Beautiful scene Mac. When the temperature goes up by another fifteen degrees, Spring will be here. Of course, I expect at least one more snow storm before that. That's here rather than there though. Michigan always has one more snow storm left just before Summer.
Quite possible, Six; in the age of digital art, a good original has endless options regarding derivatives.
With so many digital cameras and phones, image markets are flooded and competition enormous; so, finding "fresh" representations of oft-seen subjects, and, presenting "different" subjects (if there literally is such a thing "under-the-sun"), is crucial for any degree of success.
Ironically, at the other end of this spectrum, is the resurrection and restoration of old photos, which, in order to be marketable, need to be simultaneously made "new" in terms of "clean" … but OLD in terms of their rightful place in time.
FYI: I am self-taught as a photographer (and subsequently as a digital artist). When I took a position as Editor-in-Chief of a newspaper in 1983, I had never used a camera! The first day on the job, I was informed that the paper had no staff photographer … but … that the previous editor left a camera in what was now my desk drawer.
Talk about "on-the-job-training!"
It took me a few years of shooting pictures of politicians before it dawned on me, that I could take a camera into the woods and take nature, fishing and photos of things with which I was familiar and, that I loved. My Biology and Art History/Fine Art Degrees … and now, what I've learned about image editing … altogether, IMO, give me a slight edge over many other photographers (not in any way disparaging them).
Bring it on!
Now there are two.
Beautiful scene Mac. When the temperature goes up by another fifteen degrees, Spring will be here. Of course, I expect at least one more snow storm before that. That's here rather than there though. Michigan always has one more snow storm left just before Summer.
At this moment … there's a snow shower in Philly … earlier this week, we got about 8 inches worth. Good thing I like to photograph snow scenes.
It's spring here in the Ozarks...60's degrees and things are starting to bloom....
Beautiful photos Mac.
Third shot posted.
1st photo: Draws me to want to sit by the side of that stream just to watch and listen - very effective.
2nd photo: Well, nice, but looks a little cold to sit there.
3rd photo: You already know that I would think something is missing.
nice pictures as always
Still some stubborn piles of snow around here
Beautiful photos.
Very nice Amac. It seems I remember originals before editing.
Quite possible, Six; in the age of digital art, a good original has endless options regarding derivatives.
With so many digital cameras and phones, image markets are flooded and competition enormous; so, finding "fresh" representations of oft-seen subjects, and, presenting "different" subjects (if there literally is such a thing "under-the-sun"), is crucial for any degree of success.
Ironically, at the other end of this spectrum, is the resurrection and restoration of old photos, which, in order to be marketable, need to be simultaneously made "new" in terms of "clean" … but OLD in terms of their rightful place in time.
FYI: I am self-taught as a photographer (and subsequently as a digital artist). When I took a position as Editor-in-Chief of a newspaper in 1983, I had never used a camera! The first day on the job, I was informed that the paper had no staff photographer … but … that the previous editor left a camera in what was now my desk drawer.
Talk about "on-the-job-training!"
It took me a few years of shooting pictures of politicians before it dawned on me, that I could take a camera into the woods and take nature, fishing and photos of things with which I was familiar and, that I loved. My Biology and Art History/Fine Art Degrees … and now, what I've learned about image editing … altogether, IMO, give me a slight edge over many other photographers (not in any way disparaging them).
Well you have learned well.
Greatly appreciated, Six. Thank you.