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21 July 2006

Ok, I'll start. I'm posting two, which I took the day after I bought my new camera. I was delighted at the quality of the pictures and that I was able to take something resembling a decent photograph with an element of composition instead of a 'snapshot'.

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posted by essexjan 21 July | 04:42
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My eyes. I don't know why I like it, I just do.
posted by redvixen 21 July | 07:17
Essexjan, I especially like the first one of yours.
posted by redvixen 21 July | 07:18
I don't know which of my photo's are under appreciated so this is a hard foto-friday.

I like this one...
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posted by seanyboy 21 July | 07:55
I like the one of the houses, Boring Postcards. The grid behind them makes the houses look as if they're part of some computer game.
posted by essexjan 21 July | 08:06
hmmmm. i love photos like this of natural colors and textures, but I suppose most people skip right past them. maybe. not everyone appreciates the stuff that i think is natural, found, abstract art.

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and people never seemed to pay as much attention to my Hulktoons...

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...as i wanted. but they're not photos, so i guess they don't count. and how many people remember what the hulk looked like in the '70s anyway? you need to be an old comichead to be (mildly, heh) amused by the joke.
posted by shane 21 July | 08:19
seanyboy, that's a cool photo!
posted by shane 21 July | 08:20
My two most unappreciated pics are both phone cam pics. I guess they get overlooked so often because of the resolution. I think they both look great, though.

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Also, this pic from New Orleans doesn't get much love, but it's pretty representative of the city after Katrina. I took this out the car window, so that explains the odd angle.

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posted by brainwidth 21 July | 09:02
I apologise in advance for the number...I liked 3 of these a lot, and one I felt I should post even though Jen took it. I think it might have been where I came up with my username.

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This one I love the look on Ev's face:
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I loved the luck of this one...Sophie getting swamped by Lake Huron!
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And lastly, for now anyway, a great one of Ev swinging:
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posted by richat 21 July | 09:06
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posted by jonmc 21 July | 09:11
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Gearworks for the old Johnson & Seymour millrace inlet gate, alongside the Genesee River in downtown Rochester, NY.
posted by tommasz 21 July | 09:47
A set. From Waldo Lake, arguably the sweetest little corner of my world here.

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posted by danf 21 July | 09:51
brainwidth, I really like that beach shot btw. Very cool.
posted by richat 21 July | 09:53
My eyes. I don't know why I like it, I just do.


It sneaks up. You keep looking and looking and it reveals it's secrets. Very nice.
posted by danf 21 July | 10:16
NICE, tommasz!! i love especially the 1st waldo pic too, danf.

and, jonmc, i've always had a weird, whimsical fascination with blue women (but not a fetish, lol--no worries.) not sure where i first saw one--maybe an Atlantean in the old Marvel Sub-Mariner comic? is yours real? maybe i was a blue-tattooed pict in a past-life. anyway, great photo.
posted by shane 21 July | 10:21
redvixen, that's great too.
and i'll fill out an application for that houseboy position.
posted by shane 21 July | 10:48
shane, I like the Hulk.

tommasz, that's a well done photo, and it took me back to my visit to Rochester. I'm sure it wasn't that spot, but I remember being around the river and being The Coldest I Have Ever Been. I think we were looking for Gennesse Falls? Bewery?
posted by rainbaby 21 July | 11:02
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Only 28 views (before posting it here) but three favorites. I suppose that's not so underappreciated, just under-viewed.
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I love the light in this one.
posted by me3dia 21 July | 11:13
me3dia, that chair one is freakin' awesome. Wow.

All of these are really cool pics in this thread... hooray for delayed appreciation!

posted by BoringPostcards 21 July | 11:19
All of these are really cool pics in this thread... hooray for delayed appreciation!

Agreed!
posted by shane 21 July | 11:40
rainaby, you were up at High Falls. The Genesee Brewery is on the North bank of the river there.
posted by tommasz 21 July | 12:00
Um, technically it's the East bank, North of the Falls. Forgive me, I got excited to see my hometown mention.
posted by tommasz 21 July | 12:19
I think BC Ferries should pay me to use this photo in their advertising:

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posted by deborah 21 July | 13:12
this pic didn't get a single glance and I had it up for 2 months on flickr, and posted it to several groups. Sigh.

when you consider I'd shot maybe 4 or 5 times with my D70 and that I'm a complete novice to SLR photography anyway, I was pretty proud of the fact that the composition, panning and focus were tight.

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posted by lonefrontranger 21 July | 15:06
me3dia: I *really* like your chair, you're correct about the light.

shane: I totally get the Hulk! I used to watch that show RELIGIOUSLY every wednesday night (mostly cos I had the mad schoolgirl crush on Bill Bixby). ah, youth.

these photos all deserve(d) more than just a casual glance.

Pardon me whilst I trot out one of my pet conspiracy theories :adjusts tinfoil hat: I figure a lot of the stuff that gets on flickr's (not so) 'interestingness' group has been put there by the toadies, syncophants and lobbyists of their photogs.

or maybe I'm just bitter... pardon me whilst I have a total emo moment :cries, cuts self:
posted by lonefrontranger 21 July | 15:15
lonefrontranger, I don't see your photo. I'd like to see it.

You might be right about flickr's interingness photos. And the photos that get the most comments are subjects that appeal to the greatest number of people - it's the same stuff over and over. It's all babies and bugs on flowers and sunsets and cute animals doing cute things. Not that I have anything against those things, and some of those photos are outstanding, but I've seen very average photos of sunsets or a butterfly on a flower getting 300 comments of people having orgasms over how amazing and gorgeous the shots are. People eat that shit up. You can't really predict who will comment on what, but you can definitely force some comments by joining the 1-2-3 comments and 4 Aces and groups like that - the reason they exist is for commenting. Search for them over there.

Views are another thing. I've taken some photographs I considered to be pretty damn good that no one looks at, and yesterday I uploaded a photo of a mannequin torso. I included 'panties' and 'sexy' in the tags and this photo has gotten over 150 views in less than 12 hours. Meh.
posted by iconomy 21 July | 16:00
crap, iconomy. I see it... oh well. linkage here.

and you're right about the tags and the lowest-common-denominator effect of the subject matter.

I like cats and all, but if I see one more 'OMG cats-in-sinks!!!' type pic, I might just hurl.
posted by lonefrontranger 21 July | 16:42
so include "panties" "sexy", and while one is at it, "dildo" and "teenlesbiansex" in the tags if you want a lot of views. . .

I sense some fun to be had!. . .

And, oh, BTW, iconomy. . .where are YOUR unloved photos? Huh?
posted by danf 21 July | 16:47
Can anyone else see lonefrontranger's photo, or is it just me that can't access it? I've tried pasting the url directly into my browser and I still can't.

danf, I appreciate and love *all* of my own photos, and shower myself with lots of compliments... ;)
posted by iconomy 21 July | 17:00
I can't see it iconomy and cut and paste give me an error.
posted by arse_hat 21 July | 17:07
well bummer. let me try this again... if it doesn't work here's the link to my flickr group. Bah.

posted by lonefrontranger 21 July | 17:22
a little late, but here's mine
posted by nomad 21 July | 18:34
nomad, I LOVE that picture.
posted by BoringPostcards 21 July | 19:28
I have one that I like, but it is better as a print I guess.
posted by eekacat 21 July | 19:45
These really are great pics, everyone. Danf, I loved yours! Seanyboy, that face is awesome. And lonefrontranger, I loved how the cyclist is in focus, yet the background is blurry. Very well done!
posted by redvixen 23 July | 16:28
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