我很喜歡旅行。每年總要找機會去香港以外的地方走走看看。有錢時去遠一點，時間長一點，食住好一點。沒錢時還是要去旅行，去近一點的，窮遊都可。雖說『書中自有黃金屋，書中自有顏如玉」，但是「讀萬卷書不如食萬保露行萬里路」,所以旅行就算不比讀書重要，最少亦是同樣重要吧！
I love traveling. I will not miss any chances to go out of Hong Kong. When budget allows, I go further, stay longer, live and eat better. Otherwise, I am fine with closer destinations. People say "A book holds a house of gold" but at the same time "it is better to travel far than to read voluminously", so it is fair to say that traveling is as important as studying!
去旅行當然會「食」，「玩」，「買」，但我最著重的還是「看」- 看风景。风景在於我可以是美麗如畫的大自然景色，可以是街道上的一只流浪狗，可以是迎面而來的俊男美女，可以是令人饑腸轆轆的地道美食，亦可以是精緻的手工藝品。舉凡是在旅程中見到的好東西，我都算入风景之列。
We "eat", we play, we buy when traveling and we also "look" - look at scenery. Scenery can be the wonderful natural landscape, can be the stray dog you bumped into, can be the beautiful couple walking towards you, can be the good food from local restaurant, or the nice piece of art displayed at the store.
除了看风景，亦要保存风景。最直接的保存方法就是打风景拍攝下來。所以攝影機亦是旅行必需裝備之一。從菲林(膠片)攝影機到數碼攝影機走到現在的智能手機，伴隨着我到處旅行的「拍檔」隨著科技的發展而不斷變化。
We don't just look at scenery but also record them. For this we take photos and videos. That's why cameras are always on the list of equipment you carry on your trips. As technologies evolve, cameras also change from film to digital and now mobile.
還記得在菲林攝影機的年代，出門旅行前必需做的，就是按照計劃好的行程，估計整個行程需要多少菲林(膠片),在出發前預先購買足夠數量的菲林(膠卷)。因為不知道目的地能不能買到慣用的牌子，片幅和類型，所以出發前一定要準備充足。由於「彈藥」有限，而且很貴(每一張相片都要沖曬出來)，加上未見到相片你是不會知道效果如何的，所以每次按下快門都是重要的決定。就是因為這樣，所以用眼去看，用腦去想的時間佔用的時間很長，用攝影機的時間則是短短的。但相對的，按下快門那一刻的決心是很大的。拍好之後，亦很少後悔要再拍多幾張。那個時候，风景是用眼睛看的。
Back to the days of film cameras, we had to decide how many roles of film, and of which types were required based on our travel plans. We had to stock up before trips began as we might not able to get supplies locally. With limited no. of films, pressing the shutter became an important decision. You wouldn't want to waste your money on films and photos by mindlessly pushing shutter. That's why we would spend lots of time looking and feeling. Then we took some time to structure before taking the shot. We used to press the shutter with great determinations and seldom regret and retake. That's was the time we "look" at the scenery.
隨著數碼攝影機的興起和普及。人人手中隨時都有一部(手機), 加上所謂的「傻瓜機」和比較專業的數碼單鏡反光機和無鏡機，去旅行時最少有一機在手是常識吧！菲林亦被記憶卡所取代。小小的一張卡，可以儲存成千上萬的相片。從些可以拍多少張相片已經不再是限制。再加上相片的用途亦從記憶，記念，發展到分享，炫耀，甚至「呃Like」(就是在社交平台吸引注視)。拍照亦慢慢從重質，變成重量！按下快門那一剎那已變得廉價。
Then came the digital cameras, compact, DSLR, Mirrorless and the mobile phones. Everybody has at least one camera. Films are replaced by memory cards. There is no more limitations on the no. of photos and videos you can take in a trip. Moreover, photos and videos are not only for records, but also for sharing, show off, for Likes! It is now quantity that matters, not quality.
因為量比較質重要(起碼對一般人而言是這樣，攝影名家如@shieha 當然有不同的看法)，所以要盡量拍，什麼都要拍，眼睛望着取景器的時間比望着风景的時間長。风景都是透過鏡頭「看」到的，都是第二手的。去旅行不再是為了看风景，而是為了讓鏡頭看风景。
Since it is more important to have quantity than quality (@shieha may have other opinions), people keep taking photos and videos. Eyes on the viewfinders rather on the views. Scenery are seen through the lens of cameras, they are all second hand! Traveling is now for the cameras, not for yourselves.
還記得當年到巴塞隆娜旅行，剛巧巴塞隆娜足球隊有主場賽事。我當然不會錯過。比賽當天一早到了著名的魯營球場拿比賽門票，順便參加了魯營球場導賞團。晚上觀看足球比賽。四天的巴塞隆娜旅程有一整天是在魯營球場渡過的。現在回想起來，當天最深刻的印象，並非球賽中見到的球星，並非導賞團中看到的魯營球場，而是當天意外的在球場的停車場入口通到朗拿甸奴(罗纳尔迪尼奥)門車進場的情景。因為事出突然，根本無時間拿出攝影機來。所以全程都只是看，沒有拍。至於他在球場上的演出，我都有拍攝下來，但是沒有當日的照片在手，我就想不起來。二手的經歷還是不及第一手的來得深刻。
When I traveled to Barcelona, I spent a whole day at Camp Nou for a tour with Camp Nou as well as the soccer game of FC Barcelona. I found that what I remember most was not the performance of the soccer stars, was not the the tours which all captured by the camera. It was the encounter of Ronaldinho at the car park exit when he drove back to Camp Nou. It happened all in a sudden and I was not fast enough to take out my camera, so I witnessed the whole thing with my eyes only. Rest of that day, I could hardly remember any without the photos in hand. That's why "Second hand" is not as good as "First hand"!
察覺到這個問題之後，我開始盡量減少用鏡頭去看风景的做法。當然照片，影片還是要拍的，不過我盡量會花多一點時間去用眼睛去看，去感受。鏡頭只能佔用剩下的時間。當然，相片數量會減少，不過就換取了更多深刻的記憶。絕對值得。
Ever since I noticed this, I spend more time to use my own eyes and heart to look at the scenery rather than going through the lenses. Of course, I still take photos and videos, just not as many as before. I think it worth the tradeoff as I get much better quality of memories.
你的风景又是否都是由鏡頭來看呢？
How do you look at the scenery? By eyes or through lenses?
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