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photography is a recognised artistic medium and you seem to have the knack

those pics are extremely artistic, some more than others, but all truly art. there is as much skill in taking a good photograph as there is in painting a picture or sculpting a shape. the major difference is that some of the best photographs are taken by accident. my 13 year old has a very basic point and shoot and when he got it on xmas day we went to the lake which was frozen. he snapped off loads of pics most of which were rubbish, but 1 was of a tree branch laying on the ice. i changed it to B & W and it was so good that a friend of ours printed and framed it for her wall. its in my wifes laptop so sadly i cant show you. it was a sheer fluke, but turned out brilliant. my wife did a digi photography module this year as part of her degree and one task she chose was 'reflections'. its amazing what you can use as a reflective material and that is all part of the 'art'. to find different mediums to work with to take pictures.

some of those are excellent pics Daos so keep it up. i wish i had the knack.

Graham

Art is all around us, it's everywhere you go

By: dxboon : July 24th, 2009-01:00

Last Christmas I asked Santa for a digital point-n-shoot camera. I owned a traditional (read: uses film) SLR, but gifted the camera to my sister ages ago. Originally, my main motivation for getting a camera was to take photos of my watches, but I have sin...

Wonderfully evocative, Daos . . .

By: Dr No : July 24th, 2009-09:12

. . . and I agree that some of us are more sensitive than others. For the most part, artistry in three dimensions does little for my senses, but in sound, the effect can be overwhelming. The title of your thread, btw, is reminiscent of a song from my gene...

I was wondering...

By: dxboon : July 24th, 2009-21:58

...if anyone would get the Troggs reference! I should've known I could count on you, Art! Have you ever seen the movie LOVE ACTUALLY? There's a humorous scene in which one of the characters sings a cover of the song, but he's changed the one word "love" t...

Very true Dxboon!

By: DRMW : July 24th, 2009-09:56

With the digital cameras now you can just shoot away and come up with some cool pics. With all the photos we take on this forum, we should have a picture contest........ -MW

Ooh, another PPro contest!

By: dxboon : July 24th, 2009-22:00

What picture would I choose out of my current collection?! *sound of mental wheels turning* Daos

sucker for black and whites

By: JMan : July 24th, 2009-13:48

Great pictures and a very interesting topic. I am a real sucker for good black and white pictures and are sometimes better than a color photo. I loved your first image of the iron fence. J.

Thanks, JMan!

By: dxboon : July 24th, 2009-22:03

Sometimes an ordinary color picture becomes extraordinary in black & white. I'm not saying that's the case with mine, of course, but I personally think the photo was a lot better once I drained the color from it. Thanks for your kind comments! Cheers,...

Wonderful photos Daos, thanks for sharing...

By: pingtsai : July 24th, 2009-21:14

I believe art is all around us too. It is sad nowadays that we often get caught up in the hustle and bustle of life that we don't take time out to notice it. I believe that it becomes art when one perceives it to be more than just a iron fence or beam of ...

Then my work is done! :-)

By: dxboon : July 24th, 2009-21:40

Hi Ping! Thanks for the nice note! I took years and years of formal study in art history, and I believe your comment above is one of the best explanations of how something transcends its mere existence and becomes art. Great stuff! Hope you are well! Chee...

photography is a recognised artistic medium and you seem to have the knack

Art is all around us, it's everywhere you go

Wonderfully evocative, Daos . . .

I was wondering...

Very true Dxboon!

Ooh, another PPro contest!

sucker for black and whites

Thanks, JMan!

Wonderful photos Daos, thanks for sharing...

Then my work is done! :-)

Correct Daos...

:-) Yes!

Very nice pic! [nt]

photography is a recognised artistic medium and you seem to have the knack

Thanks, Graham!