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[Barefoot]

I was bored...

Are you familiar with the work of Paul Strand? I think he would have liked these images very much. Straight Photography is pure photography.

Do yourself a favor, and find a gallery of his work. Look closely at what he photographed and see how much of your work resembles his.

I think you might be surprised.

[kat]

Thanks Barefoot. No, I never heard of him but I do see some things there that got me thinking about that. I take this as a full compliement! Thanks!

[jjeling]

Thank you! Thanks for the nomination! I love these shots too JJ! I've been trying to get more and more of them each time I go out

This is all I really look for now. I still practice landscapes, humans, etc. But if Im out seriously trying to get some good images, these are the types I strive for.

Funny part about it is, when you take pictures of people, they get weirded out and wonder what you are doing, call you a creeper and so on. But, when you start taking pictures like this, people seem to even look at you with an even more strange look. What are you taking a picture of? Are you really taking a picture of the screws on a park bench? Then you get the, people that just stare at you....... What are they taking a picture of? The will ask, What are you taking a picture of? Then you have try explaining it to them.... oh boy, that one is a lot of fun.
Its frustrating when the image doesn't come out quite as you planned. You will say to yourself, What did I see in that? How stupid did I look for something that did not turn out? After a while, its easy to get the camera to capture it the way you want and then the images are great abstracts and are more pleasing than any landscape or wildlife images.
Sorry about the rant but I just thought I would say good job on these again. Its always nice to watch people grow and expand their interests in photography.

[kat]

Thank jj. I find I can see them sometimes, others are those..what was I thinking!

I'm with you on looks. I get them all the time, starting to feel if I don't there is something wrong!!!!!