One quiet evening he walked around and tried to determine what made all those photos so special that they had made it to the exhibition against a lot of hard competition. He concluded that it was the LIGHT which did it. The *light* was an essential factor, amidst all the great variety of subjects and style.
I guess it's not for nothing that photography means Drawing With Light.
(Click for big pic, please. Photos by TCGirl. These made me think of the importance of the light. Olympus E-M1, Panasonic 14-140mm. And these are unprocessed, that good are modern cameras and photographers.)
Update:
As an aid to spot the bird in the highest branch, which indeed was very tiny in the frame:
I like both of these photos for their composition as well as the lighting. When (at the posted size) I saw the tree next to the barn I felt that something was missing. I decided that the tree should have had a bird in it. I then opened to the larger size, zoomed in, and discovered that there IS a bird (Hawk) in that tree.
ReplyDeleteRemarkable.
Perfect!
Where is it, amigo?
ReplyDeleteThank you very much, Anon... A funny happenstance: I didn't notice the bird until I saw the image on my laptop, either!! I was too busy trying to compose and get off of the farmer's property!! And I couldn't tell what kind of bird it was but a Hawk makes perfect sense because we have a lot of those around here... :-)
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Mr. C: the image was taken in Oregon
Maybe I took blindness pill today, I don't see the hawk.
ReplyDeleteSo is Portland really like Portlandia? Sort of weird neo-hippie place?
ReplyDelete'The Dingle Berries/Butt [and other] Crack Run!!' Woot! Woot!! ;-) :-D I, actually, didn't know about that, Russ... I wonder if I should go and shoot that!! :-P Keep me posted, if you know when it's happening, please, Russ... :-)
ReplyDeleteThe Hawk is on the tip of the tallest branch (where they are often found.
ReplyDeleteBTW, hoping no one was offended with what I wrote, in response to Russ' post; I, mostly, just think that it's funny to say the first item... It makes me think [of all things] of a PBS Kids' show, 'Dragon Tales,' w/all their talks about various berries in the Forest... Anyone who knows me, knows that I am just a fun-loving Goofball, but...that being said, I also don't mind deleting, if asked... :-) Hoping everyone is having a great day...
ReplyDeleteThanks, Anon.
ReplyDeleteI myself had to magnify the original to be sure, so to help mr. C and anybody else curious, I've posted a part blow-up now.
TCG, I should hope that it would take more to offend the mature, intelligent readers here.
ReplyDeleteTCG, I should hope that it would take more to offend the mature, intelligent readers here.
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree... People tend to be too serious, sometimes, though; I think it's healthy if we can laugh at ourselves, once in awhile, as well as have a friendly chuckle at the opposite sex... :-D