Comments on: In the absence of sand dunes http://artandperception.com/2007/05/in-the-absence-of-sand-dunes.html a multi-disciplinary dialog Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:27:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Angela http://artandperception.com/2007/05/in-the-absence-of-sand-dunes.html#comment-17841 Angela Fri, 25 May 2007 08:33:57 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/05/in-the-absence-of-sand-dunes.html#comment-17841 Oh they are lovely relaxing to the eyes... I probably use them as backgrounds for my own works. Could you please post one with colour? Oh they are lovely relaxing to the eyes… I probably use them as backgrounds for my own works. Could you please post one with colour?

]]> By: Birgit Zipser http://artandperception.com/2007/05/in-the-absence-of-sand-dunes.html#comment-17757 Birgit Zipser Thu, 24 May 2007 16:34:29 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/05/in-the-absence-of-sand-dunes.html#comment-17757 Great! One does not have to adhere slavishly to using the full brightness spectrum. I love that picture too. Great! One does not have to adhere slavishly to using the full brightness spectrum.

I love that picture too.

]]> By: Steve Durbin http://artandperception.com/2007/05/in-the-absence-of-sand-dunes.html#comment-17755 Steve Durbin Thu, 24 May 2007 16:27:43 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/05/in-the-absence-of-sand-dunes.html#comment-17755 I love this series from Sugimoto, and I'm sure the histogram reflects the photographer's intentions. The overall lightness and the soft grays suit both sea and sky very well. They are not meant to have the drama that would attend deep blacks. This makes an interesting comparison with my series, in that both are dividing the frame into two major regions: sea/sky for Sugimoto, and fields/mountains, or more accurately, fields/air-before-the-mountains for mine. Thanks, Birgit, for giving me something else to think about! :-) I love this series from Sugimoto, and I’m sure the histogram reflects the photographer’s intentions. The overall lightness and the soft grays suit both sea and sky very well. They are not meant to have the drama that would attend deep blacks.

This makes an interesting comparison with my series, in that both are dividing the frame into two major regions: sea/sky for Sugimoto, and fields/mountains, or more accurately, fields/air-before-the-mountains for mine. Thanks, Birgit, for giving me something else to think about! :-)

]]> By: Birgit Zipser http://artandperception.com/2007/05/in-the-absence-of-sand-dunes.html#comment-17748 Birgit Zipser Thu, 24 May 2007 15:48:25 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/05/in-the-absence-of-sand-dunes.html#comment-17748 Steve, This photo by Sugimoto, copied from the web, lacks pixels at the darker brightness levels. <img alt="sugimoto.jpg" src="http://www.artandperception.com/v01/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/sugimoto.jpg" /> Do you think that the image shown here is just a sloppy jpg presentation of the original file? Or could the skewed histogram of the photo be intentional, giving the picture an creative flair? Steve,

This photo by Sugimoto, copied from the web,
lacks pixels at the darker brightness levels.
sugimoto.jpg
Do you think that the image shown here is just a sloppy jpg presentation of the original file?

Or could the skewed histogram of the photo be intentional, giving the picture an creative flair?

]]> By: Steve Durbin http://artandperception.com/2007/05/in-the-absence-of-sand-dunes.html#comment-17735 Steve Durbin Thu, 24 May 2007 13:18:39 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/05/in-the-absence-of-sand-dunes.html#comment-17735 This brings up an element of my photographing style -- as opposed to my photographic style -- that some people are surprised by. I seldom stay long in one place waiting for the "best" light or for elements that might be moving to be in their "best" configuration. I may wait a little bit, especially for a cloud coming or going, but I'm more likely to move on. Then I <i>know</i> I'll be seeing something different and potentially more to my liking. I'm not (usually) rushing, I'm just exploring. No doubt I've missed some great photographs by moving too soon, but I would have missed others by staying put. As I get to know a place better, I can more easily predict where I'll want to be when, so stakeouts are still infrequent. This brings up an element of my photographing style — as opposed to my photographic style — that some people are surprised by. I seldom stay long in one place waiting for the “best” light or for elements that might be moving to be in their “best” configuration. I may wait a little bit, especially for a cloud coming or going, but I’m more likely to move on. Then I know I’ll be seeing something different and potentially more to my liking. I’m not (usually) rushing, I’m just exploring. No doubt I’ve missed some great photographs by moving too soon, but I would have missed others by staying put. As I get to know a place better, I can more easily predict where I’ll want to be when, so stakeouts are still infrequent.

]]> By: Jay Hoffman http://artandperception.com/2007/05/in-the-absence-of-sand-dunes.html#comment-17687 Jay Hoffman Thu, 24 May 2007 00:58:26 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/05/in-the-absence-of-sand-dunes.html#comment-17687 Steve: I was seeing you out there on location with all of the landscape elements watching you, anxiously awaiting your commands. The only way I could see it working for me would be to compile coordinates of places where it all lines up, except perhaps the light or the weather. Then I would maintain fresh batteries and a vigil. Steve:

I was seeing you out there on location with all of the landscape elements watching you, anxiously awaiting your commands.

The only way I could see it working for me would be to compile coordinates of places where it all lines up, except perhaps the light or the weather. Then I would maintain fresh batteries and a vigil.

]]> By: Steve Durbin http://artandperception.com/2007/05/in-the-absence-of-sand-dunes.html#comment-17676 Steve Durbin Wed, 23 May 2007 21:57:02 +0000 http://www.artandperception.com/2007/05/in-the-absence-of-sand-dunes.html#comment-17676 Jay, Well, I can assure it's not digital manipulation. I do sometimes go so far as to remove a stray telephone wire, but I never add or move things. Rather, I move myself until I like the view. And it's a personal principle never to wear jodhpurs (I have used a crop, though). [By the way, I cleaned up the comment trail, just to avoid confusion.] Jay,

Well, I can assure it’s not digital manipulation. I do sometimes go so far as to remove a stray telephone wire, but I never add or move things. Rather, I move myself until I like the view. And it’s a personal principle never to wear jodhpurs (I have used a crop, though). [By the way, I cleaned up the comment trail, just to avoid confusion.]

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