OFFICIAL Kings Canyon Camp Swank Thread

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Alex

I don't need to be defended (if that is what anybody is trying to do).

I was more defending myself than you. I'm well aware that the color is not "natural" and that it's oversaturated and that it would require substantial tweaking to produce the same result in a physical reproduction. But my appreciation for the photo and color have nothing to do with such technical nuances and are purely aesthetic. I enjoyed the vibrant sky in the first and the deep blue of the water in the second as seen on my screen, whether natural, or printable, or not.

(in fact, while taking the King's Canyon pictures I had a conversation with someone, I forget whom, about how I never really trust what people say about photo quality when I put them online since pretty much every photo posted by any person of any quality generates the same ecstatic response).

'twas I. And it made me wonder if you'd seen the Ira Glass clip that LSPE posted a bit ago. Not so much about taking critique from others, but about accepting the fact that you are going to judge your own work harshly until you've developed the skill necessary to satisfy your self. Total tangent, but it was a good piece of advice.