My 2 cents... not directed at anyone in particular, but my observations to
photos in general.
Photographic images should not require any background verbiage to the viewer
for it to be appreciated. Images should stand by themselves on the merits of
the subject matter they convey & the technical aspects of the photo -
lighting, exposure, composition and focus.
While background info about the image may be interesting, for the most part,
that info may indicate a failure/inability on the part of the photographer
to properly capture the idea he/she was trying to relay.
Furthermore, responding to criticism with background info, justifying why
the photographer did what was done, is a further indication of the 'failure'
of the image.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
----- Original Message -----
From: "ann sanfedele" <ann...@nyc.rr.com>
Subject: Re: PESO: Perched Too
Just to be clear about my comment earlier - Larry- all of us, I think,
show each other photos because we want the rest to "get" what
we were doing and do want to communicate - so it DOES matter whether or
not the image communicates what we intendedit to say
to the rest.
I was just making the point that none of us knew the guy on the rock was
there for a long time and Dan said that element was
what made him take the photo.... whether or not the imageis nicely
proportioned, good bokeh or whatever or just plain liked
or not by others , until we were told by Dan what attracted him we
couldn't tell from that photo.... we didn't have backstory.
We dont' always show each other photos because they work for us --
sometimes its because we are uncertain, or it doesnt or
we need suggestions to help make it work... but don't say it doesn't
matter to the photographer whether it works for the viewers-
at least one or more... Not everything speaks to everyone, but there
really is no point sharing a photo if you don't care at all
what others think of it...
ann
On 2/5/2016 12:00 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote:
On Thu, Feb 4, 2016 at 8:25 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote:
It does not matter whether it works for us. The question is, does it
work
for you?
Yes; otherwise I would not have taken it, processed it and shown it
here and elsewhere.
I thought this image could stand on its own, but then again, sometimes
I think I am a photographer. What the hell do I know?
Dan Matyola
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
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