Doug Kerr
Well-known member
Hi, Asher,
My successful attainment of the age of 72 (it seemed simple enough - I just woke up last Thursday morning) has given me extra impetus to reflect on the wonders of the universe around me, and today it is OPF's turn to suffer from this wave of intro- and extra-spection.
Actually, I just wanted to comment on the amazing breadth, depth, and quality of achievement of the photographs presented in this forum.
It makes one very spoiled. It "sets a very high bar" for me as I examine the photographic work I often see in various media.
That is not at all to say that I personally enjoy all of the styles and approaches. Some I find really weird, but this is true of almost all art forms (there is a lot of "well regarded" music I don't like at all).
I am just excited to know that among the eclectic group that gathers here for "salon" there is so much talent and insight.
As for me, I'm just a "camera engineer", not much of a photographer. And of course that's an "art form" that not everybody appreciates, either.
I commend you for your work in keeping the wheel turning here. And kudos in excelsis (how's that for a polyglot neologism!)** to all those who contribute, both through photographs themselves and in criticism (in the best and broadest meaning of that term).
It is a wonderful universe that the Creator (through his clever engine, Darwinian evolution) has generated. Wonderful art is not just a representation of it (in some cases) but a wonderful part of it.
** Its acronym is "kudinex". Please remember that "radar" is an acronym. Acronyms need not be initialisms (although we sometimes tend to think that they must be).
My successful attainment of the age of 72 (it seemed simple enough - I just woke up last Thursday morning) has given me extra impetus to reflect on the wonders of the universe around me, and today it is OPF's turn to suffer from this wave of intro- and extra-spection.
Actually, I just wanted to comment on the amazing breadth, depth, and quality of achievement of the photographs presented in this forum.
It makes one very spoiled. It "sets a very high bar" for me as I examine the photographic work I often see in various media.
That is not at all to say that I personally enjoy all of the styles and approaches. Some I find really weird, but this is true of almost all art forms (there is a lot of "well regarded" music I don't like at all).
I am just excited to know that among the eclectic group that gathers here for "salon" there is so much talent and insight.
As for me, I'm just a "camera engineer", not much of a photographer. And of course that's an "art form" that not everybody appreciates, either.
I commend you for your work in keeping the wheel turning here. And kudos in excelsis (how's that for a polyglot neologism!)** to all those who contribute, both through photographs themselves and in criticism (in the best and broadest meaning of that term).
It is a wonderful universe that the Creator (through his clever engine, Darwinian evolution) has generated. Wonderful art is not just a representation of it (in some cases) but a wonderful part of it.
** Its acronym is "kudinex". Please remember that "radar" is an acronym. Acronyms need not be initialisms (although we sometimes tend to think that they must be).
