My Virgin Burning Man Trip Report with Pictures

karlbaba · Post by **karlbaba** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 7:53 pm

I wrote a trip report about my virgin Burning Man experience. It's more or less intended to give non-burners a perspective on Burning Man but should have something for anyone to think about (or argue about, and tell me I'm full of it!)

Lots of pictures too.

http://www.peaklightimages.com/dragon

Enjoy Friends

Peace and Love

Karl "Baba"

Dusty Feats · Post by **Dusty Feats** » Sat Nov 18, 2006 7:03 am

This is one of the most profound treatises I've read on the Burning Man experience to date (and there are some great ones out there!). The musings that delve into the cultural and sociological aspects of the experience and how they compare or differ from those we experience in everyday life are food for thought. Several times I found myself nodding in agreement and thinking: Yeah, that's it!

Stunning photographs, too.

So Karl, are you a photographer who writes or a writer who photographs?

Wait... I can answer that one: YES!

skygod · Post by **skygod** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 2:32 pm

I read it. I liked it.
You did better on your first year than I did 3 years ago.
I had a horrible time.

Oubliet · Post by **Oubliet** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 6:54 pm

That's a well-done first-Burn account...and with good photos.

I laud your ability to put the experience into words. I had an amazing first burn in in 2003. So many amazing experiences that I had difficiluty expressing each one adequately, much less put it all into a coherant narrative.

Toolmaker · Post by **Toolmaker** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:13 pm

I wonder if he got permission from those participants to sell their pictures on his website. Come to think of it I wonder if he got permission from the ORG to engage in commerce with that link in his signature.

ibdave · Post by **ibdave** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 10:22 pm

old new and it's been debated here for many months...

gyre · Post by **gyre** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 12:57 am

Did someone mention commerce?

Must...get...angry...
so boring

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dj_john69 · Post by **dj_john69** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 1:51 pm

Thanks for sharing !!

It sounds like you had a wonderful time and you have stunning pictures to prove it.

Teo del Fuego · Post by **Teo del Fuego** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 3:46 pm

Karlbaba:

Very very well written and excellent photos! THIS is the article I will give my friends and relatives when I try to explain what I've been up to!

Thanks for sharing and screw the negative nelly comments concerning commerce..They're just jealous.

Zona_the_stona · Post by **Zona_the_stona** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 4:27 pm

Thank you, I really enjoyed that...

pinemom · Post by **pinemom** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 7:52 am

...ditto....well done Baba'
very nice! ...and I will second or third the idea that it might help my "default people" understand better...if not ...they never never will.

Ron · Post by **Ron** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 2:35 pm

Nice read and good insights. Thanks for sharing, I very much enjoyed it. :)

Ron

Lorgasm · Post by **Lorgasm** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 6:09 pm

You rock Karlbaba. Thanks for the gift. Hope you make it back home again.

BeahPlayaMe · Post by **BeahPlayaMe** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 2:17 pm

The prices on those prints look as if the photographer is not making money on them. Just my 2 lil cents. :) Absolutely stunning pictures. I hope to follow in your footsteps at my first burn this year! Mmmmm I love me some camera action.

-Me

Post by **mdmf007** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 5:23 pm

BeahPlayaMe wrote:The prices on those prints look as if the photographer is not making money on them. Just my 2 lil cents. :) Absolutely stunning pictures. I hope to follow in your footsteps at my first burn this year! Mmmmm I love me some camera action.

-Me

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Tapestry · Post by **Tapestry** » Wed May 02, 2007 12:56 am

Very nice! Great pictures!