glenn nk

Linda:

Beautiful as usual; looks like Aberdeen to me. So nice to see Kamloops pics.

GNK - former owner/resident of 387 Gleneagles Drive.

I'm not so sure how one would define photography; or even if one should.

Under the strict definition of "capturing an image" (film or digitally), and not doing any post processing - any good technician can do that - with very little creativity required.

However, Ansel Adams wouldn't likely agree with that; he dodged, burned and manipulated his images in a very artistic or creative way.

I personally choose to be creative and artistic, not mechanical and technical (although by profession I am an applied scientist - engineering). Hence I admire this creation by Al Magnus, whether or not the sky looked exactly like that, or whether or not the reflection has been magnified (it would seem to be as there are too many waves/ripples for such a perfect reflection).

People scoffed at VanGogh, Picasso, and the other ground breaking great artists - because they weren't painting reality!

Perhaps photographers need to loosen up; on the other hand, maybe many of us don't have any "creative juices" and must merely accept the scenes or objects that are put before our eyes and cameras and rely on luck.

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.

Sure looks like it was taken near the toll booth on the "Coke".