Your picture of the day...

[WULF]

Love that cedar,very nice shot.

 

[The Big Lebowski]

Shameless self portrait- Solitude.

 

[Elines]

Before I get accused of being underhand etc I need to declare that.......

..... I created this entirely within Gimp with no photo as a starting point. And remember ....... the thread is called 'Your picture of the day' not 'Your photograph of the day'

 

[Harvestman]

Nice creativity Elines (We won't mention that the thread is in the Photography forum, shall we? ). I like that.

Al, I could go off you. That looks wonderful, and I'm jealous. Did you stay out overnight?

 

[Elines]

Nice creativity Elines ........I like that.

Thanks for that

(We won't mention that the thread is in the Photography forum, shall we? ).

Yes good point but ......... we could have a very esoteric discussion on where to draw the 'line' between unedited photography/photographs with 'reasonable' tweaking/photographs with heavy editing/computer created stuff.

For example, do we just say it's ok if it is equivalent to what used to be done in a dark room?

And what about photographing something straight off the telly (ignoring copyright issues - I'm talking hear about artistic worth)?

I guess it's another one of those areas where everyone will have different but valid views.

For what it's worth, the conclusion I've come to is that I am trying to create something that I like, and sometimes it is an unedited photograph, and sometimes it is tweaked and sometimes it is all done on gimp. So far I have only taken pictures of television screen images just to see if it was technically possible - and it is.

Personally, I'd need persuading that an otherwise good image of something on a television programme was of any real merit/ethically sound.

Mind you - I'd be interested in any other views, especially from people who have been doing photography fairly seriously for ages - I have only been into it with any intent for about five months, although I have been dabbling for years.

PS not sure how creative I was in making the the ice picture - I wasn't sure what it would look like till I pressed the final button

 

[Harvestman]

No, I'm in complete agreement with you. I think the image is very welcome here. I just couldn't resist when you were so quick to defend yourself in advance

 

[The Big Lebowski]

Did you stay out overnight?

Just an hour or so. Lazy day and not out till late (3pm).
Keeping an eye on temps locally. -7 Saturday night. Any lower and I'm off out for the night

 

[Elines]

No, I'm in complete agreement with you. I think the image is very welcome here. I just couldn't resist when you were so quick to defend yourself in advance

(My emphasis)

Yes - I guess I'm a bit paranoid about writing something that is misunderstood as a dig or something. I try to treat the site as a discussion around a 'virtual campfire' and it is easier to ask questions in the right way when doing it in peson as opposed to by e-mail or forum post.

Quite often I write something but then don't post it because I can't draft it in such a way that it will be read only how I mean it to be read.

 

[Harvestman]

Yeah, I hate arguments too. Most of my posts should not be taken seriously

Say no more.

 

[Elines]

They are 6" long

 

[greensurfingbear]

Loch Thom, Inverclyde


Orric

 

[Harvestman]

I like that!

 

[blacktimberwolf]

Great tits !!!!

 

[Harvestman]

Yes, but three at once?

 

[Niels]

It just occured to me, that a great tit has exactly the same head as a penguin:Wow:

 

[Robbi]

hey Niels, don't bogart the joint man.

 

[welchyd1]

You do not want to see my pic of the day as it consists of an axe wound to my foot.

 

[Robbi]

go for it !

hope your OK mate, was it a bad one ?

 

[welchyd1]

go for it !

hope your OK mate, was it a bad one ?

Bad enough I think still in hospital waiting for a theatre spot.

 

[Robbi]

Jeez ! not good mate, what happened ?

( it might be an idea to start another thread so's not to block this one up )