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Photo of the Day | October 2024
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photos in this thread must be taken by the person making a post. please replace with a photo you have taken. this is an ongoing rule specified in the first post every month.
i believe your photo would be accepted in the relaxed photo thread but please read the rules there first.
Sure, I can do that. All I wanted was to share something interesting. Now, its gone.
thanks. there are countless threads where you can share “something interesting.” this thread is for original work.
Went salmon fishing one year with #2 son on the Talkeetna river, didn't catch anything but had a great time. Did see a live moose standing in the water.
A photograph is something intriguing in its own right, rather than a reflection of the person who captured it. It’s a moment frozen in time. Does it really matter who took the photo or which camera they used, provided I have access to it? There’s no definitive way to ascertain who snapped a particular shot, especially since the metadata is often stripped from images. I’m not particularly keen on “countless threads,” as I’ve taken a liking to this one since I stumbled upon it.
By the way, we’re off on a trip for a few days, and when we return, we should have enough photos to post one each day! We're not professional photographers; we simply take snapshots of intriguing things and events, my wife and I.
It's rather lovely to begin the day by admiring the beautiful photos taken by others who are likely just like us—amateurs rather than professionals. And that’s the charm of this thread.
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In 2007, the company I worked for sent me out to take some photos of some of the reservoirs that were part of our projects. This one was taken near the very rural town of Cove, Oregon, population approximately 676. My photo library says this was taken at 1700, but I distinctly remember it being 0700.
I don't know what the stacked rock formation was about, but I found them interesting enough to add to the photo. Since I've not had the opportunity to go out and do any new photography as of late, I decided to dig some up in the archive that were taken around the same time of the year. It's still quite warm here but no way I'm going to complain about our weather considering what others in the US are dealing with. Prayers for any and all of you having to go through the horrific storms in the south.
I don't know what the stacked rock formation was about, but I found them interesting enough to add to the photo. Since I've not had the opportunity to go out and do any new photography as of late, I decided to dig some up in the archive that were taken around the same time of the year. It's still quite warm here but no way I'm going to complain about our weather considering what others in the US are dealing with. Prayers for any and all of you having to go through the horrific storms in the south.
This is absolutely beautiful, @katbel ! I wish I had a copy framed in my bathroom. (My bathroom colors are purple, lavender, and grey.)
This thread has had a requirement since its inception in 2006 (nearly twenty years!!!) that all photos shared must be taken by the poster. We have both amateur and professional photographers in this thread, and each of us takes pride in sharing photos we have taken by ourselves. You are welcome to share a photo daily here as long as you have taken it yourself. This is not particularly hard rule to follow, and is the sole and entire purpose of this thread.
And yes, it matters who took it. A photo is absolutely the reflection of the person taking it. It is their art, and in some cases their livelihood and source of income.
Not really, a photograph doesn’t truly reflect the person behind the lens, especially these days when anyone can simply point and shoot with a device, often without a second thought. There are countless individuals who snap away on their phones at anything and everything. Occasionally, a real gem emerges from that spontaneity, but more often than not, it’s just a bit of artistic whimsy. That is, of course, if one doesn’t consider themselves a professional.
These comments really should be peeled off into their own thread so as not to disrupt the true intent of the POTD thread - which is to share a single photo a day that you have taken.
But many, if not most, of us on this thread shoot with dedicated cameras, and we don't merely "snap away on our phones." We have spent years crafting our art, honing our voice, and many times scrolling through this thread I can tell who took the photo before seeing the poster's name. I am not a professional, and do not consider myself a professional, as I do not get paid (which is the only definition of a professional photographer - someone who gets paid for their work or skill), and yet my photos DO reflect the person behind the lens. No one on this thread shoots like I do. And I could pick out other regular posters on this thread and say no one else shoots like them, either. We even have one or two people who shoot only with their phones and make amazing images; despite not using a dedicated camera, they still make art.
This thread is not about photography without a second thought. Sure, some people who post here do shoot that way, and that's fine, those photos are also welcome. But many of us are very deliberate in what we shoot, how we edit, and what photos get posted for the general public. This thread has way more than accidental "artistic whimsy" going for it.
It's another day here, already past midnight...
While rummaging through some old photos, I stumbled upon this one, taken in the summer of 2017, simply because I had my phone in my pocket... And this photo has the quality that the phone available at the time could offer—nothing more, nothing less.
While rummaging through some old photos, I stumbled upon this one, taken in the summer of 2017, simply because I had my phone in my pocket... And this photo has the quality that the phone available at the time could offer—nothing more, nothing less.
The central business district and Marina Bay seen from the Sand's Hotel. Singapore. October, 2016.
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