Give me a moment while I adjust my frequency …
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Okay. I seldom do this but I thought maybe I could bitch about some things that kinda irritate me here. Often I’ll go around photography forums viewing photos taken by others … no … not for inspiration because that will make me a ‘photocopier’ … but just to sit back and enjoy (and sometimes not) the photos.
I came across this pretty clean and nice landscape photo that someone took during sunset (or was it sunrise?) at a reservoir. I said to myself … ‘oh this is pretty neat’. Next … I scrolled down to find someone leaving a comment saying that the photo doesn’t really tell a story. Story? This is where I mumbled … ‘WTF? Dumbass!’. Yeah … it’s rude I know but …
Does every photo need to tell a story? How do you expect a photo of a nice landscape to ‘tell a story’? Maybe there are some out there who are misguided. Or am I the misguided one? I don’t believe every photo has to tell a story. I believe photos are meant to capture what we see and that’s about all. If I take a photo of a brick wall … then the photo is a photo of a brick wall. No story. Nothing. That’s it. Period. Why would one wanna try ‘decipher’ what’s the story behind the photo? Do I need to contact the construction company that erected this brick wall and ask them who was involved in the construction of the wall? Do I need to find out what cement was used? Do I need to find out all these to let the viewer know the story? Nah.
Maybe this is the reason why I still prefer toy (alternative?) camera photography etc. Why? Because I’ve yet to see such weird nonsense from the toy/Lomo cam community. Well you can correct me if I’m wrong. So far the community I know are more into having fun snapping away, having fun and sharing. Don’t get me wrong … I’m still much into digital photography but I sometimes find people in digital photography forums getting crazier by the day. Argue about which cam is better? Argue about some rumoured camera specs? Argue about which brand is better? Bitching about getting lousy photos because he/she doesn’t own expensive lense? Duh!
I’ll end this ranting entry with some old photos of mine and share with you the story behind them …
Story : The guy in the middle has a hairy ass
Story : I was damn shit drunk when I took this
Story : There were two dragonflies fighting near one of the yellow flowers. What do you mean you can’t see it?
Story : I looked up and saw a strange light. Soon came two weird looking characters and asked me where was the nearest pub. Who says I don’t believe in UFOs and aliens?
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