Comments on: Magic, Mystery and appreciation http://www.grafphoto.com/wordpress/2007/08/15/magic-mystery-and-appreciation/ Nature photography, art, environment Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:59:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: John http://www.grafphoto.com/wordpress/2007/08/15/magic-mystery-and-appreciation/comment-page-1/#comment-20654 John Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:57:55 +0000 http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/2007/08/15/magic-mystery-and-appreciation/#comment-20654 As I grow professionally, I find that many of my previous photos don't pop for me anymore. My style and equipment has advanced and I tend to dislike most of my photos that are more than a year or two old. Some of the few photos that I still love are shots that I took in Hawaii. As I grow professionally, I find that many of my previous photos don’t pop for me anymore. My style and equipment has advanced and I tend to dislike most of my photos that are more than a year or two old. Some of the few photos that I still love are shots that I took in Hawaii.

]]> By: ForestRat http://www.grafphoto.com/wordpress/2007/08/15/magic-mystery-and-appreciation/comment-page-1/#comment-11405 ForestRat Mon, 20 Aug 2007 02:20:23 +0000 http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/2007/08/15/magic-mystery-and-appreciation/#comment-11405 Just the other day I went to the George Eastman House (www.eastmanhouse.org) where they are having an exhibition of Ansel Adams' work. They have a pretty extensive collection since Adams was a friend of the museum. The old standbys were there that absolutely everyone has seen at one time or another, but it was very interesting to see lesser known prints and the progression of Adams' images through the years. There was even a group of portraits that he had done - I never even knew he did portraits. The exhibit was bookended first with recent works by other photographers with an "environmental" bent and after by works of various subject matter that typified what kinds of things the museum is currently collecting. Walking out of the razor sharp complex understated monochomatic Adams room to the wildly colorful simplistic bold social commentary of the "what we collect now" room was a serious shock. I'm still not sure what I make of it all, but for one thing, there sure are a lot of directions that a photographer can take during his/her photographic journey! Just the other day I went to the George Eastman House (www.eastmanhouse.org) where they are having an exhibition of Ansel Adams’ work. They have a pretty extensive collection since Adams was a friend of the museum.

The old standbys were there that absolutely everyone has seen at one time or another, but it was very interesting to see lesser known prints and the progression of Adams’ images through the years. There was even a group of portraits that he had done – I never even knew he did portraits.

The exhibit was bookended first with recent works by other photographers with an “environmental” bent and after by works of various subject matter that typified what kinds of things the museum is currently collecting.

Walking out of the razor sharp complex understated monochomatic Adams room to the wildly colorful simplistic bold social commentary of the “what we collect now” room was a serious shock.

I’m still not sure what I make of it all, but for one thing, there sure are a lot of directions that a photographer can take during his/her photographic journey!

]]> By: Tom Whelan http://www.grafphoto.com/wordpress/2007/08/15/magic-mystery-and-appreciation/comment-page-1/#comment-11403 Tom Whelan Sun, 19 Aug 2007 01:20:27 +0000 http://grafphoto.com/wordpress/2007/08/15/magic-mystery-and-appreciation/#comment-11403 The more you understand the craft, the more you see flaws in craftsmanship. The wonder of it is that a work with force and vision can have flaws, but they don't matter much. Taking up music as an adult is a wonderful thing. I started on guitar a *long* time ago - I haven't picked it up in a while - time to do it! The more you understand the craft, the more you see flaws in craftsmanship. The wonder of it is that a work with force and vision can have flaws, but they don’t matter much.

Taking up music as an adult is a wonderful thing. I started on guitar a *long* time ago – I haven’t picked it up in a while – time to do it!

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