Rand, thanks for the nice comment.I thought about the title for a while. I could, of course, have named the picture "abstract reflection" or something similar. In the end, this was one of my attempts at abstract photography, - so the place where it was taken didn't really mean much. I guess, under the right conditions, you could take a shot like this on any quiet water. Personally, when I see an abstract photograph, I instantly ask myself the following questions: - do I like it or not? - Why? - what does it mean to me? - what is it? - how was it done? The first three question are for the viewer to decide, I as the photographer can only answer the last two ones. It is of course an interesting question whether the answer to the last two items should influence the perception of the first ones: if I see a beautiful "landscape" and later find out that it is really a micro photograph of the wing of an insect, does this matter? Laurenz http://www.onlinephotogalleries.com/ PS: I'll be gone for a week soon, so I might only be able to answer any replies lateron. 2nd PS: I have submitted a somewhat less abstract image taken a few minutes before for next week's gallery. ----- Original Message ----- From: "rand flory" <ferret@wyoming.com> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@listserver.isc.rit.edu> Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 7:24 PM Subject: Thoughts on PF List Exhibits 20 DEC 03 > Forum members, > > Here are my thoughts on the PhotoForum members' gallery/exhibit space now on > display at http://www.rit.edu/~andpph/gallery.html: > > > Laurenz Bobke - "Sunset in the Summer Palace" > http://www.rit.edu/~andpph/gallery/bobke.html > A wonderful abstract somewhat diminished by the title. The colors, the > ripples and the dark edges all work well together. As an image there is a > slight element of mystery here, and in this case that is good. But the title > is just so matter-of-fact that it is just a bit too jarring for me. > pax, > > rand > >
