Re: [Leica] Re: What makes a good photo, by Ted Grant

["Ted Grant" <tedgrant@home.com>]

Jem wrote:

>>>>>>> Alastair, Ted,
> I'm with you both (?!)
> As an example, you could take my second week's picture from the PAW series
> and I'll tell you that I took it by instinct. It moved me to snap that and
> take the picture away with me.
> http://members.tripod.co.uk/JemK/Pic-A-Week/2.htm<<<<<<<<<<<<

Hi Jem,
And quite frankly even without the words that follow your picture, I'd have
hit the button in the blink of an eye, as it has so much going for it due to
the depth created and the feeling of the stillness in the forest,  along
with the design.  And without thinking anything more than "Jeeeeeesh look at
that!"   click!

>>>>>>> But it was the analysis of the picture which became fundamental to
me
> understanding WHY I had wanted to take it in the first place. I know now
why I wanted to take the picture.<<<<<<<

However, that's secondary thought process after the initial gut feeling of
seeing and being motivated to shoot it because you "felt it!" Right?

The nice prose that follows the photograph is an added touch to making a
viewer appreciate the scene even more so., but those words came after the
fact when you looked at the print later.

Man I still say our gut feelings have more to do with the taking of a
picture than standing there doing an analytical dissertation of taking the
picture than a lot of guys give their gut and themselves credit for.
ted

Ted Grant Photography Limited
www.islandnet.com/~tedgrant