tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post3618750637352699677..comments2023-11-02T03:10:39.674-07:00Comments on GeeeeeZ!: Spring in GermanyZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-23081800803171416272010-04-22T09:51:09.260-07:002010-04-22T09:51:09.260-07:00I'm as restless as a willow in a windstorm.
I&...<i><b>I'm as restless as a willow in a windstorm.<br />I'm as jumpy as a puppet on a string.<br />They say that I have spring fever,<br />But it isn't even spring.<br /><br />I am starry eyed and vaguely discontented<br />Like a nightingale without a song to sing.<br />They say that I have spring fever,<br />But it isn't even spring.<br /><br />I keep wishing I were somewhere else<br />Walking on a brand new street<br />Hearing words that I have never heard<br />From a girl I've yet to meet.<br /><br />I'm as busy as a spider spinning daydreams<br />I'm as giddy as a baby on a swing<br />I haven't seen a crocus or a rosebud<br />Or a robin on the wing,<br /><br />Yet I feel so gay in a melancholy way,<br />That it might as well be spring.<br />It might as well be spring.</b></i><br /><br />~ Oscar Hammerstein II - State Fair (1945)<br /><br /><br />~ FreeThinkeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-68114968711383408142010-04-21T15:43:25.728-07:002010-04-21T15:43:25.728-07:00I know.
It's sad the way we bullshit with ea...I know. <br /><br />It's sad the way we bullshit with each other, when we could be kind if we only had courage.<br /><br />pityAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-76271191453137521342010-04-21T13:59:08.819-07:002010-04-21T13:59:08.819-07:00ALL of it, Jen.ALL of it, Jen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-67848337186516788752010-04-18T19:44:45.015-07:002010-04-18T19:44:45.015-07:00Incredible!
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Which part, anon?
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I liked the ...Incredible!<br />--<br /><br />Which part, anon?<br />:-)<br />I liked the Keats quote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-49099119464515860892010-04-18T13:34:36.952-07:002010-04-18T13:34:36.952-07:00Incredible!Incredible!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-14827417547607972002010-04-17T22:07:58.038-07:002010-04-17T22:07:58.038-07:00Z, Photoshop is as much a feather as a mighty cann...Z, Photoshop is as much a feather as a mighty cannon. The Creator is perfect but His creation can be less than perfect sometimes. I did professional photography for years. I have been paid for my work. I know all the different labs I used, why, and what they did for me. Other than the ubiquitous edit of cropping; dodge and burn of white dresses was almost as often done. One reason or another the dress often resembled a white sheet straightened flat. Dodge and burn would bring out subtle shadows and folds in the garment and make the white a perfect white. Sometimes imperfection works in art and sometimes it cries out for Photoshop. I have a good example on my blog. Look for the skeleton photo. I lifted it from my right wing redneck meskin friend's Facebook page. Someone had xeroxed the photo from an open book or magazine. It had a visible crease from top to bottom that I did not like so I photoshopped it out. Big deal – where’s the harm. You know us’n Germans are "alles ordnung" types. That crease thingy offended my sense of orderliness. Out, damn crease! Out, I say! One; two: Photoshop!Big Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15788303931090406005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-37183661703549210202010-04-17T22:05:47.420-07:002010-04-17T22:05:47.420-07:00Bubba.."superior"..?
All are welcome, an...Bubba.."superior"..?<br />All are welcome, and all input is good to have here!<br />I'm eager for you to share some of your wildflower pix here at geeeeZ or at least let us know and we'll take a peek at your place when they're up..at your blog, hopefully?Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-76551318125555890492010-04-17T21:31:08.784-07:002010-04-17T21:31:08.784-07:00I yield to superior knowledge of photography, art ...I yield to superior knowledge of photography, art & philosophy. Enjoy.Big Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15788303931090406005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-46126340850346170582010-04-17T21:19:32.091-07:002010-04-17T21:19:32.091-07:00Bubba, most people understand that when PHOTOSHOP&...Bubba, most people understand that when PHOTOSHOP's mentioned, it's tweaking mightily images, colors, etc....<br />i've seen so many photos like this one well before photoshop was common, and Der Spiegel has such a high level of photographers, that it's not a stretch to know this is as Jen says.<br /><br />Still, there could have been something mild done to it...<br /><br />thanks, everybody, for the input.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-69412000900694737342010-04-17T21:07:42.566-07:002010-04-17T21:07:42.566-07:00Belatedly: You're welcome, Z.
