Seems each image should be creative to the point of conveying an intended message. To do less, it seems to me, allows no credit to the photographer.
Jack --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > 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. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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