Fence and Fog. Mission Peak Ridge, California. September 2, 2006. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell. (Sales)
The story: Another photograph from the amazing morning hike at Mission Peak on September 2, 2006 – this one looking across hills and fog towards the Central Valley of California.
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Following up on the previous post: Good photography results when good equipment, competent technique, and vision are in balance. Having a great subject helps.
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Michael Reichmann at Luminous Landscape:
One of the hoariest old chestnuts in photography is the statement immediately above. Every time I read it chills run down my spine. It seems that whenever someone asks on an online forum whether lens A or B is superior, or if camera A is better than camera B, someone drags out this ancient aphorism. Its purpose, I suppose, is to show superiority of intellect, but basically it’s just plain wrong-headed.
Amen!
While I doubt I’ll act on his suggestion, Reichmann say that the next time someone says this we might want to “whack them upside the head and tell them to stop being such a simplistic dolt.”
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I wrote a short bit yesterday about examples of a new way to buy/sell photographs online. As if on cue, there is a short post today at Art & Perception on this subject:
Today Paul’s print arrived in the mail. I was not sure exactly what to expect, because Paul uses an Epson printer to produce his prints, and I had no idea what the result would be. Now that I have it here, I am surprised but pleased with the result. The print is crisp (despite my lousy photo of it above) and has lovely gray tones. It is not like a “normal” photograph, however — it is matt rather than glossy. This does not diminish its beauty, but does give it a different feel — say, like a fresco as compared to an oil painting.
Am I ready to “upgrade” to the 40″x50″ print for $2500? I’d like to Paul, though I’ll have to wait on that one. But I am most encouraged with my first foray into the online art market.
– Karl Zipser [Art & Perception]
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