Comments on: Perceiving through Flickr http://crookedtimber.org/2007/02/19/perceiving-through-flickr/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:24:48 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Paulie http://crookedtimber.org/2007/02/19/perceiving-through-flickr/comment-page-1/#comment-187941 Paulie Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:52:19 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/02/19/perceiving-through-flickr/#comment-187941 The URL didn't appear on the last post. Let me try again: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/02/20/new_nikon_camera_for_new_nikon_user/ The URL didn’t appear on the last post. Let me try again:

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/02/20/new_nikon_camera_for_new_nikon_user/

]]> By: Paulie http://crookedtimber.org/2007/02/19/perceiving-through-flickr/comment-page-1/#comment-187940 Paulie Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:51:45 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/02/19/perceiving-through-flickr/#comment-187940 Chris. One word: Prosumer <a> I'm saving my pennies for that one anyway.</a> Chris.

One word: Prosumer

I’m saving my pennies for that one anyway.

]]> By: blamanj http://crookedtimber.org/2007/02/19/perceiving-through-flickr/comment-page-1/#comment-187850 blamanj Fri, 23 Feb 2007 03:17:01 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/02/19/perceiving-through-flickr/#comment-187850 As far as Canon vs. Nikon goes, I would say this. Go to a camera shop and try before you buy. I was planning on Canon based on (at the time) arguably better high ISO performance. However, when I got to the camera shop, I didn't care for how it felt in my hand. The salesman gave me a D70 to try and I was hooked. YMMV, of course. As far as Canon vs. Nikon goes, I would say this. Go to a camera shop and try before you buy. I was planning on Canon based on (at the time) arguably better high ISO performance. However, when I got to the camera shop, I didn’t care for how it felt in my hand. The salesman gave me a D70 to try and I was hooked. YMMV, of course.

]]> By: swampcracker http://crookedtimber.org/2007/02/19/perceiving-through-flickr/comment-page-1/#comment-187645 swampcracker Wed, 21 Feb 2007 13:27:59 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/02/19/perceiving-through-flickr/#comment-187645 17. Richard, consider: A painter starts with a blank canvas and decides what to put in. A photographer starts with a blank frame and decides what to leave out. 17.
Richard, consider:
A painter starts with a blank canvas and decides what to put in. A photographer starts with a blank frame and decides what to leave out.

]]> By: Richard W. Crews http://crookedtimber.org/2007/02/19/perceiving-through-flickr/comment-page-1/#comment-187644 Richard W. Crews Wed, 21 Feb 2007 09:39:37 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/02/19/perceiving-through-flickr/#comment-187644 Does anyone get beyond snapshots, and have a use for depth of field focus? Am I missing something? I really don't like digital pictures where the CCD is just flooded with the whole aperture. No depth differentiation. Not great art at all. I'm waiting for enough money for a Nikon D50 or D60 - $588 on Amazon. Does anyone get beyond snapshots, and have a use for depth of field focus? Am I missing something? I really don’t like digital pictures where the CCD is just flooded with the whole aperture. No depth differentiation. Not great art at all.
I’m waiting for enough money for a Nikon D50 or D60 - $588 on Amazon.

]]> By: » Tuesday - pic of the day Dickie Mills http://crookedtimber.org/2007/02/19/perceiving-through-flickr/comment-page-1/#comment-187625 » Tuesday - pic of the day Dickie Mills Tue, 20 Feb 2007 22:38:40 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/02/19/perceiving-through-flickr/#comment-187625 [...] Variable directed me to this post, where Chris Bertram writes about how carrying a camera around with him for a day and aiming to shoot for a publishable [...] [...] Variable directed me to this post, where Chris Bertram writes about how carrying a camera around with him for a day and aiming to shoot for a publishable [...]

]]> By: shpx.ohfu http://crookedtimber.org/2007/02/19/perceiving-through-flickr/comment-page-1/#comment-187624 shpx.ohfu Tue, 20 Feb 2007 21:46:22 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/02/19/perceiving-through-flickr/#comment-187624 I drive by <a HREF="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/112/281604095_d3e2ddac42.jpg" rel="nofollow">this </a> street sign every day, but it wasn't till I got into pictures again that I <i>saw</i> it, provoking similar thoughts a while back. I drive by this street sign every day, but it wasn’t till I got into pictures again that I saw it, provoking similar thoughts a while back.

]]> By: nick s http://crookedtimber.org/2007/02/19/perceiving-through-flickr/comment-page-1/#comment-187621 nick s Tue, 20 Feb 2007 20:59:35 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/02/19/perceiving-through-flickr/#comment-187621 <i>Mindlessly pressing the shutter is hardly a recipe for good photography.</i> That's stretching what others have said. You can 'burn film', as the cliché goes, without sacrificing basic attention to composition. Mindlessly pressing the shutter is hardly a recipe for good photography.

That’s stretching what others have said. You can ‘burn film’, as the cliché goes, without sacrificing basic attention to composition.

]]> By: Ivor http://crookedtimber.org/2007/02/19/perceiving-through-flickr/comment-page-1/#comment-187617 Ivor Tue, 20 Feb 2007 19:54:18 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/02/19/perceiving-through-flickr/#comment-187617 "The essence of successful photography is taking a lot of pictures so that you can pick the one or two good ones" Mindlessly pressing the shutter is hardly a recipe for good photography. As in other visual arts thought, concept, acute perception and skills is what bring communicative images to fruition. Oh, and the brand's micro politics (Canon vs. Nikon vs. Sony vs.X) is without a doubt the silliest side of this hobby. Basically all of them sell consumer electronics with artificially shortened product cycles, all of them employ a vast PR industry and make obscene annual profits. Well, a notable exception from this gang is Sigma which employs a radically different sensor, producing images of qualitative difference; and Olympus known for it's quality optics, and generally a different approach to making cameras. The important point is, no camera on the market today poses a serious obstacle to the one's creativity. “The essence of successful photography is taking a lot of pictures so that you can pick the one or two good ones”

Mindlessly pressing the shutter is hardly a recipe for good photography. As in other visual arts thought, concept, acute perception and skills is what bring communicative images to fruition.

Oh, and the brand’s micro politics (Canon vs. Nikon vs. Sony vs.X) is without a doubt the silliest side of this hobby. Basically all of them sell consumer electronics with artificially shortened product cycles, all of them employ a vast PR industry and make obscene annual profits. Well, a notable exception from this gang is Sigma which employs a radically different sensor, producing images of qualitative difference; and Olympus known for it’s quality optics, and generally a different approach to making cameras.

The important point is, no camera on the market today poses a serious obstacle to the one’s creativity.

]]> By: Mark http://crookedtimber.org/2007/02/19/perceiving-through-flickr/comment-page-1/#comment-187612 Mark Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:59:34 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/02/19/perceiving-through-flickr/#comment-187612 I'm also a Canon mini user (SD600). Because it's so small I always have it with me, which allows me to take pictures of anything that intrigues me. I’m also a Canon mini user (SD600). Because it’s so small I always have it with me, which allows me to take pictures of anything that intrigues me.

]]> By: Chris Bertram http://crookedtimber.org/2007/02/19/perceiving-through-flickr/comment-page-1/#comment-187610 Chris Bertram Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:35:47 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/02/19/perceiving-through-flickr/#comment-187610 Hey Eszter, Mark (and everyone else) thanks for the comments. Hey Eszter, Mark (and everyone else) thanks for the comments.

]]> By: eszter http://crookedtimber.org/2007/02/19/perceiving-through-flickr/comment-page-1/#comment-187594 eszter Tue, 20 Feb 2007 15:39:46 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/02/19/perceiving-through-flickr/#comment-187594 Chris, so glad you joined! It's been fun learning more about your life through your pics. I wrote a post two weeks ago celebrating my 100th photo in the project, but have yet to post it (rest of life and then travel got in the way). My impressions are similar, a whole new look at the world around me, it's great. I'll put up my post in a few days, I think I'd still like to post it even though you've captured a lot of what my entry says. BTW, I've had over a dozen photos in explore and I've taken all of them with various Canon mini digitals (my current one is the SD 630 and I LOVE it, the tiny size overall and the huge screen are a super combo). Chris, so glad you joined! It’s been fun learning more about your life through your pics.

I wrote a post two weeks ago celebrating my 100th photo in the project, but have yet to post it (rest of life and then travel got in the way). My impressions are similar, a whole new look at the world around me, it’s great. I’ll put up my post in a few days, I think I’d still like to post it even though you’ve captured a lot of what my entry says.

BTW, I’ve had over a dozen photos in explore and I’ve taken all of them with various Canon mini digitals (my current one is the SD 630 and I LOVE it, the tiny size overall and the huge screen are a super combo).

]]> By: swampcracker http://crookedtimber.org/2007/02/19/perceiving-through-flickr/comment-page-1/#comment-187587 swampcracker Tue, 20 Feb 2007 14:28:29 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/02/19/perceiving-through-flickr/#comment-187587 Not merely a matter of religion, there are technical advantages to Canon, i.e., lower sensor noise, less static electricity (a cause of dust on images), and incredible lenses (L series). Not merely a matter of religion, there are technical advantages to Canon, i.e., lower sensor noise, less static electricity (a cause of dust on images), and incredible lenses (L series).

]]> By: Mark http://crookedtimber.org/2007/02/19/perceiving-through-flickr/comment-page-1/#comment-187562 Mark Tue, 20 Feb 2007 06:28:52 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/02/19/perceiving-through-flickr/#comment-187562 Chris, This is interesting. Eszter led me to Flickr via this Web site. I saw her Buenos Aires pics and when I got a digital camera I searched Crooked Timber for her Buenos Aires posts so I could find that "photo site." Today I read Crooked Timber and I see your post on how Flickr makes you look at things differently. And I realize it's the Chris Bertram, qui est un philosophe in Bristol who commented on a photo of a stencil that I took. Small world. I remain your obt. majesty, King Dufus Chris,

This is interesting. Eszter led me to Flickr via this Web site. I saw her Buenos Aires pics and when I got a digital camera I searched Crooked Timber for her Buenos Aires posts so I could find that “photo site.”

Today I read Crooked Timber and I see your post on how Flickr makes you look at things differently. And I realize it’s the Chris Bertram, qui est un philosophe in Bristol who commented on a photo of a stencil that I took.

Small world.

I remain your obt. majesty,
King Dufus

]]> By: Chris Bertram http://crookedtimber.org/2007/02/19/perceiving-through-flickr/comment-page-1/#comment-187557 Chris Bertram Tue, 20 Feb 2007 06:02:56 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/2007/02/19/perceiving-through-flickr/#comment-187557 Matt, you are such an old curmudgeon! Matt, you are such an old curmudgeon!

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