For a man self-avowed to be “bored with still photographs”, you still have a deft eye. This would make a fine painting (and as such, the pickup could be changed to a boat or eliminated altogether … ). The high tide pebble swath leads your eye in, and the (level!) horizon leads you out, prompted by the landforms, and the cycle of observation continues. Serene and well done.
Sometime around “Logged Out” you posted something with no title. I spent never-mind-how-long trying to find where rakkity said “I sighed when I saw the…” and then I added my own comment, which Michael has now responded to, and I quote: “We could gang it together with … ” But I can’t read the comment, because I can’t get to the posting. I have no idea why I could get to it once and not now.
I like the still photos. I wonder why Michael says he’s bored with them. And I wonder why Michael would say things like that, even if they were true.
I appreciate Adam’s comment given that that photo was “processed” on a seven year old laptop with a now dismal screen using a version of iPhoto that does not include a leveling component. It looks positively awful to me.
Also, I was about to call area hospitals in hopes of finding the missing Jennifer. Good to see her back. And good point, I’ve now titled it and we can both find it.
My movie making days are over as I’ve been asked to return the on-loan video cam.
Those stills aren’t “boring” to us blog fans, especially since some of us can’t see the films or can’t hear them (or both) without trekking down to Panera’s for their free wifi. Surely you can find some new features of stills to awe and inspire us all. Did Ansel get tired of stills after 70 years of taking them?
But Sir Adams probably never held a slick little micro-miniaturized digital video cam in his acomplished hands nor produced and viewed from same a slow pan across Yosemite coming to rest on the restless Aspens he immortalized in black & white & grey motionless poise. Which is not to say that had he that would have in any way altered that which he did so well — I’m just saying he was never faced with the option.
Me, I still like the contemplative aspect of stills, the savoring of minutiae absent the influence of overt motion, the invitation to interpretation.
For a man self-avowed to be “bored with still photographs”, you still have a deft eye. This would make a fine painting (and as such, the pickup could be changed to a boat or eliminated altogether … ). The high tide pebble swath leads your eye in, and the (level!) horizon leads you out, prompted by the landforms, and the cycle of observation continues. Serene and well done.
Comment by el Kib — October 8, 2006 @ 6:45 pm
Sometime around “Logged Out” you posted something with no title. I spent never-mind-how-long trying to find where rakkity said “I sighed when I saw the…” and then I added my own comment, which Michael has now responded to, and I quote: “We could gang it together with … ” But I can’t read the comment, because I can’t get to the posting. I have no idea why I could get to it once and not now.
I like the still photos. I wonder why Michael says he’s bored with them. And I wonder why Michael would say things like that, even if they were true.
Comment by Jennifer — October 8, 2006 @ 7:36 pm
I appreciate Adam’s comment given that that photo was “processed” on a seven year old laptop with a now dismal screen using a version of iPhoto that does not include a leveling component. It looks positively awful to me.
Also, I was about to call area hospitals in hopes of finding the missing Jennifer. Good to see her back. And good point, I’ve now titled it and we can both find it.
My movie making days are over as I’ve been asked to return the on-loan video cam.
Comment by michael — October 8, 2006 @ 8:39 pm
Those stills aren’t “boring” to us blog fans, especially since some of us can’t see the films or can’t hear them (or both) without trekking down to Panera’s for their free wifi. Surely you can find some new features of stills to awe and inspire us all. Did Ansel get tired of stills after 70 years of taking them?
Comment by rakkity — October 8, 2006 @ 9:47 pm
But Sir Adams probably never held a slick little micro-miniaturized digital video cam in his acomplished hands nor produced and viewed from same a slow pan across Yosemite coming to rest on the restless Aspens he immortalized in black & white & grey motionless poise. Which is not to say that had he that would have in any way altered that which he did so well — I’m just saying he was never faced with the option.
Me, I still like the contemplative aspect of stills, the savoring of minutiae absent the influence of overt motion, the invitation to interpretation.
Comment by el Kib — October 9, 2006 @ 10:51 am