Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think how we perceive these sort of 'photographs' depends on your cultural background. To me, the panorama was an empty exercise in technique - scenes like this are part of my everyday life, and to me, quite banal. Cheers Jayanand On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 10:45 PM, George Lottermoser <imagist3 at mac.com>wrote: > To many John Cage's 4' 33" would probably "sound" banal. > Bottom line: > 1) Did the creator have something interesting to say? > 2) What effect does the creator's expressive work have on any particular > viewer (listener)? > > The answers will always remain subjective. > For me: > Steve Bloom had something interesting to say aesthetically, technically and > socially; > and his efforts had a significant effect. > Different viewers will always respond differently to the work. > > Google maps, satellite views, topographic views and streetviews certainly > provide > amazing amounts of useful information. > However, google does bring an intentional visual "originality" to the mix. > > Steve Bloom and John Cage bring intentional "originality" to their efforts. > > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > On Dec 13, 2009, at 9:10 AM, Spencer Cheng wrote: > > Point taken though I may not completely agree. Streetview is in a sense, >> the ultimate snapshot. All places and an instance in time. The camera >> angle >> sucks but banal? Is John Gage's 4'33" banal? >> >> I wonder if anyone spend a few days or weeks wondering up and down the >> same street with a (beater) camera on a tripod taking a picture every >> meter >> or so will soon disappear because people will get use to him/her? Tina, >> you >> said yourself that you make yourself disappear with the families in >> Central >> America you photograph by living with them, always have a camera and >> always >> taking pictures. Is this just not an extension of the same technique? >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >