Winter is over (open thread)

[jaapv]

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Post your early spring shots here.

 

 

 

Today, the Geese started returning. In summer, we have tens of thousands in the nature reserve behind my house. In winter virtually none, they will have moved South.

 

CL 55-135 @ 135.

 

 

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[david strachan]

Very  nice...love the misty background. Beaut action in the geese.

(maybe crop the buoy out of the image)

[jaapv]

Yes, I noticed just now

[Michael Geschlecht]

Hello David & Jaap,

Why would you crop the buoy?

It not only balances the geese on that side of the photo but it is also a part of what Jaap saw. It is a part of what is there. This is important for providing a realistic perspective for viewers in the future.

Best Regards,

Michael

 

[jaapv]

Sorry, Michael. It was removed as a disturbing element that spoilt the impression of the photograph.  I can claim precedent: Gursky's Rhein II was heavily cloned, removing whole buildings.

[Michael Geschlecht]

1 hour ago, jaapv said:

Sorry, Michael. It was removed as a disturbing element that spoilt the impression of the photograph.  I can claim precedent: Gursky's Rhein II was heavily cloned, removing whole buildings.

Hello Jaap,

I know that the rewriting of History is often done to make what is presented either more pleasant or to have what is presented be seen as more in keeping with the World the way some people would prefer it to be.  Altho for some other people the idea of photography is to record the World the way it actually is. 

Best Regards,

Michael

[jaapv]

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Not to me. Because it cannot, even in unaltered state.

[Michael Geschlecht]

2 minutes ago, jaapv said:

Not to me. Because it cannot, even in unaltered state.

Hello Jaap,

Whether work of any type is done perfectly or not does not stop some people from trying to do things as well as or/& as accurately as possible.

If People accepted a World of "cannot" then they might still be living in caves. Or they might still be standing outside in the rain discussing whether or not it is possible to go inside of a cave to get out of the rain.

At certain times in the World some people have said that people "cannot" fly to the Moon. People "cannot" cure Polio. People "cannot" make an "M" camera into a digital camera because the back focus is too short. And so on. 

Best Regards,

Michael

[jaapv]

Yes, but that is completely beside the point. The image must represent my vision, so I will alter it to my interpretation. The accuracy lies in matching my perception. In this case, a half-buoy  on the edge has nothing to do with the scene, it was not iregistered in my consciousness, so it shouldn't be there.

[Michael Geschlecht]

15 hours ago, jaapv said:

Yes, but that is completely beside the point. The image must represent my vision, so I will alter it to my interpretation. The accuracy lies in matching my perception. In this case, a half-buoy  on the edge has nothing to do with the scene, it was not iregistered in my consciousness, so it shouldn't be there.

Hello Jaap,

That is 1 way at looking at things.

But, it does NOT make what I have written beside the point.

5 people can sit in the same chair & look at the same apple & see very different things. And everyone benefits when each person shares their perspective.

Best Regards,

Michael