new gallery "organic matters"

I am not sure if I ever end up with a portfolio like yours or the ones you granted links to. But pictures like these made me buy a camera so many years ago. I wanted to capture impressive moments or landscapes or colors and shapes. Picture which talk to me on an emotional base.

As you may guess from my comment, I really like your portfolio.

FDecker wrote:

I am not sure if I ever end up with a portfolio like yours or the ones you granted links to. But pictures like these made me buy a camera so many years ago. I wanted to capture impressive moments or landscapes or colors and shapes. Picture which talk to me on an emotional base.

As you may guess from my comment, I really like your portfolio.

. . . when someone strives to create with and from one's heart, thereby entering the realm of emotional reality. It leads to success.

I'ts been my privilege to visit your new portfolio. It was a wonderful start to my day. Thanks.

jrdigitalart wrote:

FDecker wrote:

I am not sure if I ever end up with a portfolio like yours or the ones you granted links to. But pictures like these made me buy a camera so many years ago. I wanted to capture impressive moments or landscapes or colors and shapes. Picture which talk to me on an emotional base.

As you may guess from my comment, I really like your portfolio.

. . . when someone strives to create with and from one's heart, thereby entering the realm of emotional reality. It leads to success.

....isn't that a pity that this forum discusses in length about the file sizes of the various X3F files or the exact processing time of SPP on various computers, but a thread like this goes almost unnoticed...?

FDecker wrote:

jrdigitalart wrote:

FDecker wrote:

I am not sure if I ever end up with a portfolio like yours or the ones you granted links to. But pictures like these made me buy a camera so many years ago. I wanted to capture impressive moments or landscapes or colors and shapes. Picture which talk to me on an emotional base.

As you may guess from my comment, I really like your portfolio.

. . . when someone strives to create with and from one's heart, thereby entering the realm of emotional reality. It leads to success.

....isn't that a pity that this forum discusses in length about the file sizes of the various X3F files or the exact processing time of SPP on various computers, but a thread like this goes almost unnoticed...?

. . . but I'm no longer surprised, Mr Decker. I remember the endless chatterings here in the past about how this is the place to deposit techno mumbo ramblings about Sigma equipment.

But when someone like Claudio comes along and shows how he can create visual symphonies with his Sigma cameras that the whole world can "listen" to, it results in almost deafening silence. Shame.

Thank you, I really love these images. Thoughtful and beautifully composed, they give a truly personal view of the world. As another poster remarked, a good start to my day.

Regards,

George

D Cox wrote:

FDecker wrote:

jrdigitalart wrote:

FDecker wrote:

I am not sure if I ever end up with a portfolio like yours or the ones you granted links to. But pictures like these made me buy a camera so many years ago. I wanted to capture impressive moments or landscapes or colors and shapes. Picture which talk to me on an emotional base.

As you may guess from my comment, I really like your portfolio.

. . . when someone strives to create with and from one's heart, thereby entering the realm of emotional reality. It leads to success.

....isn't that a pity that this forum discusses in length about the file sizes of the various X3F files or the exact processing time of SPP on various computers, but a thread like this goes almost unnoticed...?

This is because the visual arts are about things that cannot be expressed in words.

You can talk about equipment and methods, or biographies, but there is little to be said about pictures.

I disagree. One can say a lot about pictures. From technical or artistic analysis to emotional impact.... Even a simple "wow" or nice/not nice, impressed/not impressed, will do.

D Cox wrote:

FDecker wrote:

jrdigitalart wrote:

FDecker wrote:

I am not sure if I ever end up with a portfolio like yours or the ones you granted links to. But pictures like these made me buy a camera so many years ago. I wanted to capture impressive moments or landscapes or colors and shapes. Picture which talk to me on an emotional base.

As you may guess from my comment, I really like your portfolio.

. . . when someone strives to create with and from one's heart, thereby entering the realm of emotional reality. It leads to success.

....isn't that a pity that this forum discusses in length about the file sizes of the various X3F files or the exact processing time of SPP on various computers, but a thread like this goes almost unnoticed...?

This is because the visual arts are about things that cannot be expressed in words.

You can talk about equipment and methods, or biographies, but there is little to be said about pictures.

Pictures such as Claudio's come from the heart and can say many, many things that cry out for us to discuss them. This lack of recognition and discussion is one reason the world is such an angry place to live in.

Little to be said about these pics? Open your heart, please. Let IT speak for a change instead of all the constant, incessant techno mumbo jumbo.

many thanks to all of you
your appreciations are an honor, a pleasure, an enjoyment for me
many thanks, really

Claudio

jrdigitalart wrote:

D Cox wrote:

FDecker wrote:

jrdigitalart wrote:

FDecker wrote:

I am not sure if I ever end up with a portfolio like yours or the ones you granted links to. But pictures like these made me buy a camera so many years ago. I wanted to capture impressive moments or landscapes or colors and shapes. Picture which talk to me on an emotional base.

