Well seen, Bob. A larger view of "The Lock" for comparison: http://uploads7.wikiart.org/images/john-constable/the-lock-1824.jpg
Interesting question, Frank. It is no secret that many painters use photographs of scenes, rather than the scenes themselves as their subject matter or inspiration. Some may take their own photographs, but view them only as an intermediary to the finished work: the painting. I have no proof, but I think that most painters would value the painterly skills over than those of a photographer. (I happen to agree in some ways, but it is an apples to oranges comparison.) I have always found the discussion of whether Vermeer used a camera obscura in the studio to be an interesting one. This article is a nice summary of the subject: http://www.people.vcu.edu/~djbromle/portrait04/crystal/vermeer.htm Both a painter and a photographer need to have an "eye" obviously. The photographer often also has the burden of capturing a fleeting moment before it is gone (light or event, as in The Decisive Moment) while the painter can take as long as he likes to finish his/her canvas. Both have technical components (mixing of colors, applications of layer/textures for the painter and proper exposure/DOF/shutter speed to capture the scene, plus post-processing skills for the photographer). Then there is the question of whether one becomes a master at anything without giving it their full and undivided attention. This would be a fun one to discuss around a large table while quaffing ales. On Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 9:46 AM, Knarf <knarftheria...@gmail.com> wrote: > Amazing. > > Thanks for posting. > > On another, related note, I've always wondered Constable (or any master) > would have been able to do with a camera. As a painter he has the huge > advantage of being able to amalgamate various elements from numerous studies, > or he could even just make stuff up (like that dramatic sky). > > However I can't but imagine that he'd have been a magician with a camera; a > great eye is a great eye... > > Cheers, > > frank > > On 27 September, 2015 3:49:04 AM EDT, Bob W-PDML <p...@web-options.com> wrote: >>Look how the position of the man on the ladder imitates the position of >>the figure in this picture: >> >>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-34372281 >> >>B > > -- > Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
