{"id":8,"date":"2011-08-02T15:21:57","date_gmt":"2011-08-02T15:21:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prettygoodbritain.com\/wp\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2019-10-31T17:35:39","modified_gmt":"2019-10-31T17:35:39","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/prettygoodbritain.com\/wp\/?page_id=8","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lost in Translation<\/strong> might not be a bad name for a blog by an American expatriate<\/a> in Britain examining cultural misunderstandings and slippery language<\/a>, but that’s not why I started it. I chose the name<\/a> simply because I liked it, and because the picture made me think of it; I chose the picture because I needed to upload something long and skinny and stumbled upon that one, taken at the British Museum. I take a lot of pictures at museums.<\/a><\/p>\n

Speaking of pics, I prefer to use my own \u2013 My little eye<\/a> would be a misnomer otherwise \u2013 but it’s often the case that a post cries out for an illustration that can only be obtained from the great free stock agency known as Google.<\/p>\n

\"pictureperfect\"<\/a><\/p>\n

In a more tightly run ship I would at least credit each specific source. Know this, if it counts: I have no larceny in my heart. I rarely grab something that has been obviously photoshopped by somebody else for comedic effect. Why would I want to? Photoshopping is too much fun, even if I’m not an expert. Mostly I grab what I consider to be generic sorts of things, or news shots of people I’ve never seen or events I didn’t personally witness, or objects I don’t possess or can’t get near or just can’t get a decent image of \u2013 usually for purposes of alteration.<\/p>\n

This post<\/a> offers good examples, featuring the destruction of the earth, the cover art for Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, a well-lit fridge freezer with an ice dispenser, and the Queen.<\/p>\n

\"queenamused\"<\/a><\/p>\n

When I’m not\u00a0trying<\/a> to make LiT “the very best in its niche<\/a>,” I post in that niche over there<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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