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Photo of the Day - April 2022
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A lot of us shoot at or near home and don't always like to be overly specific with location.
I understand that concern but when it’s an object like a castle I don’t believe that‘s relevant in less you live in that castle.
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I think that when someone shoots something such as flowers which can be found just about anywhere, including in one's own garden or home, not really necessary to identify the location. Sure, I could be really specific in stating that many of my flower shots or other macro/closeup shots during the cold winter months are actually done in my master bedroom with the sun coming in the windows there and the subject(s) positioned on top of my dresser while I shoot from various angles.....but that's not really necessary to stipulate, is it? Nor is it necessary to describe one's particular home location -- certainly not the street address, although possibly a more generalized, vague "suburbs of Washington, DC" or "Countryside in the Lake District of England" would suffice in many situations.
On the other hand, if someone is shooting a beautiful landscape or an interesting monument, sure, it makes sense to identify that subject as being, say, "Grandfather Mountain, as seen from Foscoe, NC", or "Cherry Blossom trees in full bloom surrounding the Tidal Basin, Washington, DC," or "Jefferson Memorial, Tidal Basin, Washington, DC, in the early morning as the sun was rising."
Also, yes, what the subject is may be a mystery, especially if the artist has chosen to present it as an abstract. Sometimes my abstracts look nothing like what they actually do in real life by the time I've experimented with various camera angles, natural or artificial light, positioning of the subject(s), etc. Sometimes I look at an abstract later and think, "gee, how DID I get that?"
On the other hand, if someone is shooting a beautiful landscape or an interesting monument, sure, it makes sense to identify that subject as being, say, "Grandfather Mountain, as seen from Foscoe, NC", or "Cherry Blossom trees in full bloom surrounding the Tidal Basin, Washington, DC," or "Jefferson Memorial, Tidal Basin, Washington, DC, in the early morning as the sun was rising."
Also, yes, what the subject is may be a mystery, especially if the artist has chosen to present it as an abstract. Sometimes my abstracts look nothing like what they actually do in real life by the time I've experimented with various camera angles, natural or artificial light, positioning of the subject(s), etc. Sometimes I look at an abstract later and think, "gee, how DID I get that?"
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I would tell you how to get to Tanagra, but don’t get me started on fuel prices for warp-class galaxy starships these days.
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Ibrox Stadium
"In memory of the 66 fans who tragically died at stairway 13 on 2nd January 1971"
Limpkin.
I've not seen these birds fly, but I would assume they do. They forage around in freshwater areas for snails.
Mr. Gnarly Tooth... Taken at one of the nature preserves here in NC we used to take my son to when he was small.
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American Robin after a bath in my waterfall.
A hidden gem in Orlando that tourist don't see. Also, just beyond the bridge is where yesterday's POTD hawk photo was taken. Swimming in the spring this side of the bridge, Canoes and kayaks with the river run the other side of the bridge.
Closer look at an area on a large shrub - photo taken during a local, neighbourhood morning walk the other day - was attracted by the colours & shapes.
Thanks for the id!! Seems it's an early-spring bloomer, and some of the gardens here (especially alongside walks, and such), have it planted to show spring is on its way! It looks like quite a "normal" (mostly green) shrub once the blooms are gone.
It was cold, blustery with flakes of snow in the air during a walk through town yesterday with my Fuji X100V and customized B&W film simulation.
Exhibit restoration at the American Museum of Natural History NYC.
Last night's sunset over San Francisco taken from Oakland.
