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Hey, Blog Guy! It’s me, that aspiring photojournalist you’ve been mentoring…
You say mentoring, I say avoiding… What do you need to know today about the exciting field of news photography?
They sent me to the Vatican to get shots of the pope, and I wanted you to critique them. So what do you think?
Um, where is he?
He’s right there, Blog Guy! Behind those palm leaves. Look, you can see his eye and some of his hair.
Didn’t you get anything that shows a little more of him?
Of course! Look at this other shot. You can sort of make out the back of his head through that cloud of incense.
Look Kid. You need to show the pope’s face. Let’s say a guy knocks at my door right now, and says he’s the pope. Your pictures don’t help me figure out if he’s telling the truth or not, do they?
Well, I guess you could just ask to see some ID. Or you could light some incense and then tell him to turn around…
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Pope Benedict XVI leads the Palm Sunday mass in Saint Peter’s Square at the Vatican March 28, 2010. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi
Pope Benedict XVI is engulfed in incense smoke as he arrives to lead the mass in memory of John Paul II on the anniversary of his death in Saint Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican March 29, 2010. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi
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smokin’ Pope.. hehehe
Hmmm….. no offense to the holy man… but how should be useful to me?
Given recent events in the Catholic Church, I thought these may be pictures of the Pope’s ‘hiding from reporters’ training, which includes:
1. pretending to be a tree
2. disappearing in a puff of smoke
Nosmo…that cracked me up! You’re most likely right!!
E.
Mr. B., what if the pope wants to back his popemobile into a parking spot?
If the anitchrist were to park on your lawn then obviously he is a pretty crappy driver. I wouldn’t put too much stock in his antichristing abilities then.
As a kid I once had an encounter with a so called “curb”, or rather my skull did. Apparently “curbs” do not allow for easy passage of bicycles onto lawns either.
I want to go back to bed….
Thanks Unca… I am gonna be up now… I pwomise..