Ah, Denise, we agree in general terms about the close up views. I think these have a more impactful effect on a viewer (at least in my opinion) than do those really wide angle views of the forest and trees.
I don’t like them more or less. I think you could pick out the top from each to make a very strong set. There is a lot of repetition … no pun intended!
I agree with the repetition. I came to the same conclusion some time back. It is the same issue that I’ve always run into, especially with forest photography. Even if the setting is different, forest scenes look much the same through out the forest and finding ways to make unique photos is difficult. I think that is why I find some of the close up images with more intimate details more appealing. Yet, even those can begin to look too similar as one gathers more. Maybe this trend in my photography is due to my technical, scientific background rather than an artistic one. I tend to view scenes more from a “documentary” point of view than from an “artistic” one. Breaking that lifetime habit is not easy. The occasional successful artistic image inspires me to continue the struggle. Luckily, this is a hobby for me and not an attempt at earning a living :>), else, I would truly be a “starving artist”.
I think that sometimes less is more. Something to think about when choosing what to post … maybe?
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Maybe. Yet, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and, as I said earlier, the photos that I like best are often not the ones that others like best. For example, the two that you liked best in one of my posts were ones that I almost did not include, as I did not see those as my best. I’ve also been surprised by getting much positive feedback on some images posted to Flickr that barely made the cut for uploading. So perhaps, I’m not such a great judge of what others like in photography and choosing what I like best might rule out what others like. Perhaps, none of this matters much, since I’m not trying to sell my work, I’m simply sharing and letting others judge as they like and getting feedback on my photos helps me see what others prefer or don’t like.
I like your close-up perspective on several of these … especially the first!
Ah, Denise, we agree in general terms about the close up views. I think these have a more impactful effect on a viewer (at least in my opinion) than do those really wide angle views of the forest and trees.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
I don’t like them more or less. I think you could pick out the top from each to make a very strong set. There is a lot of repetition … no pun intended!
I agree with the repetition. I came to the same conclusion some time back. It is the same issue that I’ve always run into, especially with forest photography. Even if the setting is different, forest scenes look much the same through out the forest and finding ways to make unique photos is difficult. I think that is why I find some of the close up images with more intimate details more appealing. Yet, even those can begin to look too similar as one gathers more. Maybe this trend in my photography is due to my technical, scientific background rather than an artistic one. I tend to view scenes more from a “documentary” point of view than from an “artistic” one. Breaking that lifetime habit is not easy. The occasional successful artistic image inspires me to continue the struggle. Luckily, this is a hobby for me and not an attempt at earning a living :>), else, I would truly be a “starving artist”.
I think that sometimes less is more. Something to think about when choosing what to post … maybe?
Maybe. Yet, beauty is in the eye of the beholder and, as I said earlier, the photos that I like best are often not the ones that others like best. For example, the two that you liked best in one of my posts were ones that I almost did not include, as I did not see those as my best. I’ve also been surprised by getting much positive feedback on some images posted to Flickr that barely made the cut for uploading. So perhaps, I’m not such a great judge of what others like in photography and choosing what I like best might rule out what others like. Perhaps, none of this matters much, since I’m not trying to sell my work, I’m simply sharing and letting others judge as they like and getting feedback on my photos helps me see what others prefer or don’t like.