ken munn Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Given that even a 2 year old with a Fisher Price camera can take an terrific picture of a sunset, should sunset shots be banned from the critique forums? And possibly from the world at large. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petemillis Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 No, I don't think sunset photographs should be banned as they are something that a lot of people enjoy. I do think, however, that sunsets should be less frequent - like maybe only occur every few months - so that when someone does photograph one it is something special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr. sullen Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 I don't think that a two year old can do it but I get your point. But no they should not be banned. I do have empathy for your frustration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will king Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Ken, that's a pretty ignorant statement. Yes there are a lot of images of sunsets, but rarely are they captured well. The same could be said about any other category. Shooting into dramatic light while maintaining dynamic range is extremely difficult. Think it isn't? Take your Fisher Price camera and try it some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJHingel Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Pete, sunsets happen at least once a day, so don't try to forbid the event at least. However behind the question I find an approach to photography that I don't agree on. It is not because something is difficult that result suddenly becomes interesting for others than sportsmen and technology freaks. It is the quality of photos we should concentrate on and not the process or the equipment. Info on the latter is only interesting for many of us in order to make it understandable how it was made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancy s. Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Sunset can create interesting images. This was taken at the abandoned Kelley Mine in New Mexico through the wall of a broken down, building. Maybe not the most original thing, but I took it... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.kivekas Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 I agree completely, sunset shots are a cheap trick. They are beautiful but the truth is they are so bloody simple to shoot. Anyone who says there is some challenge is kiddin himself bigtime. The only real problem is dragging one's ass there on the beach. And yes, it can be frustrating having a sunset shot collecting praise and hi ratings and next there is a photo which has been very difficult to execute and gets overlooked. Flowers are similar to sunsets in that no matter how you shoot it still looks beautiful, nevermind shooting a beautiful girl with little clothing on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will king Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Another ignorant statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
._._z Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Ban kittens too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Kahn Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Yeah, and puppies. C'mon, guys, really....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Laur Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 OK, but what if I got a shot of a scantily clad puppy <i>at sunset</i>, holding a flower in its mouth? Isn't that like some sort of ratings trifecta? I'm going to work on that, and see if I can get a waterfall and a war protest in the background, too. That will be freakin' <i>bulletproof</i>, man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken munn Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 Scantily clad puppies are ten a penny - what you want is one that is fully clothed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_godwin1 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 From my furniture moving days - I still think they need to ban 1950s - 1960s blond bedroom furniture. It should all be gathered up and burned and it's owners should be shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprouty Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 http://www.photo.net/photo/6953307 <P> Seems like you don't mind <I>some</I> of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCL Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 If each of us had our pet peeve genre of photos banned from the critique forum, there would be no pictures to critique. The OP statement is merely trolling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwaks Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 First we ban sunsets, then high contrast cloudy sky's. ....then old buildings.....then all the boring flower shots.....then all the portraits of people we don't know....then............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gib Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 barns and people, ban them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordonjb Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 If I did not take the photograph... well then it should be banned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwaks Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 and water drop close ups, oh those damn water drops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
younes Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 I think you should visit some galleries here such as Marc Adamus' and David Clapp's, then you tell me that sunsets are cheap tricks...Sunsets and sunrises just happen to give you dramatic lighting which can turn a good landscape into a great one...taking a good landscape photo at sunset is not easy feat... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken munn Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 Younes, Don't confuse a shot taken at sunset with a shot taken of sunset! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken munn Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 sp, 15 degrees per hour. At least an hour before sunset (or after sunrise) that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studor13 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Hi Ken, got nothing more sensible to do, so I'll go along with your troll effort. How about you find me a 2 year-old that can tell us how to do a shot like the one below?<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Kahn Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Hey, WJ, lay off the barns, OK? :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photobycate Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 That is why we have an imagination. We will never stop having sunsets and people will never stop being wow'd by them. It's all in the photography. It's not the camera it is the photographer that makes the picture. No matter what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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