Just think of the milions of Ansel Andams shots by visitors to the
half-dome ...
Proceed Brian :-)
Amities
Philippe
Le 27 janv. 14 à 05:10, bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx a écrit :
>
>
> Something bothers me a little.
>
> This photo,
>
>
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=10859
>
> Is a close version
> of a stunning ( 1.5 x 1 m) print I have seen in local commercial
> premises. I know that the photographer who took that shot was very
> cagey
> about telling anybody where is was taken.
>
> I puzzled over it myself for
> a long time until I started using my brains and followed clues
> contained
> within her photo, and after that it didn't take too long.
>
> If you stray
> more than 50 cm from the precise spot needed, you won't 'get' it.
>
> I
> know that other people like it and have heard of one woman who paid
> $800
> for a large print.
>
> Her shot is different from mine in that some of the
> central grass is gone and bare earth takes its place, making it look
> like a pathway, a vital part of the visual appeal. In addition, she
> placed 3 - 4 ponderosa pine cones along the 'edge' of this visual
> pathway, and that clinched the appeal. I would probably arrange for
> that
> kind of detail to be in my shots.
>
> Question; is it ethical to closely
> mimic her photograph? Aspects of the fine detail of content are
> crucial
> for visual appeal.
>
> Brian Swale
>
>
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