~ FTBelatedly: You're welcome, Z.<br /><br />~ FTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-44901328759740923662010-04-17T20:52:37.874-07:002010-04-17T20:52:37.874-07:00Much love to you, Jen.Much love to you, Jen.psi bondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900724279414147038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-85814515299580642992010-04-17T20:51:05.808-07:002010-04-17T20:51:05.808-07:00I knew that, with my words on beauty, someone quot...I knew that, with my words on beauty, someone quoting Keats could not be far behind.psi bondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900724279414147038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-3295530137152980212010-04-17T19:52:45.723-07:002010-04-17T19:52:45.723-07:00"Beauty is truth, truth beauty—that is all
..."Beauty is truth, truth beauty—that is all <br /> Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."<br /><br />~ Keats - Ode on a Grecian UrnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-27291341030379142392010-04-17T19:51:15.077-07:002010-04-17T19:51:15.077-07:00The analysis of beauty is for those who want to un...The analysis of beauty is for those who want to understand more than beauty.<br />------<br />Much love to you, psi bond.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-74246078690295246942010-04-17T18:43:37.555-07:002010-04-17T18:43:37.555-07:00What some of the greatest photographic artists hav...<b>What some of the greatest photographic artists have done would shock them — in a negative way</b>.<br />--<br />Jen: <i>I'm coming to terms with this. I keep hearing....all of art is a lie. It's a hard pill to swallow. Still not sure I believe it. But then (and this is a digression) art and nature are two different things. And art that attempts to reproduce (or represent) nature is still not nature....just rambling</i>.<br /><br />I would not say that “all art is a lie” — art is ideal truth.<br /><br />Regarding what some of the greatest photographic artists have done that would shock the purists, I am reminded of W. Eugene Smith. You may know him as one of the greatest photojournalists, which he undoubtedly is. In his famous photo-essay for Life magazine, titled “The Country Doctor”, one image was of the apparently very-fatigued doctor in a home where he had made a house call. An element of the picture was a chair next to the standing doctor. In real life, the chair had on it one of Smith’s cameras. It was removed in the darkroom by Smith because the extraneous object would have otherwise ruined a very powerful photograph.<br /><br />The analysis of beauty is for those who want to understand more than beauty.psi bondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900724279414147038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-49052212476211339202010-04-17T18:33:43.189-07:002010-04-17T18:33:43.189-07:00For the most part IMO, if one find's something...For the most part IMO, if one find's something beautiful, just accept and enjoy it. Don't question it. Once you do, it loses it's majesty.<br /><br />There is such a thing as leaving well enough alone.<br /><br />PrisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-10545992462913471862010-04-17T18:15:04.653-07:002010-04-17T18:15:04.653-07:00The inescapable problem, Jen, is that the inherent...The inescapable problem, Jen, is that the inherent limitations of photographic lenses, silver halide film, or the CCD or CMOS sensors in digital cameras do not always faithfully render how the brain interprets the photographer's ocular input from the visible world.<br />---<br /><br />:-)<br />This is so VERY true!<br />SO much frustration on my end, seeing these amazing colors, yet unable to reproduce them with this fancy schmancy camera! pbththt!<br /><br />---------------------<br />What some of the greatest photographic artists have done would shock them — in a negative way.<br />--<br /><br />I'm coming to terms with this. I keep hearing....all of art is a lie. It's a hard pill to swallow. Still not sure I believe it. But then (and this is a digression) art and nature are two different things. And art that attempts to reproduce (or represent) nature is still not nature....just rambling.<br />--------------------<br /><br />The analysis of beauty has a long history. However, beauty can be understood without it.<br />----<br />Then let's not and say we did.... :-)<br /><br />But when you have the time, feel free to explain Beauty to me. It's such a gift.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-52842626950395030662010-04-17T17:58:51.804-07:002010-04-17T17:58:51.804-07:00The analysis of beauty has a long history. However...The analysis of beauty has a long history. However, beauty can be understood without it.psi bondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900724279414147038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-71099555856450465562010-04-17T17:57:02.473-07:002010-04-17T17:57:02.473-07:00The inescapable problem, Jen, is that the inherent...The inescapable problem, Jen, is that the inherent limitations of photographic lenses, silver halide film, or the CCD or CMOS sensors in digital cameras do not always faithfully render how the brain interprets the photographer's ocular input from the visible world. Consequently, this is often corrected by filters over the lens, saturation adjustment and other image editing functions built into some digital cameras, and, most powerfully, by external editing in image-processing software like Photoshop, which can instantly duplicate all the sleight-of-hand manipulation that used to be done in the darkroom and a great deal more. However, there are, of course, purists who consider any editing — however much merited — desecration. What some of the greatest photographic artists have done would shock them — in a negative way.<br /><br /><i>I realized after I typed my comment that you'd probably need the jpeg or tiff or raw or whatever file on your machine to detect what changes were made. Still, I'm curious what changes you can see.</i>.<br /><br />Images are usually transmitted on the Web in a standardized format like jpeg, tiff, or gif, and, as such, they consist of a matrix of numerical values representing the intensities of the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) components of each pixel composing the image. When resizing has not altered the transmitted image, algorithms that perform mathematical analysis of these numerical values can identify unnatural and anomalous transitions among them that tend to indicate human modification. Similar algorithms operating on image pixels produce the editing effects in image-processing software.psi bondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900724279414147038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-51859948238270258662010-04-17T17:52:15.022-07:002010-04-17T17:52:15.022-07:00Big Bubba,
