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Just Some Driftwood!

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Georg R. Baumann

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Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

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Georg R. Baumann: Just some driftwood​

Georg,

This one is especially fascinating. There are hands grasping in front, perhaps bones, lots of features to wander through.

Asher
 
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Georg R. Baumann

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Hi,

For whatever reason, Asher was moving my post here. I post everything in the layback cafe usually, as I do not approach fine art photography, I do it, or I don't.

They really are just snaps, hence the title, a five minutes exercise to explore a piece of driftwood with just one lens and without a tripod or proper setup.

Sometimes it is fascinating to see back home what a lens resolves that the eye does not see on the spot, because I was so low on the ground, of course sand particles are swirling around in the breeze, here in a crop at 1/2500 s:

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Georg R. Baumann

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All pictures here are from the Zeiss 135mm F/1.8, over the past few month, it has turned into my always on lens, probably the best lens I ever owned. In my opinion, over time, using a single lens a lot, you get better with it. The intimate knowledge of a lens needs to become one with you, in your blood, so you do not need to think anymore, just do it. Personally, I take a long time with one lens alone, others are quicker, I am not, but I don't care, I do not do photography for competitive reasons.

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Asher Kelman

Asher Kelman

OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
Georg R. Baumann said:
Hi,

For whatever reason, Asher was moving my post here. I post everything in the layback cafe usually, as I do not approach fine art photography, I do it, or I don't.

They really are just snaps, hence the title, a five minutes exercise to explore a piece of driftwood with just one lens and without a tripod or proper setup.

Sometimes it is fascinating to see back home what a lens resolves that the eye does not see on the spot, because I was so low on the ground, of course sand particles are swirling around in the breeze, here in a crop at 1/2500 s:
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Georg,

This is evocative of both female and male forms. not quite erotic but a vehicle for thought.

Asher
 
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Georg R. Baumann

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To me it is important to explore a scene, sometimes over a long time, several days or even weeks. While exploring, the scene changes over time of course, sometimes due to weather or other circumstances, sometimes just due to the mood I am in when shooting.

When shooting, I prefer to not think, which requires a certain state of mind to be in. This way, I let the scene guide me, and eventually it opens up the hidden gems.

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Bart_van_der_Wolf

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Georg R. Baumann said:
I always kept the belief that the statements of the observer will tell me more about the observer than the photograph.
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Hi Georg,

While that may be true for a Rorschach test, an image can be suggestive as well ... ;-)

BTW, I'm glad this is now posted in a more appropriate forum. Your studies are way to interesting for the layback cafe. I like the brown/yellow tones of sand and wood, but then I'm a sucker for ton-sur-ton images.

Cheers,
Bart
 
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Ben Rubinstein

pro member
Georg R. Baumann said:
Hi,

For whatever reason, Asher was moving my post here. I post everything in the layback cafe usually, as I do not approach fine art photography, I do it, or I don't.

They really are just snaps, hence the title, a five minutes exercise to explore a piece of driftwood with just one lens and without a tripod or proper setup.

Sometimes it is fascinating to see back home what a lens resolves that the eye does not see on the spot, because I was so low on the ground, of course sand particles are swirling around in the breeze, here in a crop at 1/2500 s:

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Asher saw something erotic, that bottom left however looks like a horses head to me. I'm just innocent and naive apparently :p
 
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Georg R. Baumann

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Bart_van_der_Wolf said:
Hi Georg,

While that may be true for a Rorschach test, an image can be suggestive as well ... ;-)

BTW, I'm glad this is now posted in a more appropriate forum. Your studies are way to interesting for the layback cafe. I like the brown/yellow tones of sand and wood, but then I'm a sucker for ton-sur-ton images.

Cheers,
Bart
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Man, ya'll need to get laid if you start seeing some juicy stuff here.... ;)
 
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