tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289141611011542491.post4782074836598532567..comments2023-08-08T11:02:10.919-04:00Comments on A Photographic Sage: Seeing is what happens between the photographs..Patricia Turnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08805777892399781031noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289141611011542491.post-32751497481934040752014-09-25T13:56:35.662-04:002014-09-25T13:56:35.662-04:00I think we invite the element of surprise into our...I think we invite the element of surprise into our camera work when we actually put the camera down and just look.Patricia Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805777892399781031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289141611011542491.post-6533086133728111262014-09-25T13:04:14.028-04:002014-09-25T13:04:14.028-04:00I love your comment that seeing is what happens be...I love your comment that seeing is what happens between the photographs. So true. Many of my favourite photographs are those that caught me by surprise, like your lily stems.kimmanleyorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12868420541581749897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289141611011542491.post-29178377803430448452014-09-24T06:41:17.980-04:002014-09-24T06:41:17.980-04:00Thank you Stacey. I too took a hiatus...from 1980...Thank you Stacey. I too took a hiatus...from 1980 - 2005! What a different world it was, technically speaking, when I finally returned! Spending time with one subject, like I'm doing with the pond this year, is the best way to hone your contemplative eye.Patricia Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805777892399781031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5289141611011542491.post-72554213003166918892014-09-24T00:24:07.775-04:002014-09-24T00:24:07.775-04:00Patricia, I completely agree with both of your obs...Patricia, I completely agree with both of your observations. Photography has given me "an eye to see" which has absolutely nothing to do with equipment. I took a ten year hiatus from photography (which happened to correspond to the film to digital changeover,) I was afraid about what I might have forgotten. What I learned when I came back is that I had not lost my eye. And I learned to do contemplative photography by spending vast amounts of time with the same subject. Thank you for the post! StaceyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com