Continued from part 8 – a fall forest photo hike with a fisheye lens.
This wraps up this fisheye photo hike.
Until next time,
Ken
Indiana Fall 2024 – A Fish Out of Water – Part 9
Continued from part 8 – a fall forest photo hike with a fisheye lens.
This wraps up this fisheye photo hike.
Until next time,
Ken
I looked through all the posts I had not seen. A lot of repetition but ones that had something a little different from the rest stood out. Fall Fish Walk – Dense Forest is my favorite here. I like the symmetry of the curved ground.
Thanks, Denise. You have confirmed, what I said in response to one of your earlier comments, regarding variations in peoples’ taste in photography. Your favorite image in this post, was my least favorite. I did not post that image to my Flickr page and considered not including it in this post. That photo was a simple straight on shot a forest, that while depicting a beautiful, natural scene, did not require any real effort to compose, looked too common, pedestrian and unimaginative, in my opinion; but, like you, I do like the symmetry in that image. The curved ground is due solely to the use of a fisheye lens, which I suspect some landscape purist might object to. There are three images in this post that I like most, Submerged 2 – for the composition and the feeling it invokes, Forest Portal – for the uniqueness of the hollow tree, when compared to those around it, and Grim Reaper – for the unique, and somewhat frightening feeling it invokes in my mind. By the way, the Grim Reaper tree is the same as that in Forest Portal, shot from the opposite side. I also like Cascade, but I’ve other similar images with the same basic title, that I like better and had put into other blogs and posted to Flickr.
I realized the curve is from a fish-eye. I think I picked that one because unlike several others, the symmetry seemed more accurate and intentional. I think you should trust your instincts and not worry about not knowing what others might like. That’s part of the self-expression that goes into making art. You are showing your view of the world. You have good reasons for what you like and it expresses you instead of showing everything you shoot and so much repetition.