I see we agree then. :-) I guess my distaste for the genre is, that for all appearances, it does not rely on the eye or skill of the photographer or the quality of the image necessarily to be successful. And that bothers me because someone could put ten of these in mattes and frames and show them to acclaim, when a ten year old with a camera snapping at random could come up with something quite similar. I certainly can, walking down any old street, in any city, USA, zip code goes here.
IOW, I can take a shot of anything, a discarded tennis shoe on a track, a crumpled beer can in the bushes, a broken pair of eyeglasses laying in the gutter, and a significant number of people will look at, conger up a story and pronounce that it's a great photograph when in reality it's a quite ordinary photograph and maybe even a poor one, but that is overlooked because of the illusion people create in their own minds. And then said photographer walks away thinking they're somehow special. Tom C. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 1:48 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: RE: PESO 2007 - 46b - GDG > > Of course, I'm the one telling the story, but that's true of most photographs. They > stimulate the imagination. If I see one of your beautiful mountain shots, it may not tell > me a specific story. But it may lead me to think of beautiful places I've visited or the > freshness of moutain air or the sound of wind in pines. The viewer's mind makes the > connections. All the photo can do is offer suggestions. > Paul > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Respectfully, you are the one telling a story... the photograph does not. > > It's a perfect example of what I was talking about. Looking for deeper > > meaning where this is none to be found. > > > > You're free to enjoy it nevertheless. :-) > > > > Tom C. > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 1:26 PM > > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > Subject: RE: PESO 2007 - 46b - GDG > > > > > > I think that if it's visually interesting, it works. I like this shot. The > > position of the two > > > yellow leaves and the tire tracks tells a bit of a story. I see the one > > leaf as being > > > blown away by a passing vehicle and the other vulnerable to the next wild > > man on a > > > bike. Seriously. And I like the geometry of it as well. I judge photos in > > part by how > > > much they can hold my interest. This held my interest longer than the > > average pic. > > > Some Rap is music to my ears as well. Not much, but some. I try not to > > dismiss > > > genres. Artful expression can be found in almost any format. > > > Paul > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > > > From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > To me it's a genre that calls on us to throw away our well formed ideas > > and > > > > perceptions of what constitutes good photography and throw them down the > > > > drain. Sort of like referring to "rap" as "music". > > > > > > > > Ninety percent of this stuff I don't like. Oh I was walking down the > > street > > > > and saw a couple of leaves lying on the sidewalk, here you go... > > > > > > > > I thinks it's a genre that attracts people because it gives them > > something > > > > duller and more boring to focus their interest on than their own lives. > > > > Then they look at the image as if it contains some deeper meaning. > > > > > > > > Tom C. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > > Of > > > > Cotty > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 12:56 PM > > > > > To: pentax list > > > > > Subject: Re: PESO 2007 - 46b - GDG > > > > > > > > > > On 07/11/07, Godfrey DiGiorgi, discombobulated, unleashed: > > > > > > > > > > >Shooting on this project has ebbed, but I was out walking with the > > > > > >DA*16-50 and made a couple more exposures that fit into the theme ... > > > > > > > > > > > > http://homepage.mac.com/ramarren/photo/PAW7/46b.htm > > > > > > > > > > > >Comments, critique, etc always appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > I really loathe this genre but actually that's not half bad ;-) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > Cotty > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ___/\__ > > > > > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > > > > > ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com > > > > > _____________________________ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > > > follow the > > > > > directions. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > > [email protected] > > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow > > > > the directions. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > [email protected] > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the > > > directions. > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > > the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the > directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