I have used PSE (don't like it) an...Big Bubba, <br />I have used PSE (don't like it) and Adobe Lightroom (primarily for organizing). I agree that you can either make subtle changes (that tend to simply enhance an image, such as cropping, sharpening, increasing the tone curve slightly, etc), or you can be heavy handed and go Andy Warhol-ish. ;-)<br /><br />My point was, what changes, if any, could be seen with the naked eye in the flower image that Z posted? I'm still curious.<br /><br />If an image was edited prior to publication in a magazine, what's the purpose of pointing that out? I'm just curious. Simply curious as to what the point was. <br /><br />I stick by this truth: there are photographers out there capable of taking images that are worthy of publication, exhibition, and personal use that need NO editing whatsoever. With good in-camera cropping, white balance, ISO settings, etc. the photographer eliminates the need to do most (if not all) post-processing. I believe (and it's MY snobbery showing here) that the art happens in the camera, not in the computer.<br /><br />There are publications that believe this philosphy, too.<br /><br />Happy shooting! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-28513269519088602592010-04-17T17:31:20.292-07:002010-04-17T17:31:20.292-07:00I own Photo Shop Elements. I cannot justify buying...I own Photo Shop Elements. I cannot justify buying the expensive Photo Shop, but, I wish. The argument developing contains numerous misunderstood elements. Before the digital age a photographer took a picture, had a lab develop/print his image and a picture was created. A good photographer had a practically finished product. No matter it had to go to a lab for developing/printing.<br /><br />All photos had to have at least one edit before printing. The photo had to be cropped to print a properly proportioned print. Depending on the quality of the original photo there were numerous other possible edits. Have you ever seen a really spectacular bride’s picture with a beautiful white dress? You can bet a lab technique called “dodge & burn” was used since it is almost impossible to take/print a suitable picture without that edit.<br /><br />Modern digital photography equipment is so extremely good (superior automation) that almost anyone can be a genius. You then download your pictures to your photo editor (modern lab). I use Photo Shop Elements. The very first thing I do is crop the photo. Digital photos contain huge amounts of excess image. Next, since my wife says that I am lazy so I usually hit the “Auto Correct” button. Viola! Instant gratification, another superior image is produced.<br /><br />The picture I sent you, Z, was “photoshopped” and your spring flower from Germany was probably “photoshopped” as well. People tend to associate “photoshopped” with outrageous or spectacular internet images. Yes, they are out there and frequently can be identified easily by the “if it is too good to be true principle.”<br /><br />I don’t think that photographers who use Photo Shop in their day to day work would deny it. It is an absolutely essential part of the process.Big Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15788303931090406005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-24308695620138693932010-04-17T16:32:01.447-07:002010-04-17T16:32:01.447-07:00FT..."The normal response would be to think &...FT..."The normal response would be to think "WOW!" be glad for the encounter, and either make a pass or let it pass, the relegate the experience to the realm of pleasant memories."<br /><br />Wouldn't you THINK? thanks.xxZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-72732899256713991442010-04-17T13:46:34.485-07:002010-04-17T13:46:34.485-07:00Analysis often takes the fun out of humor and joy ...Analysis often takes the fun out of humor and joy out of beauty.<br /><br />If you doubt this, try explaining a joke to someone who doesn't get it. Your explanation may be spot on, but it will never produce the mirth intended by the original witticism.<br /><br />OTOH, truly excellent, profoundly beautiful things like one of great Bach organ fugues, for instance, only become infinitely more fascinating when one begins to understand how well it is out together. <br /><br />Whether the picture is strictly a photograph or the product of artful electronic manipulation is unimportant. Either way it is simply beautiful.<br /><br />When confronted with an exceptionally pretty girl, do many guys start to wonder what MADE her that way? <br /><br />No. The normal response would be to think "WOW!" be glad for the encounter, and either make a pass or let it pass, the relegate the experience to the realm of pleasant memories.<br /><br />~ FreeThinkeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-71356911283864952122010-04-17T12:43:38.696-07:002010-04-17T12:43:38.696-07:00Sulphur dioxide is natural and good for you.
LOLSulphur dioxide is natural and good for you.<br /><br />LOL(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516627478339613810.post-37859368113250706412010-04-17T12:40:20.595-07:002010-04-17T12:40:20.595-07:00Simply beautiful!
~ FTSimply beautiful!<br /><br />~ FTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com