Hi!
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
http://wilson.dynu.net/dilution.asp
Strange I should say, but yesterday it just refused to open, this
page... Even more fascinating, just after I closed the browser and
started writing this e-mail, I realized I wanted to open the page again
- 404 No such Domain... The Matrix...
Anyway, to the subject...
I can hear you and the author of an article, Shel. There're some things
that I think are left unmentioned there... How come "artist Thomas
Moran" came along with "photographer William Henry Jackson"? Somehow I
am sure these two guys were talking to each other... I don't have much
knowledge in history of photography, but I suspect that "photographer
William Henry Jackson" had some art background...
In other words, let's assume that when I was in Norway, Jostein would
set himself a goal to make me shoot as few frames as possible with as
high percentage of top levels keepers as it was possible on location.
So, Jostein, with all his knowledge of Norway's nature and with all his
knowledge of photography, that does exceeds mine, would restrain me from
clicking and clicking, say, by looking into my viewfinder each time
before I'd click... Somehow I am sure it would be amazing experience to
me... Perhaps later, I would not invite him to Israel, unless he would
agree to completely reciprocate :-).
Jostein, I took my trip to Norway only as an example, don't be offended,
I meant no offense...
Shel, I am not trying to advocate shutter happy fellows... But I think
that there are different yet valid approaches to photography. Remember,
quite a few times you were asking me "Boris, have you tried other
angles? Boris how many frames you shot on that location?"...
What is true is that one has to approach photography with true heart.
Otherwise, of course, most of one's work will end up either in family
album never opened again or in trash bin.
To give you another example. I have a co-worker... Just a programmer
like myself. He has rather old Nikon 3MP point and shoot. I must say he
has a great eye. He's been showing us his stuff from the travels - some
of the images just shine... Probably just a half dozen from each of his
vacations. By the way, I think he will be buying either *istDL or *istDS
quite soon... (I had to tie that to Pentax some how, hadn't I?) Does it
mean that he was lucky he passed by this and that scene during his
travel? Does it mean that "photographer William Henry Jackson" would
produce better shot? The answer to both questions - "definite may be"...
Still, I think the guy has dormant talent...
Shel, you have great eye for starting very fascinating disputes... And
naturally, that's a compliment :-).
Boris
