> > I like this article, it probably spoke to me because it mentions > > something I've been trying to do the last couple of months or so: to > > stay in a spot and wait for things to happen (opposite of what I've > > been practicing last year) > > > > http://www.scottkelby.com/blog/2009/archives/3814 > > Wonderful, thought-provoking interview. > > This very weekend I must take a camera and stand, just stand at a > street corner and wait for the world to come to me (for a change). > > Thanks for posting this! > > cheers, > frank
One of my friends is a landscape photographer and he recommends people to chose a place that they like, and then photograph it to death over a long period of time. Get to know every millimetre of the place, in all seasons, in all weathers, in all moods. Photograph it from a distance, from medium range, right into extreme closeup, but explore it. Explore the people in it, the things living there, the objects, the events, everything. It reminds me of the family of another friend I stayed with in South Africa. When we went to the Kruger National Park I was thrilled by things like giraffes, lions, water buffalo and so on, but they knew it all so well that they ignored those and were thrilled by the minute things like dung beetles. You have to become really familiar with a place before it starts to reveal itself to you, and before you can really start to see it properly. Unless you're HCB, of course. Bob -- 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.
