Comments/ Critic on Trey Ratcliff's "Beautiful Disney World at Sunset" image

Beautiful Disney World at Sunset, originally uploaded by Stuck in Customs.

Welcome to California, Mr Texan-author-of-wonderful-world-in-

HDR-soon-to-publish-warped-world-of-Disneyland-in-HDR?



Although, sometimes, I seem to be messing with you (partially true, but with good intentions), I do actually care...I know, you're good at heart, but that's beside the point. I have to be true to myself (who had more than 15 min. of fame and got dirty with the unimaginable) and to you.

Reality Check/Facts (Only in Cali):

Have you appeared on the "The Tonight Show" Yes No (X)

Have you ever appeared on Oprah W., and been bestowed the million Dollar Oprah HUG that put the average Joe on the top hills of the American Dream, curing the crazy and rising the dead. No Hug (X)

Has ever Letterman mentioned your name in one of his lame jokes No (X)

Have you ever been interviewed by any channel' host on TV? (Even, Geraldo Rivera acceptable) No (X)

Do you own a Ferrari, Lamborghini, or a Porche? No (X) (that would help a lot saying, "I'm sorry, but I left my wallet in the car. It's a RED (duh!) Ferrari parked next to a beat-up Chevy.



I'm a blogger? Again, big mistake! Problem with the word "Blogger"

Blogger: its meaning may not be understood. Not very impressive Job. Or could be understood some kind of new code for a Bomber, associated with terrorism or some kind, which will cause silent-inner alert, making one of the not-so-bright security guys move aside, (static radio noise), and blip into his walkie-talkie, "Sir, we have a gentleman here taking pictures and saying he is...um, a Blogger or Uni-Blogger something...(static noise) "Don't let him out of your site. This could be the new Uni-Bomber! Get back to you in a sec," (static) "Copy that".



Instead, "And, by the way, I'm Trey Cliff (no disrespect, but omit the "Rat" part. Californians are suffering from the lack of vocabulary. Even a long-life National Geographic Pro Jay Dickman would agree, and would introduce himself as Jay Rickman. That still wouldn't grant him the permission to walk around, swinging his T-pod, injuring somebody).



Professional Photographer and major contributor to National Geographic. (Still, this may not help, but wouldn't be calling-the-Sherriff incident.

Do you have any celebrity friends? No (X)
Strongly, recommended with the above credentials: "I'm here with -less known celeb/ Movie Star, but still somewhow a respected Hollywood figure- Heidi Montag...she went to the lady's room. Isn't she hot?

Do you have, above the all, a self-assertive, charming-I'm-the-Man personality? (this really works with women, but most effective with low-life security personnel and law enforcement officers etc.) No (X)

Were you wearing Khaki shorts and a grey T-Shirt with a tacky slogan insignia on it? Yes (X)

I can go on: what I'm trying to say is that 'You're NOT ready for California!" I don't sympathize with you, because, you don't know what it takes to handle a bunch of losers-security-guards. And, it's not your fault not to have an Authoritative-Jack-Nicholson-diction: a shouting without shouting voice.

If you had a permission, you must've had credentials to back it up. You said, left in the car or closet...Let alone you, a New York Times Photo journalist has to have and show his ID if needed. Chop the bull, here, into million pieces. A guard, a cop would smell the gravity of your presence...smell your credentials, the right to carry T-pod, Bazooka pod etc. and shoot whatever moving or motionless. Now, let's cut the crap: You were nothing but a tourist in Disneyland....taking your family with you was nothing but a sign on your forehead screaming, "Tourist". No offence, but that’s how it does look. What did you expect ? Energized with cookies, cake, ice cream, fruit punch, and other sugary treats, the children erupted into a callithump (a noisy boisterous band or parade; mostly associated with noise and boisterous fun), blowing noisemakers and banging pails. Appearance. Psychology. Human perception and bias interpretation....Have you ever seen a Pro Photographer or a Photo-journalist attending to an event with his wife and 3-4 kids, Callithumping? No. Unless, you're Michael Jackson (Bless his soul) with kids named Paris, London, Egypt, Island, or Peter Pan Jr.)...

Next time, when you go with your family Callithumping somewhere, forget that you’re a published author and semi-famous. You’re “Trey The Funny Dad”.

Friendly tip: Here, I’m not asking you to be or pretend to be someone else. Rather, to play the game of Walk of Life; the Art of Blending… Give them what they want, tell them what they want to hear. That makes you bogus? Hell, no! Saving your family a similar, unpleasant incident. You know it’s much worse in the UK, don’t you?



Your fan might not understand this, and even curse the living S**** out of me. But, I know you get my drift...