today but did see a lot of picture taking. I'm sure I ended up in a few of the photos (those poor people having me in their picture after having just left the gym). This got what me wondering how many pictures I've been in unbeknownst to me...probably a ton. Wouldn't it be great if there were some way to track it? I also think it'd be great to see them. I'm guessing most would be goofy but they would truly be candid and those are sometimes the most fun to see.

I on the other hand go to great lengths to avoid having other people in my photos. Heck, most of the time I go to great lengths to avoid being in them. If the photo is of scenery or a building I really want to capture it without all of the random people meandering about in front of it. In my opinion the people just distract from the photo and ruin it.

Back to the random photos that include me... Since I am right in the middle of the tourist area of Singapore...heck, all of Singapore is tourist area...I feel like I should have some sort of sign or hidden message on me so that when people are viewing the photos they have to look at me in addition to whatever the object of their photo truly was. I'm not quite sure how to do that so am open to suggestions...