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From outside Halmstad, Sweden 4 August 2007.
Edit: the image is perhaps a little dark, and now I see that the focus is not on the flower in the foreground. Instead the focus is on the leaves on the right😁
Well, I’m still learning😅
Nikon D40X - iso 400, f/5.6, 1/400s.
The focal length I’m not sure of.
The info says 262 mm but I was using a 55-200 mm objective so…🙂
The nature of art is that we as individuals are completely free to experience something in our own way. 😎
You finding this particular image creepy/scary is your experience. I don’t personally see any of my imagery as remotely horrific/scary/creepy, but I am not anyone else. All experiences are perfectly valid. ✌️
Boston Public Library, by architect Philip Johnson.
Hi Alexander! My name is Rob and it is a pleasure to make your acquaintance. People here seem to be fond of you and I can see why. I am enjoying your work across a few sub forums here and I'm happy you decided to return. I agree with you 100% that this is just a lovely community that I am very glad to be a part of. I have met many wonderful people here, have learned much, and get to see photos from all around the world. I am loving and participating in @mollyc's P52 project, and currently enjoying a few other post your picture sub forums here. I am a retired Navy photographer, and now just enjoy photography as a hobby. I also use my photo skills in my realty businesses.
I agree that art and the way we as individuals perceive it, is very subjective. I, like you, do not feel your recent submissions here are creepy or scary at all. I appreciate the imagery and the emotion you are trying to elicit in each viewer. I was just telling my son that I need to step outside my photographic comfort zone and reach for that creativity and vision that I know is deep inside me. That is one of the things I love about this community of photographers, it is full of creativity and ideas. To get back to @Matsamoto's comment, and your response, I shared your truck photo with my son, as I found it very interesting, and asked him what he thought of it. I share all my photo's with him as I enjoy getting others perspective of my snaps. I attached a screenshot of our chat. Like you said, art and the way we perceive it, is wildly subjective.
I hope you can stay for a long time this go round. Thank you for sharing Alexander!
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Someone's Creepers is another one's Jeepers
Only if you have "Those Peepers".😁
Some photos are carefully planned others almost entirely spontaneous. In this case I was facing more or less South, with the camera at eye level as I began to frame a planned panorama. I heard the train approaching and realizing I had almost no time to set up, I took two steps back to the North, and swung to my right keeping the camera at eye level and waiting less than a second for the locomotives to fill the view. I was a fraction of a second fast but like the result.
Lumix ZS200 camera lens set at 9mm (24mm equiv)
Lumix ZS200 camera lens set at 9mm (24mm equiv)
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Another view walking local park Meadobrook Urbana IL
Howdy Rob, it's a pleasure to make your acquaintance, I'm Alex, hopeless dreamer and layabout!Hi Alexander! My name is Rob and it is a pleasure to make your acquaintance. People here seem to be fond of you and I can see why. I am enjoying your work across a few sub forums here and I'm happy you decided to return. I agree with you 100% that this is just a lovely community that I am very glad to be a part of. I have met many wonderful people here, have learned much, and get to see photos from all around the world. I am loving and participating in @mollyc's P52 project, and currently enjoying a few other post your picture sub forums here. I am a retired Navy photographer, and now just enjoy photography as a hobby. I also use my photo skills in my realty businesses.
I agree that art and the way we as individuals perceive it, is very subjective. I, like you, do not feel your recent submissions here are creepy or scary at all. I appreciate the imagery and the emotion you are trying to elicit in each viewer. I was just telling my son that I need to step outside my photographic comfort zone and reach for that creativity and vision that I know is deep inside me. That is one of the things I love about this community of photographers, it is full of creativity and ideas. To get back to @Matsamoto's comment, and your response, I shared your truck photo with my son, as I found it very interesting, and asked him what he thought of it. I share all my photo's with him as I enjoy getting others perspective of my snaps. I attached a screenshot of our chat. Like you said, art and the way we perceive it, is wildly subjective.
I hope you can stay for a long time this go round. Thank you or sharing Alexander!
What an exciting shift in focus for your photography, from purely methodical and process driven to something possibly more of an enjoyment basis, I won't hold the realty photography against you!
