I don't think this is negative, I think it's the just the extreme expression of the aesthetic aspect of photography. Like most art forms, there is a technique side that puts constraints on pure aesthetics, and the resulting combination is art. One of the good parts about photography is that if you have the aesthetic sense (the"eye") then you can probably learn enough technique or get an automatic enough camera to not limit yourself too much. This is not true in many arts (like painting) which is why I believe photography is such a popular hobby. Certainly, this is true in my case, although I think my enjoyment of the technical aspects is important to me and my "eye" is probably my limitation ;-)
Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 09/19/03 05:50AM >>> Thanks Kenneth for your explanation. I may sound amateurish, but I'm the one who just sees a shot and takes it. I hate having to do a lot afterwards, be it in a darkroom or in a digital room. That's why I took to slides a certain period, they just gave me what I saw. Looking back I can all my mistakes all too clearly as well. What I certainly do not like about photgraphy is the amount of technique I need to get a picture rigt. I feel the technique is more a burden than a blessing. As a choir conductor I do not sense any limits like this. As a pianist I did however. My arms and fingers didn't want to do what I did. The piano was in my way, as are a lot of photographical technical aspects. The absurd limits of a film for instance. I hope that digital solves this all in due course. This sounds more negative than it really is, but as I'm picking up my photography now I do encounter the very same things that made me stop twcie before. So, I'm not a natural photographer I guess. :-) Paul Delcour > From: "Kenneth Waller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 18:00:44 -0400 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: OT: Pentax Image in Outdoor Photographer > Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Resent-Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 18:00:47 -0400 > > Paul, this image was submitted digitally to Outdoor Photographer. I used > Photoshop to set white and dark points, clean dust spots with the clone > stamp, apply a little unsharp mask, a slight crop and then size the image. > The Image as printed pretty much agrees with the original slide. It is as > straight forward as I can make it. > This is pretty much the way I handle all my images that I either post or > print. > > Kenneth Waller > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul Delcour" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 5:37 AM > Subject: Re: OT: Pentax Image in Outdoor Photographer > > >> Kenneth, >> >> really wonderful picture. I wander what you did do in Photshop as you say >> the image wasn't manipulated or anything. How straightforward a shoot was >> this? >> >> :-) >> >> Paul Delcour >> >>> From: Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 06:50:57 +0200 >>> To: Kenneth Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> Subject: Re: OT: Pentax Image in Outdoor Photographer >>> Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Resent-Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 02:50:11 -0400 >>> >>> Hi! >>> >>> Here's the correct URL: >>> http://pug.komkon.org/01jul/IceFlwer.html >>> >>> Congratulations. >>> >>> Boris >>> >>> >>> ===8<==============Original message text=============== >>> KW> Well, after being advised a year ago that an image of mine was > selected >>> for >>> KW> publication in Outdoor Photographer, "Your Gallery" section, it > finally >>> KW> appeared in the October 2003 issue. Check out pages 80/81 of that > issue - >>> KW> the "Your Gallery" section. I've posted this previously to the PUG >>> KW> (http://pug.komkon.org/01jul/IceFlwr.html). >>> KW> I also sent them a paragraph about the capture of this image but > they >>> chose >>> KW> to write their own. >>> KW> They did to use this image previously as a background for an story > on >>> KW> "Keeping Cool", >>> KW> in the June 2003 issue of Outdoor Photographer. >>> >>> KW> Kenneth Waller >>> >>> ===8<===========End of original message text=========== >>> >> >> >
