Well, this has all certainly been enlighting. In reading through this
entire thread I'm starting to think a landscape picture is a picture that
isn't centered or focused on any single thing, but the view as a whole.
Well, that's not exactly right either. Maybe...oh never mind. I started
thinking about this too late know and never got out to take any shots! Now,
whats the next theme?
Anyway, in looking at the pictures linked to below, I would say
1. Yes, this is a landscape
2. Close. I could probably go either way
3. Nope. This is a picture of the bridge, and clearly the main element
4. This one with the stone wall I think is a landscape photo
5. The people in the park with the fountain - nope, not a landscape.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Roger Wesson
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 1:07 PM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [OM] TOPE: Landscapes
Somehow just managed to press 'send' entirely by accident - here's all
of what I was trying to say.
Until today I thought I had it all worked out and knew what a landscape
was - now I'm not so sure!
To me, landscape means geography, and landscape photos (which I think is
what almost all my photos are) would definitely include coastlines,
rivers, icebergs, etc etc, which it seems some of you might exclude. A
cityscape can't be a landscape because it's man-made. However, man-made
objects don't, I think, preclude a shot from being a landscape.
So, for example, I'd consider this shot of a river to be a landscape
shot:
http://www.worldtraveller.f9.co.uk/photo/photos/hellasunset.jpg
But I'd consider this shot of a river to be a cityscape, and definitely
not a landscape:
http://www.worldtraveller.f9.co.uk/photo/photos/paris.jpg
These two shots are in the grey area, but I'd still call them landscapes
http://www.worldtraveller.f9.co.uk/travel/zambia-malawi/photos/006.jpg
http://www.worldtraveller.f9.co.uk/photo/photos/hadrianswall.jpg
And here's one in the grey area that I'd call a cityscape:
http://www.worldtraveller.f9.co.uk/travel/australia/2001/photos/sydney/au03-
s03-22.jpg
One thing I'm sure of - a 'scape of any sort must be focussed at
infinity. Anyone agree?
Roger
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