Comments on: Your BEST Photo, Part Two http://www.ascenicworld.com/2009/11/04/your-best-photo-part-two/ Wed, 19 Jan 2011 05:21:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Keitha http://www.ascenicworld.com/2009/11/04/your-best-photo-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2070 Keitha Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:41:54 +0000 http://www.ascenicworld.com/?p=1236#comment-2070 @hanamai: Welcome to my site, Alexis! I'm glad my OCD tendencies are of use to someone. :) As I said to Jan, I'm still not finished with this subject, although I think taking a few days to ruminate might not be the worst approach. And if I'm ever near Tampa (which has only happened once, when I got on I-4 - I think - in the wrong direction), I'll definitely let you know, but most people would be startled, I think, to find out how rarely I venture out even 5 miles from my house. So perhaps it would be better if you let me know when you come up near Gainesville; then we can learn from each other! @hanamai: Welcome to my site, Alexis! I’m glad my OCD tendencies are of use to someone. :) As I said to Jan, I’m still not finished with this subject, although I think taking a few days to ruminate might not be the worst approach. And if I’m ever near Tampa (which has only happened once, when I got on I-4 – I think – in the wrong direction), I’ll definitely let you know, but most people would be startled, I think, to find out how rarely I venture out even 5 miles from my house. So perhaps it would be better if you let me know when you come up near Gainesville; then we can learn from each other!

]]> By: Keitha http://www.ascenicworld.com/2009/11/04/your-best-photo-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2069 Keitha Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:39:01 +0000 http://www.ascenicworld.com/?p=1236#comment-2069 @Jan: I still haven't finished fleshing out my thoughts on this one, but I feel in the end we may be similarly aligned; if I didn't agree with your "Maybe the next one!" I'd have no reason to go out and shoot everyday, would I? :) @Jan: I still haven’t finished fleshing out my thoughts on this one, but I feel in the end we may be similarly aligned; if I didn’t agree with your “Maybe the next one!” I’d have no reason to go out and shoot everyday, would I? :)

]]> By: hanamai http://www.ascenicworld.com/2009/11/04/your-best-photo-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2068 hanamai Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:10:49 +0000 http://www.ascenicworld.com/?p=1236#comment-2068 Hi there, Keitha, I believe this is my first comment here, so I feel the need to introduce myself, somewhat. I also visit the PF on the regular and follow your flickrstream nearly daily. I don't often follow your blog, but when I do visit, I find myself pleasantly surprised. I can't help but notice how methodical you are, from your step-by-step LR tutorials, right down to trying to understand the stats on the photo contests and the algorithms on flickr. I have never put so much thought into either of those things, so they are some neat bits of information, to me. I am glad you posted about this too, because I always forget to participate in the contests. Anyhow, to actually comment on this post, you have many contest-winning-worthy shots, so just choose whatever really speaks to you! And hopefully it will speak to others as well. Good luck and keep up the fantastic work. You really make me appreciate well thought out vignetting! Sincerely, Alexis P.S. If you're ever near Tampa, I'd love you to teach me a thing or two! Hi there, Keitha,

I believe this is my first comment here, so I feel the need to introduce myself, somewhat. I also visit the PF on the regular and follow your flickrstream nearly daily. I don’t often follow your blog, but when I do visit, I find myself pleasantly surprised. I can’t help but notice how methodical you are, from your step-by-step LR tutorials, right down to trying to understand the stats on the photo contests and the algorithms on flickr. I have never put so much thought into either of those things, so they are some neat bits of information, to me.

I am glad you posted about this too, because I always forget to participate in the contests.

Anyhow, to actually comment on this post, you have many contest-winning-worthy shots, so just choose whatever really speaks to you! And hopefully it will speak to others as well. Good luck and keep up the fantastic work. You really make me appreciate well thought out vignetting!

Sincerely,
Alexis

P.S. If you’re ever near Tampa, I’d love you to teach me a thing or two!

]]> By: Jan http://www.ascenicworld.com/2009/11/04/your-best-photo-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2066 Jan Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:40:22 +0000 http://www.ascenicworld.com/?p=1236#comment-2066 Thanks for the very interesting read on flickr and the effects of its network. To be honest, the question which photo I'd call my best never occurs to me, and does not even interest me beyond a brief smile. Of course, I think I have a concept - and sometimes rather a subconscious feeling - what I'd consider a "good" photo, but the best? You have put it very well yourself by calling into mind the various aspects of a shot that makes it outstanding to you but which are not conserved in the photo itself and thus are invisible to others (apart from a few friends who know about your thoughts). I think the best thing about best photo challenges is that "the wheels in my mind are definitely turning". This is what really helps myself. So, besides the huge amount of inspiration I gain from what people post, my conclusion about my best photo is: "Maybe the next one!" - I think diversity is a value in itself, too. If there should be 10 best photos, or 20, or 163 (and that for 314 reasons) - all the better! It's maybe like a walk on a flower meadow, or a swim in a coral reef: which is the most beautiful blossom, which is the "best" fish? You can pick the blossom or choose your fish, but the meadow and the reef are gone. Read: I love your work as a whole and there is (much) more than one best shot in it :-) Thanks for the very interesting read on flickr and the effects of its network. To be honest, the question which photo I’d call my best never occurs to me, and does not even interest me beyond a brief smile. Of course, I think I have a concept – and sometimes rather a subconscious feeling – what I’d consider a “good” photo, but the best? You have put it very well yourself by calling into mind the various aspects of a shot that makes it outstanding to you but which are not conserved in the photo itself and thus are invisible to others (apart from a few friends who know about your thoughts).
I think the best thing about best photo challenges is that “the wheels in my mind are definitely turning”. This is what really helps myself. So, besides the huge amount of inspiration I gain from what people post, my conclusion about my best photo is: “Maybe the next one!” – I think diversity is a value in itself, too. If there should be 10 best photos, or 20, or 163 (and that for 314 reasons) – all the better! It’s maybe like a walk on a flower meadow, or a swim in a coral reef: which is the most beautiful blossom, which is the “best” fish? You can pick the blossom or choose your fish, but the meadow and the reef are gone.
Read: I love your work as a whole and there is (much) more than one best shot in it :-)

]]> By: Keitha http://www.ascenicworld.com/2009/11/04/your-best-photo-part-two/comment-page-1/#comment-2065 Keitha Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:32:51 +0000 http://www.ascenicworld.com/?p=1236#comment-2065 Actually, everyone who's commented has been a big help - if nothing else the wheels in my mind are definitely turning :) I think what I was trying to show here was that there isn't even a good way - even by flickr's fancy algorithm - to really determine what even your most popular photo is. I don't think I'd enter any photo that I wasn't proud of, regardless of how popular it was. Actually, everyone who’s commented has been a big help – if nothing else the wheels in my mind are definitely turning :)

I think what I was trying to show here was that there isn’t even a good way – even by flickr’s fancy algorithm – to really determine what even your most popular photo is. I don’t think I’d enter any photo that I wasn’t proud of, regardless of how popular it was.

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