My Early Morning Niche in the Park
Nikon D100, Tamron 24-135mmI come here every morning to practice Taichi for about 40 minutes. The stables are currently unused, so there is relatively little traffic through here.
I'm curious if this picture elicits any emotional response from anyone. Anyone?
I learned a little while ago that sometimes pictures are really "just pictures", and they may not cause any sort of feelings from the certain viewers at all. I ponder these ideas somtimes...hmmm.
--Warren
posted by Warren T. at 5:29 PM
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Hi Warren, Most of your photos do have impact to me. Expecially the ones of nature, of bridges, or buildings I've seen at different angles or with different lighting, or your photos with interesting lines, and the people photos you take (the multiple generations one comes to mind).
This particular photo doesn't elicit much emotion from me, but if I were familiar with the location, or the car info, or something, it probably would. But I always like to see what others are photographing ;)
Careful, I am about to BLAB:
hahaha
Are any pictures "just pictures"? Or... aren't all pictures just pictures?
I think that with any picture there are two things that are great. The answers to these two questions: 1) What does it mean to me, and 2) What does it mean to its photographer/artist?
These things can be very similar, or very different! And discovering either of these findings can be fun and interesting. We all learn from others. Sometimes our tastes even change by finding out what other people like. We are ever-evolving our likes and dislikes.
Sometimes it's comfort we seek -- more of the same; longing to perfect a certain kind of photograph. And sometimes it's change we seek -- a fresh feeling.
I don't really think a picture can ever be classified as "just a picture".. You'd have to know what it means to everyone who might ever see it.. which is.. well, impossible.
So instead, I propose the following:
EVERY picture has an admirer out there :)
For me when I see something, I want to share what my senses are experiencing. The difficulty is the shot most of the time, for me, doesn't capture my emotions. In this shot you have emotions for the peace of mind you get from the 40 minutes each morning. That is hard to capture without some narration. I do like the car.
Breaking my silence. I feel guilty for not responding earlier but again, been very busy. I'm not sure if this photo elicits any emotion for me. It looks like a shot you may see in a car magazine, in this particular shot, the SL Mercedes. It evokes an image of wealth with the Mercedes and the stables.
Hi Everyone, thanks for all your well considered comments! I really appreciate it.
--Warren
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