As you may guess from my comment, I really like your portfolio.

. . . when someone strives to create with and from one's heart, thereby entering the realm of emotional reality. It leads to success.

....isn't that a pity that this forum discusses in length about the file sizes of the various X3F files or the exact processing time of SPP on various computers, but a thread like this goes almost unnoticed...?

This is because the visual arts are about things that cannot be expressed in words.

You can talk about equipment and methods, or biographies, but there is little to be said about pictures.

Pictures such as Claudio's come from the heart and can say many, many things that cry out for us to discuss them. This lack of recognition and discussion is one reason the world is such an angry place to live in.

Little to be said about these pics? Open your heart, please. Let IT speak for a change instead of all the constant, incessant techno mumbo jumbo.

Jim, many thanks for your words, very appreciated

to be honest D Cox has expressed is feeling…
I may agree on the claim "visual arts are about things that cannot be expressed in words", but, to me, this does not imply that one cannot discuss about images, painting, or sculptures (as art critics do, hopefully, in less emphatic way), or express feelings, emotions, etc.
same holds for music, dance, cinema, performances, etc.

I myself I'm often lazy, sometimes I feel embarrassed, in giving feedbacks on photos. Discussions on images are more difficult than discussions on technics, I think. Images are so personal, so subjective, it's hard to argue on defects or qualities.

I think that one of the roles of forums is to create a community, a group of persons that starting knowing each other may engage in more difficult discussions. I'm not a professional photographer (I'm a walker more than a photographer, my goal is to walk, photos are lucky encounters), I don't have to advertise or to sell my images. For a long time I shared my images only with a small group of friends. They pushed me to create a website, and I decided to post in this forum because I read it regularly, I feel a little bit at home. I would like to give back something (I learned a lot from the members of this forum, but I have nothing to say about technics). I enjoy to take pictures and to create galleries, but discussions and feedbacks are one of the means to progress (even though I'm sure I will not necessary follow all the criticisms). It's so hard to take a step back from the images you have created, chosen, processed, etc. criticisms or likes, comments or discussions, can help to look at your images in a different way, and this is interesting

ciao

(sorry for my english)

D Cox wrote:

That is a very impressive collection of landscapes.

thanks

Some of the pictures in this gallery have nothing organic in them, but only rocks and snow.

There is a picture of a single toadstool in a pine wood in the "Irrelevance" gallery which I particularly like. And the whole of the "Dark Pressure" gallery.

All Sigma, or are you using various cameras ?

I used a Nikon D40 until the end of 2010 when I bought a DP2 after seeing a lot of pictures in this forum. Few months later I sold the D40 and bought a DP1S. For me, it is not a problem of resolution, it is a problem of textures and greens, the d40 was bad on both of them... but, with respect the sigmas, a very very easy camera to use

mclaudio wrote:

Jim, many thanks for your words, very appreciated

to be honest D Cox has expressed is feeling…
I may agree on the claim "visual arts are about things that cannot be expressed in words", but, to me, this does not imply that one cannot discuss about images, painting, or sculptures (as art critics do, hopefully, in less emphatic way), or express feelings, emotions, etc.
same holds for music, dance, cinema, performances, etc.

Ah, but visual art is a language in its own right. People who cannot find the words to express what it is they see in visual art just have not stopped to concentrate on developing the skills to find the words and put that into practice. The choice is for the viewer of the art to make.

My view is that there are more "worldly" languages than just mere words at times.

I myself I'm often lazy, sometimes I feel embarrassed, in giving feedbacks on photos. Discussions on images are more difficult than discussions on technics, I think. Images are so personal, so subjective, it's hard to argue on defects or qualities.

We have a lot in common, Claudio. I also have difficulty in offering feedback.

I think that one of the roles of forums is to create a community, a group of persons that starting knowing each other may engage in more difficult discussions. I'm not a professional photographer (I'm a walker more than a photographer, my goal is to walk, photos are lucky encounters),

To me, lucky encounters are few and I consider them to be more of a privilege and an opportunity to share with others, to hopefully encourage people to move forward from just looking and entering the realm of seeing and thereby appreciating.

I don't have to advertise or to sell my images. For a long time I shared my images only with a small group of friends. They pushed me to create a website, and I decided to post in this forum because I read it regularly, I feel a little bit at home. I would like to give back something (I learned a lot from the members of this forum, but I have nothing to say about technics).

Yes, technical discussions I need to leave to others too.

I enjoy to take pictures and to create galleries, but discussions and feedbacks are one of the means to progress (even though I'm sure I will not necessary follow all the criticisms). It's so hard to take a step back from the images you have created, chosen, processed, etc. criticisms or likes, comments or discussions, can help to look at your images in a different way, and this is interesting

Like another poster here, I too feel encouraged and buoyed by your creations. They touch my heart.

ciao

(sorry for my english)

No need to apologize, my friend, You write well. I too come from a non english speaking background, but more fortunate than you, I migrated to an english speaking country.

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Claudio