Bruce, I do apologize if I offended you in any way. I hope it went without saying that I was merely brutal and honest just like I expect from other list members to express their opinion about the stuff I post.
Bruce Dayton wrote: > I appreciate your candor, Boris. I guess I have to ask, how, most > other photographers also develop a more common motif, that no one > comments on getting used to them? Godfrey, Juan, Kenneth and others > all shoot mostly similar types of scenes - is it because nature is > more boring than people or what? I'm more curious here than defensive > - just trying to figure it out. Perhaps I was mis-expressing myself. You see, most of the time you show us your photographs of nature. Usually your motifs are very laconic. They are very much to the point of what you were trying to say. It does not necessarily mean that they are simple for example. So please don't misunderstand me. And frankly, it is always just a bit of anticipation for me when I wait until your picture gets to my computer. Others that you mentioned, most notably Juan (sorry, Godfrey and Kenneth, no offense to you, just trying to make my point clear) are showing us life around them the way they see and the way they feel like capturing it. Whenever you (or I) see a human face on the picture we immediately start communicating to that other person. Sometimes we smile, sometimes we feel sad, sometimes we feel (or at least we think we do) the emotions that seem to appear on other's face. This in itself makes human photography more interactive in a way. This year in Oslo I had been lucky and visited Abbas' exhibition called "Children of Abraham" (if I am not mistaken with the title). It was dedicated to Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. It was very moving though at the end I felt just a bit tired. I've been communicating with these pictures all the way through the exhibition. When Jostein came to Israel he knew in advance he would have to pay a visit to the local camera club which has me as its member. So he prepared excellent, truly wonderful series of nature photographs of his country. I still remember some of the motifs from there. But when I looked at these pictures I felt differently. I felt I was back to my childhood enjoying some winter days or walking the forest or enjoying the color of falling leaves, etc. This was just as pleasant, but different. I was more communicating with myself than with the pictures. The pictures were causing me some memories and/or feelings but it was more within me. I hope it makes sense to you, because most of the time (well sometimes everyone makes mistakes ;-) ) you present us with wonderful work that shows nature. I probably chose the wrong word - "getting used to". It is *not* that I am getting used to your work so that when I see another post of yours I immediately feel bored. Not at all. I am rather fascinated, because I realize I will see yet another aspect of natural beauty. And again, if I made you feel bad in any way, I do apologize. Hope that clarifies things somewhat. Boris -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
