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[eyoismos]

an octopus riding a dolphin without a saddle

[eyoismos]

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[TZAKI]

do fish hold their breath out of water?

[yiota]

That octopus reminded me that i have been craving an octopus salad !

[eyoismos]

do fish hold their breath out of water?

as my son asked once, when knee high to a grasshopper, after "tasting" the sea in greece.... do fish ever feel thirsty ?

Edited by eyoismos, 26 June 2012 - 04:06 AM.

[Ajax]

It's not an amazing photo but a fluke...these sort of pics cant be planned.

[eyoismos]

are we now nit-picking about the word "amazing" ......or..... you are just jealous that you were not the lucky bastard that managed to snap that shot?

dont know about you, but i certainly am

( for the record.....amazing, adjective - causing great surprise or sudden wonder.)

Edited by eyoismos, 26 June 2012 - 10:27 AM.

[Ajax]

I'm not jealous, i can plan & do even better then this shot without fluking it
I agree with your amazement, natures wonders never cease to amaze anyone.

[Μπουμπουλίνα]

In your opinion.......can two indentical photos be taken of the same subject by two different photographers??

[Ajax]

00.1% of the time imo & its for scenery shots or building that's if nothing has changed in the scenery or building, it also must be done within the same time frame or month of year even. Also taking the shot at same angle again is important for it to be similar. But when it comes to action shots, it's never the same again, ever.

Take these shot of mine, one is of the Vatican dome & the other of Venice canals, i have seen many similar ones to mine & done in many years btw them, scary !!!. Being higher quality & more artistic which is what separates the good photographers from snap shooters.

I hope mine do well in an exhibition one day, hope they do. Really hope they do !

Geesh i get carried away when it comes to photo talk..............................I'm sure you can see my passion for it by now.

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Edited by Ajax, 26 June 2012 - 12:22 PM.

[Μπουμπουλίνα]

So paying $100000 for a photograph is justified......

I guess a photograph's worth is what people are willing to pay for it!

[♪♫MusicDorkalNini♪♫]

*rolls eyes* come into my bed room and come and see the portfolios i have created of portrait,landscape and freelance photography....u dont need luck...u just need an eye for detail.....but then again...these days all u need is a freaking iphone and WALLAH ur a photographer....how bout u all try some wet photography some time....ur shots arnt so distinct then :P
i loveeeeeeee using the dark room !! but the chemicals make me go loopy lmao

[Ajax]

So paying $100000 for a photograph is justified......

I guess a photograph's worth is what people are willing to pay for it!

Oh absolutely. To give you an idea, i believe photographers who work for national geographic earn 250k plus at least. National geographic only accepts the best photographers the world has to offer for each particular photographic situations as each photographer is an expert in different situations such as landscapes,wild life, under water & travel or documentary work. And others who are wholly for the art side of it, these ones know how to literally paint with light & the stuff they produce is extraordinary, some have made millions from a single image.

Here is an artist photographer who sold $4.3 million from one image.
http://www.guardian....e-ii-photograph

But for me its not the money, never was, its the art its self, i really enjoy it.

Edited by Ajax, 27 June 2012 - 04:20 PM.

[whooshka 100%]

I had a digital camera a few years ago. I was working in an office and bored out of my mind so I decided to bevome a photographer.

Took lots of photos of buildings roads garbage bins (you think I'm joking but I'm not) and then to build up my creds I photoshopped them 'adjusted the lighting' added sepia effects black and white etc etc

I only stopped when I realised how dull the whole endeavour was. Waking around with a digital camera and tripod did not make me mysterous or alternative enough.

[whooshka 100%]

Part of the problem is that I don't know the difference between a 'good' photo or as Ajax said an 'artistic' photo and a bad or ordinary one.