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Apr 24, 2016 09:01:52   #
Billyspad wrote:
.....Insight and appreciation gained from experience is a fact......


So we're agreeing to agree? Good. The use/misuse of the term "photographer" is another subject for another day.
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Apr 24, 2016 08:50:36   #
minniev wrote:
.....I wonder if what the next trend will be?


Who can tell. What I can predict is that some things will never go out of fashion, but they'll never be the "latest thing" - they'll just stay in the background ticking away and just being there for anybody who wants to notice them.
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Apr 24, 2016 08:37:25   #
Billyspad wrote:
Come on R.G. off the pedestal please!......


Just stating a simple fact. There are things about photographs that we (people in general) won't appreciate until we've tried it ourselves. And there are things that we won't appreciate until we've made the extra effort to improve.

I'm sure there are still some people who haven't even tried using smartphones or P&Ses to take pictures, and the simple fact is that those people won't appreciate things that will be appreciated by somebody who has tried (and very often failed) to take pleasing shots.

And there are things that a snapper won't appreciate until they've made the extra effort to improve their shooting skills. I'm just stating simple facts. No pedestal-posing involved. We were discussing the difference between Linda's shot and those that have more of a wow factor - I was simply pointing out the difference between people that will "get" Linda's type of picture as opposed to those who's appreciation is limited to shots with more wow factor (and therefore more universal appeal and appreciation).

I'm talking about the sort of insight and appreciation that comes from having tried something for yourself. I see that as a simple fact. I don't see anything elitist about it.
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Apr 24, 2016 08:13:05   #
Very imaginative.
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Apr 24, 2016 08:10:00   #
Billyspad wrote:
........Foods appalling but the place is incredible lol.


Hey, just a minute!! I take back what I said about your assessment process lol. Next thing you'll be telling me that deep fried Mars Bars aren't haute cuisine :lol: .
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Apr 24, 2016 08:04:12   #
Billyspad wrote:
........and they all have the magic ingredient that ensures success -Impact.......


You wouldn't be trying to be contentious here would you? lol. I think "impact" is one of those words that can mean very different things to different people. But that's a discussion for another thread.... (wait a minute - aren't we doing that already :-) ). Maybe your assessment process is more subtle than you give it credit for...

Thanks for the positives. Some people might use the term "brochure shot" (or similar) in a derogatory way, but I've always been encouraged when my shots come out as brochure-worthy.
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Apr 24, 2016 07:50:22   #
Billyspad wrote:
........If I have missed something please come back to me but our views seem quite similar to me on this point......


I'll just repeat my previous statement, and if there's no disagreement then you haven't missed anything.

"I think what Linda is saying is that in your face isn't the only legitimate place for a photo and we shouldn't forget the other possibilities".

I think what you're saying is that as far as you yourself are concerned, "impact" is the way to go. I don't see impact and interest as meaning the same thing. To my mind, interest can be the subtlest of things, and I like shots that reward the viewer who takes the bother to look closely enough or carefully enough to notice small or subtle things.

I would classify some shots as photographers' photographs, meaning that only a photographer is going to appreciate or "get" them, whereas Mr. and Mrs Joe Public are going to miss what the photograph has to offer because they're looking for uber-pop or sensationalism or whatever they see as constituting the wow factor.
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Apr 24, 2016 07:10:32   #
Shakey wrote:
Got here late again. Here's my attempt. :roll:


Once again you give it your own unique mood. Thanks for contributing, Shakey.
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Apr 24, 2016 06:41:51   #
Billyspad wrote:
......There is an audience for understated images like this for sure. Probably a bedroom wall shot rather than a living area picture.......

As presented it has great composition lovely from a technical viewpoint but almost no impact......


So you agree that shots like this have their place? I think what Linda is saying is that in your face isn't the only legitimate place for a photo and we shouldn't forget the other possibilities.

Your second comment above is quite telling. You think that to take it further it needs more "impact". My suggestion on this subject is that it could benefit from added interest, and that suggestion is a product of a different mind-set.
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Apr 24, 2016 06:17:40   #
Linda From Maine wrote:
.......I'm curious about how others see the slick huge-wow-factor images so prevalent on 500px vs. the less dramatic or contemplative.

I'm finding more and more that I am not impressed by those supposedly once-in-a-lifetime shots.....


Because there are so many people taking so many photos these days, we're forever being told that to stand out a shot must have something unusual or eye-catching about it, and if it doesn't it will just get lost in a sea of similar same old same-old shots. As a consequence we're in danger of ending up with a mind-set that tells us it has to be spectacular/unusual/vivid/eye-catching/unique and should be far removed from the traditional sort of capture.

To reinforce that idea we're sometimes told that rule-following and choosing traditional subjects should be discouraged or even avoided at all costs. While I'm not advocating that we should become slaves to rules and conventions, it wouldn't do us any harm to remind ourselves that what was considered good in days gone by was seen that way for a good reason.

Some things do have lasting value and shouldn't be discarded or dismissed while we pursue a completely new sensational-oriented mind-set.
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Apr 24, 2016 05:43:10   #
minniev wrote:
This a beautiful set RG, and excellent addition the Sense of Place collection. Fairy Pools is a frame-demanding award winner. But there are other excellent images in the sequence. Together they give us a more complete picture than any one of them would together. You've showed the natural elements as well as the human use and constructions spanning centuries, and how those work together. Wonderful contribution, thanks so much for sharing it.


Thanks for the wonderful compliments, Minniev. The Fairy Pools is my favourite from that trip. To get to that point you follow the stream up the hill and on the way you pass waterfalls and pools, all with the Cuillins as the backdrop. I did get a waterfall shot, but the one posted is my favourite.
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Apr 24, 2016 05:03:21   #
SoHillGuy wrote:
I don't think I missed any pixels that I didn't adjust with some tool or brush. I also used plug in's, Topaz, and PE 8.


Great sky Gaylord. This one says "summer" in a way that the original never could.
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Apr 24, 2016 05:01:14   #
You refer to it as a treasured print. If you don't have the original file from the scanner it would be worth re-scanning it at as high a resolution as possible. The file size that you posted is just not enough to do the shot justice.
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Apr 24, 2016 04:46:08   #
anneabc wrote:
Are you talking about more Steve Perry videos? Or others? I do like the way he explains things.


Steve mentions back button focus lock on the linked video. It can be used to override AF-C in release mode.
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Apr 23, 2016 16:23:57   #
That file is only 112kB. Is there any way to get a larger file? In your exporter, is the Quality slider at maximum? Or are you using an "Export for the internet" option (that usually limits the size of the file).
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