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.
