diverdoug1
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The art of U/W photography vs the craft of U/W photography? U/W photography, more than any other type, requires proper technique (craft) as a prerequisite to producing meaningful pictures (art). I liken this to one of my other avocations, aerobatic flying. I could try to put together the most beautiful, moving aerobatic performance, but if I have not mastered the technical nuances of aerobatic flight, I will not succeed. I can try to take a wonderful U/W photograph, but if I have not mastered the technical nuances of my camera rig, I will not succeed. This analogy works for the equipment issue as well. If I want to perform a Lomcevak, I can do it in a Pitts Special, not a Cessna 152. If I want to shoot super macro, I can do it with powerful dual strobes and a fast lens, not a single weak strobe and slow glass. Sure, you can get some great images with a point & shoot, but you are severely limited in what you can do to express yourself. The examples of Mark's work show that he has the prerequisite skill and equipment to produce his artfull images. That is not the case with the images Puffer has shared with us so far.
Puffer's original post seemed to come off very "preachy". Even if the photos he shared with us were of high quality, I think the post would have come off as "uppity". When you start threads like this, you are opening yourself up to people taking a critical look at your "art", and I personally find Puffer's lacking in the U/W examples he has shrared with us. If Puffer had posted the pictures in a thread saying he wanted to share his vacation pics, I would find something nice to say , or say nothing at all. He is denegrating other photographers, while at the same time posting mediocre (at best) examples of his work.
(Also Mark, you are spot on about not posting commercial images. I have had images stolen from flickr, and other online sites for use in comercial promotions. be carefull about posting your good images, and guard your stunners with your life!)
Puffer's original post seemed to come off very "preachy". Even if the photos he shared with us were of high quality, I think the post would have come off as "uppity". When you start threads like this, you are opening yourself up to people taking a critical look at your "art", and I personally find Puffer's lacking in the U/W examples he has shrared with us. If Puffer had posted the pictures in a thread saying he wanted to share his vacation pics, I would find something nice to say , or say nothing at all. He is denegrating other photographers, while at the same time posting mediocre (at best) examples of his work.
(Also Mark, you are spot on about not posting commercial images. I have had images stolen from flickr, and other online sites for use in comercial promotions. be carefull about posting your good images, and guard your stunners with your life!)
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