ben myburgh Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 I submitted a photo at our local camera club (set subject - still life) of a chick sitting in-between eggs in a basket - I was told that is not still life as the chick is alife - please comment Thanks Ben<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicaglow Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 Interesting thought. I was going to fire back that all kinds of paintings from the 19th century on back had animals in them, but upon further thought, I think they were all dead, like hunting or kitchen still lifes. It's a great shot, but I might respond that if the chick was still enough to come out sharp that it was a still life. Everything changes. Even if it was dead, it would change as it decays into dust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben myburgh Posted February 21, 2007 Author Share Posted February 21, 2007 Thanks Michael, I will have to wait for next months meeting to see what the judge made of it ? Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael R Freeman Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 <b><a href="http://www.reference.com/search?q=still%20life">Still Life,</a></b> a pictorial representation of <u>inanimate</u> objects. The term derives from the 17th-century Dutch still-leven, meaning a motionless natural object or objects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle a. Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 As far as I'm concerned it's not a still life..... sorry. As Michael Freeman says... still life has to do with inanimate objects.... not creature that are obviously alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aramat57 Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 It is cute, though! Next time use colored aggs and sell it for an Easter card! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
don_e Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 Not a still life. Nice photo, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_lofquist Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 "Still life" could be a group of moonshiners testing their product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randall ellis Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 I'm going have have to side with Michael here. Look at still life paintings to get an idea of what still life photographic subjects might be. They are usually compositions that have strong lines or forms that are complimentary, or have a number of objects that share some common theme. - Randy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whinterberger Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 Good one , Alex ! Other than that , I agree with the concensus ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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