>Furthermore, I would suggest that my 'derisive attitude' has no bearing on >the merits or perceived quality of my own photographs
Yeah, I agree. I was chewing on that since I read Shel's post. Kenneth Waller -----Original Message----- From: Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: PESO - Splittin Image (My Street Shot) Derivative... what does that mean? That it is a tight composition derived from a larger whole? Sure, and done deliberately. That's a compositional tool. Umm, what photo is not a derivative? Poor tonal quality? What does that mean? What is one often shooting (as well as seeing) through when capturing a rainbow? Rain and mist which all tend to diffuse the scene and lower contrast somewhat. I think this does a decent job of capturing the scene through the viewfinder. Mediocre composition? Maybe, maybe not. I haven't exactly decided myself on that. I personally like it better than any rainbows I've captured since living here five years. When a rainbow appears it dosen't last forever and the opportunity to change vantage point is pretty much limited to where one can go before it fades. Furthermore, I would suggest that my 'derisive attitude' has no bearing on the merits or perceived quality of my own photographs. If you're judging my photo based on something I said, you're not the photo. The parenthetical title of my photo was not meant to be derisive... maybe that's what Paul was referring to as tongue-in-cheek. In that case he's correct. It's a photo from my street and that's all I intended to convey. Tom C. >From: "Shel Belinkoff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: PESO - Splittin Image (My Street Shot) >Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 18:40:16 -0700 > >Derivative, poor tonality, mediocre composition. These things, coupled >with a derisive attitude about a type of photography that, because you >neither like nor understand it, lessens the value of your image and puts it >more into the realm of a sarcastic comment than a photo intended to stand >on its own merits. > >Shel > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Christian > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Tom C" > > > > Taken a week ago from the top of the driveway. > > > > > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3616155 > > > > > > > Now THAT'S "street photography"!!! > > ________________________________________ PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com