I actually have a deep-seated love of architectural photography, that was a poor attempt at humour, sorry.My stepson and I spent ages to deliberately create the old bus image with a possible dual (and maybe more) interpretation to it. One innocent response of a Plague Doctor scared in the middle of the night peering out into the darkness whilst clutching a teddy bear equivalent (appropriate for a Plague Doctor), and another response based on the potential of the Plague Doctor possibly holding the teddy bear in a more sinister fashion. This was borne of our particular loves of art and imagery that can be interpreted multiple ways, and is something we have both experienced with various art pieces when at different times we have had completely different responses to them.
I loved @Matsamoto and your sons responses with the word "creepy" used for them both. This is exponentially better than the dreaded "nice," "like it," "cool," or such that means nothing really for one that seeks feedback of an emotional nature from those viewing their creations. The word "creepy" is a strong emotional response and lets me and my stepson know that people are possibly getting one potential we were trying to convey. However, that would require further discussion with those individuals to truly understand that. It could be that an individual finds Plague Doctors a "creepy" subject matter regardless of what scenario they found them in. It could be the setting, or anything else for that matter, but the use of the word "creepy" is a great clue that we're headed in the right direction with that particular image.
Neither of us has any formal arts study or education behind us. For me this is nothing more than a nebulously developing and evolving Wellness activity for my CPTSD. It's a super easy way into a state of Mindfulness and Flow, and is a lot of fun to be shared with my stepson. We're both neurodivergent and absolutely revel in the meticulous planning and shoot times in these creation processes. There is no end goal of selling or exhibiting, the creation processes are seen as their own individual lifeforms of sorts; some will be further refined, some are complete.
I've been a part of and truly enjoyed and appreciated the MacRumours community since the mid 2000's, initially under another account, and have no plans of heading out bush again for any prolonged period of time. The odd four or five days here and there for particular photographic and natural observations/experiences, but I definitely have no intentions of absconding to the bush again. Guess you're all stuck with this curmudgeon for a bit! ✌️
Conceptual photography can be interesting if done well. Someone putting a cardboard box on their head and standing in a field may work for them.
I don't have an extensive wardrobe to accomplish anything reasonable - not even the cardboard box.
I would prefer to snap an image of a Furry in Walmart - more dynamic and fluid.
Side note: Alexander of Oz, your CP is done very well.
I don't have an extensive wardrobe to accomplish anything reasonable - not even the cardboard box.
I would prefer to snap an image of a Furry in Walmart - more dynamic and fluid.
Side note: Alexander of Oz, your CP is done very well.
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That’s true👍
For me I think it’s the scary and horror movies I’ve seen over the years that effected my view🙂
And as you say, that’s what it makes it so interesting. Ask another person and that person (like you🙂) don’t even think about that way.
Thanks for responding!
A pet project of mine. That's a dual CPU sled for a 2010 Mac Pro. I just completed installing 2 X5690s in it, along with 6x 8GB of DDR3 1333 ECC. Such a wonderful era of Mac Pro. To this day, it can still do a lot when properly upgraded, like with a newer GPU, and an NVME SSD running off a PCIe slot. I could never afford one of these when they were new, but now they are in my price range and need good homes.
Had a great time last night at a St. Patrick's Day fundraiser event...oh and a Guinness! These young dancers were great!
And much better to see them being lovingly used as compared to those poor unfortunate ones that become bespoke coffee tables or such!A pet project of mine. That's a dual CPU sled for a 2010 Mac Pro. I just completed installing 2 X5690s in it, along with 6x 8GB of DDR3 1333 ECC. Such a wonderful era of Mac Pro. To this day, it can still do a lot when properly upgraded, like with a newer GPU, and an NVME SSD running off a PCIe slot. I could never afford one of these when they were new, but now they are in my price range and need good homes.
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I went through the same thing with one about two years back and it was a beast, until I acquired cinema cameras recording RAW video and the poor girl really struggled with that load.
Yeah, I don’t mess with video other than just off the iPhone. I liken it to having a classic car. It’s not going to be the best at anything anymore, but it still looks good, brings back some nostalgia, and it gives it a good home. Coffee table? I guess they are tough enough to endure it.And much better to see them being lovingly used as compared to those poor unfortunate ones that become bespoke coffee tables or such!
I went through the same thing with one about two years back and it was a beast, until I acquired cinema cameras recording RAW video and the poor girl really struggled with that load.
It's such a magical artistic atmosphere. I'm sure your stepson is having the time of his life creating this adventures with you.
Looking forward to seeing more.
"What do you think you're doing?? I told you it doesn't work that way!" 🤣
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico…
