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Apr 5, 2022 17:21:07   #
photophile Loc: Lakewood, Ohio, USA
 
woodlander wrote:
The attached photograph was shot a few months ago. I live near the ocean and, on some mornings, there is a layer of mist over the area. As the sun comes up, there is an interval in which the mist is still there, but the sun is starting to become visible. During this time, the effects shown in the photo can be seen. It is very difficult to capture with a camera. I have tried many times, but only a few attempts have worked out.

The photo is real and the rainbow effects are naturally occurring. I did, however, use an HDR processing program to enhance the effect. This bring up a question I have had for a while about such things. At what point does it cease to be photography?

This photo was shot using a macro lens. I didn't think that was the right choice for such photographs, but it was the one that was on the camera that morning.

If anyone cares, it was shot using a Fuji X-Pro2 with an 80mm macro lens. The exposure was at 1/125 of a second at F11 and an ISO of 1000.

Let me know if you have any questions or comments.
The attached photograph was shot a few months ago.... (show quote)


It's a lovely photo with special effects.

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Apr 5, 2022 19:43:17   #
Retired CPO Loc: Travel full time in an RV
 
Robg wrote:
Your photo qualifies as an outstanding example of both. Some would argue that anything that uses a photographic medium is a photograph. I would disagree. For example, many of Peter Milton's prints make use of photographic images but I would not call them photographs although they definitely are art.

A less controversial statement would be that there are many photographs that are not art, although some might argue that art is in the eye of the beholder, which makes the whole question personal.

Then we get to post processing of what starts out to be a photograph, but depending on the degree and type of post processing, becomes less and less a photograph and more and more art. For example, for me (and many will argue this), replacing the sky is too much to still call the result a photograph.
Your photo qualifies as an outstanding example of ... (show quote)



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Apr 5, 2022 20:33:34   #
bikinkawboy Loc: north central Missouri
 
Some people use a brush and canvas to create art, some use a carving knife or a chainsaw to create art and you used a camera. Any way you look at it, you happened to be an artist that morning. I draw the artistic line at Jackson Pollak. Anyone can throw a can of paint at a canvas or slather a big dripping soppy brush all over it. Even monkeys have done it before. Is that art? I’ve cleaned up messes off of the kitchen floor that my little kids made that looked better.

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Apr 5, 2022 21:04:57   #
woodlander Loc: Northern California
 
Thanks for all the comments. I appreciate the feedback.

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Apr 6, 2022 05:19:06   #
roxiemarty Loc: Florida
 
Photography is an art.

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Apr 6, 2022 05:52:41   #
w00dy4012 Loc: Thalia, East Virginia
 
Neat!

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Apr 6, 2022 05:54:02   #
Fstop12 Loc: Kentucky
 
Art or Photograph, does it really matter what you call it? I would call it a very nice image! Well done.

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Apr 6, 2022 06:17:57   #
Peterfiore Loc: Where DR goes south
 
Photography, painting, drawing, sculpture, and many other mediums can be art.

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Apr 6, 2022 06:37:48   #
Terkat
 
Good morning "wood",

Photography is as much an art as all the other acceptable forms - all of which involve creativity - whether minimal / maximal or somewhere in between. Beautiful image!
Maybe we could call this "artography"?

All the best,

Terry

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Apr 6, 2022 06:38:07   #
pepper84 Loc: Durham England
 
outstanding shot I really liked it. such impact.

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Apr 6, 2022 06:41:53   #
traderjohn Loc: New York City
 
Longshadow wrote:
If you used a camera, it's photography......



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Apr 6, 2022 06:49:04   #
JimmyTB
 
Like Penny MG said, whatever you call it it is beautiful. Often though the camera doesn't capture exactly what our eyes see. Nothing wrong with helping or enhancing with software. You also said that you've tried to capture this many times with limited success, so maybe the macro lens was the right lens for the job.

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Apr 6, 2022 06:49:37   #
mvetrano2 Loc: Commack, NY
 
It is a beautiful capture, and I think it qualifies as both art and photography.

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Apr 6, 2022 07:04:39   #
L-Fox
 
Longshadow wrote:
If you used a camera, it's photography......


What Longshadow said!


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Apr 6, 2022 07:09:56   #
Gatorcoach Loc: New Jersey
 
woodlander wrote:
The attached photograph was shot a few months ago. I live near the ocean and, on some mornings, there is a layer of mist over the area. As the sun comes up, there is an interval in which the mist is still there, but the sun is starting to become visible. During this time, the effects shown in the photo can be seen. It is very difficult to capture with a camera. I have tried many times, but only a few attempts have worked out.

The photo is real and the rainbow effects are naturally occurring. I did, however, use an HDR processing program to enhance the effect. This bring up a question I have had for a while about such things. At what point does it cease to be photography?

This photo was shot using a macro lens. I didn't think that was the right choice for such photographs, but it was the one that was on the camera that morning.

If anyone cares, it was shot using a Fuji X-Pro2 with an 80mm macro lens. The exposure was at 1/125 of a second at F11 and an ISO of 1000.

Let me know if you have any questions or comments.
The attached photograph was shot a few months ago.... (show quote)



To me it's a picture. I make pictures and "my picture, my rules". Solves the argument for me.

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