What Constitutes A Landscape?
Oct 17, 2019 08:28:02 #
My camera club has a special landscape competition each year. Our definition of "landscapes" includes landscapes, seascapes, and cityscapes.
Oct 17, 2019 08:31:57 #
mikeschwartz wrote:
My camera club has a special landscape competition each year. Our definition of "landscapes" includes landscapes, seascapes, and cityscapes.
Thank you, Mike.
Oct 17, 2019 08:35:39 #
Feiertag wrote:
Thanks for your comment, Linda. No contest entry and I'm referring to a lighthouse that shows no land. I'm just curious.
In that case no, if it does not depict things formed by the forces of nature. But a lighthouse in its element on the edge of a body of water or with the surrounding terrain and sky, sure. More than one category can apply, think Venn diagram.
Oct 17, 2019 08:49:26 #
Feiertag wrote:
Would a lighthouse fit into this category?
My 2cents, Harold. Re; your posting on Oct 14th, the bottom image I would definately say; YES! The top image; not really.
Oct 17, 2019 09:11:34 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
Feiertag wrote:
Would a lighthouse fit into this category?
Everything fits into landscape, every thing.
Oct 17, 2019 09:12:33 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
Feiertag wrote:
Would a lighthouse fit into this category?
Anything that is part of the landscape is considered landscape.
Oct 17, 2019 09:14:34 #
Feiertag wrote:
Would a lighthouse fit into this category?
It’s probably architectural not landscape IMO.
Oct 17, 2019 09:15:44 #
I've been under the assumption that a landscape shot would or should have a horizontal plane at some point in the image. even if one holds the camera vertical the image should still have a horizontal plane. if the picture is nothing more than a light house without a horizon with the horizontal plane then it would not be considered a landscape and instead could be known as a portrait.
Oct 17, 2019 10:36:52 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
Feiertag wrote:
Would a lighthouse fit into this category?
It’s whatever you want it to be and you will see that in the answers.
Oct 17, 2019 11:08:55 #
Bokehen wrote:
I've been under the assumption that a landscape shot would or should have a horizontal plane at some point in the image. even if one holds the camera vertical the image should still have a horizontal plane. if the picture is nothing more than a light house without a horizon with the horizontal plane then it would not be considered a landscape and instead could be known as a portrait.
If by horizontal plane you mean a horizon line, I’d disagree. Photographer Eliot Porter became well know for his “intimate landscapes” which often did not show either sky or a horizon line. (I.e. shots of desert walls with stripes of desert varnish).
Oct 17, 2019 11:14:46 #
bpulv
Loc: Buena Park, CA
Feiertag wrote:
Would a lighthouse fit into this category?
If the photograph is emphasizing how small the lighthouse is in comparison to the land, then it is a landscape photograph. The photograph below illustrates the point. Note that the train is so small that it makes the mountains and other land features look big. That is the point of a landscape.
Oct 17, 2019 11:36:10 #
Think of a pastoral shot of open fields with a little red barn nestled in a green valley with some cows grazing peaceably. Now shift to a light house
instead of the barn and add some water. I guess it is all in how far you step back.
instead of the barn and add some water. I guess it is all in how far you step back.
Oct 17, 2019 11:48:51 #
Feiertag wrote:
Thank you for all the informative comments. After reading these posts, I agree that a lighthouse with no land or shoreline visible is not in the landscape category.
I disagree.
I think anything that is permanently affixed to the land, such as a building, qualifies as a landscape. For example a "cityscape," aka an "urban landscape" is subset within the "landscape" genre. "Landscape" does not equate with "natural landscape."
Even if the image is only a detail of the building, such as of the light and intersecting roof planes, then I would say it's an "abstract landscape."
". . . [L]landscape photography doesn’t have to be limited to traditional forms. Abstract landscape photography is an option for those wanting to venture outside of their comfort zone and into creative photography.
Abstract photography is a term that can be a little tricky to define in itself.
Let’s make it simple though. If you are looking at an image and having trouble defining what it is that you are looking at, that’s an abstract photograph.
Landscape photographers aim to capture and illustrate their surroundings as close to reality as possible. The genre can include human-made landscapes and natural scenes.
Abstract landscape photography melds each practice to push the boundaries of both. It introduces abstract tenants to emphasize, skew or break down the way we appreciate landscapes.
Abstract landscape photography isolates and studies the visual components of a landscape image. This allows us to re-imagine the way we view the environment around us."
https://expertphotography.com/abstract-landscape-photography/
Oct 17, 2019 11:51:54 #
"Are you asking because of a contest you plan to enter? If there is no amplifying information, I would guess that the lighthouse's size within the frame determines. Is it land/shoreline that includes a lighthouse, or a lighthouse close-up?"
In total agreement. If no close up it is a landscape when the surroundings are incorporated into the image.
In total agreement. If no close up it is a landscape when the surroundings are incorporated into the image.
Oct 17, 2019 11:52:26 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Are you asking because of a contest you plan to enter? If there is no amplifying information, I would guess that the lighthouse's size within the frame determines. Is it land/shoreline that includes a lighthouse, or a lighthouse close-up?
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