Pennyflute

One day I was walking around my college with my camera and saw this

fellow playing a penny flute. I mainly took it for my school

newspaper so I had to show how it was on the campus (hence, the M

above the head).

 

Please let me know what you like and what you don't like.

 

Thank you

Hello,

 

I like it very much Sara, excellent photo. It has a good level of compression, intimacy, tonal value, and excellent design/composition. I like the focus and abstact qualities, the guy seems engrossed yet perhaps lonely.

 

Cheers.

Thank you very much.

nice shot

But way old. I think you need to get your ass out and shoot some more stuff. Isnt that shot 3-years old?

I have loads of photos older than threee years, I learn from them and from other peoples photos. The idea that an older photo is not as worthy is absoultely idiotic. If a photo is worth a thousand words then it will last a lifetime at least. Making new photos is a great idea but first learn from what has come before, the past. Look at the old masters and then compare to modern photojournalism, learn to use a view camera and then a Canon 1dsmk2, etc.

 

Cheers.

I agree with you but I know of many people who go out and take 10 shots and they stop for good. They display the same photos over and over while never going out to shoot. Showing off an old image is great but you don't learn much unless your out shooting. Not to mention I don't think you can call yourself a photographer if you are not out shooting. I went to a party once and danced for an hour. In no way or shape am I a dancer now. I also change my oil once every three months and that doesn't make a mechanic.

I agree, and I don't call myself a photographer, a dancer, or a mechanic, I am a violinmaker.

 

Some 'photographers' shoot hundreds of frames per day and end up with ten keepers, some shoot 10 frames and keep 10.

I don't see the need for statistics here, since the photo speaks for itself, and yes I think it's a keeper.

 

Cheers.

 

 

 

 

Thank you so much for all your kind words.