I think Padminiji has made very good suggestion but in an extremely harsh and sarcastic tone (marvels of composition,wall hangings et.al)............the comment on "not a primarily a photographic site" is also quite amusing.......
I for one got hooked to wildflowers ONLY after seeing some amazing images (artistic and well composed etc..etc..)and from the work in Indiatreepix...and I am extremely indebt to this group and the people who so enthusiastically and regularly keep this group alive.....I have gained immense knowledge and interest thro' this group. There are certain restrictions for a photographer which Mr.Satish Phadke has nicely explained in one of the earlier mails.....Agreed that we should capture different parts (particularly of trees) when seeking IDs or otherwise.....but for many wild flowers (not all offcourse) , the flower images are sufficient to ID it......and I believe this forum is not just about Iding, but also sharing the visually appealing images of Indian flora.....that REALLY goes a long way to inculcate interest in flora among those who otherwise feel bored (and I know many of my friends who have good interested in flora through photography)....... there has to be an effort to bring out the beauty of flowers through the images and I am happy to see that this is happening here..... Why should all the images be only about identifications? why not also about creating interest thro' good images ? Secondly a photographer shares the specification of lens and camera and exposure details, so that people who want to take up or learn to take good photographs could definately learn from this... Offcourse, I have started posting both types of images (A close-up as well as the whole plant) after Padminiji's suggestion sometime back......whereever possible....and will continue to do so... But to sarcastically negate the wonderful and visually appealling images of the photographers (that they have taken wih great efforts) and to make it look thrash by saying that the content is not suitable to this site ......... is something which is really annoying ..... Regards, Adesh Shivkar On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 12:19 PM, Anand Kumar Bhatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Padminiji. Your point is well taken. But the name of the site is > 'indiantreepix'. Now pix can have only one meaning. I don't kow how you > assume that it is not primarily a photography site (for trees, and its > various parts). But yes, what you say is correct. The view of the whole tree > as well would a better idea of the tree, and make it more identifiable to > the members. > akbhatt > > On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 10:57 PM, Padmini Raghavan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > >> I am afraid it is becoming a fashion to send photos which are marvels of >> composition and colour and which would make stunning wall hangings. However >> as this is not primarily a photography site ( with exposure and lens details >> etc) maybe it would be better to show the whole plant or tree followed by >> it's individual parts so that everyone is able to enrich their knowledge of >> flora. >> I, for one, have had the thrill of recognising many previously unnamed >> plants and trees from the detailed views shown of the different parts of the >> plant or tree. >> This is not to detract from the artistic value of the pictures shown but >> to hope that the content would be more suitable to this site. >> Padmini Raghavan. >> >> >> On 9/26/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Recently several photos appeared showing only flowers or the >>> inflorescens of the plants. Pl. try to include at least the leaves, if >>> the whole plant can not be accommodated >>> >>> On Sep 26, 9:26 pm, "satish phadke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> > Dipkadi montanum >>> > A Liliaceae family member seen amongst a lot of Strbilanthus bushes on >>> Kas >>> > plateau. >>> > Satish Phadke >>> > >>> > Dipkadi montanum.jpg >>> > 189KViewDownload >>> >> >> >> >> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
