SteveR wrote:
Goodfellas. It's on Sundance right now. Worth watching every few years.
I love that one, love Mob movies....
These are pretty good too
A Bronx Tale - DeNiro
Donnie Brasco - Al Pacino
When I look at paintings, I see that there is room for a wide variety of styles to be considered "good".
Picasso
Monet
Basquiat
All of these are considered really good even though they don't show people and life in a sharp and literal way.
Rembrandt
Davinci
These are much closer to what your eyes would see, but still have an artistic mood and flavor...
People have their personal preferences, but the art world itself recognizes a large variety of different styles as being "good".
I think the original poster might be saying that the photography world seems to be moving toward appreciating and valuing a smaller and smaller variety of styles.
Ultra sharp and perfectly centered photos ARE "really good", but I personally miss ALSO seeing more mood, texture, lighting, and experimentation as well.
I personally like variety, both in photography, and painting.