Photography

In the pictures below ("Men at work" and "Urban wildlife, in situ") - one I feel is more of a photography forum picture, the other is strictly an automotive forum picture. 1. Can you match the title to the picture? (Ok, that was too easy...) 2. Do you agree with my thoughts? Why or why not? Thanks, look forward to reading you!

"Need for speed" is what comes to mind when I see this picture.

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A very fast car....

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Pic, the other MIGHT work as a photo forum pic?

Best wishes

Alkiro

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Best wishes

Alkiro

Thanks, Alkiro.

Best wishes

Alkiro

because in the first photo, really not much photo skills to be honest, just day in/out routines.

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Probably because they don’t come easy for me 😭
I will probably change if I have way too many of those toys or born with a gold spoon 😜

You may have a predisposition to something due to circumstances, but basically you are the way you are.
I know many people who have hundreds, even thousands, of watches and many tens or hundreds of cars, who still cradle their watches when holding them, never place them on hard surfaces, and take extra care not to scrape the front spoiler or wipe off bug smears and bird droppings as soon as possible.
Whether or not they "earned" their toys or acquired them with their silver spoon...
Cheers,
TM

and we change too.
You’re right, for now, even if I have many toys, this is my habit to keep things in prestine condition.
Thanks 🙏🏻
Rgds
Raymond

Your comments raise some very interesting questions, many of which were implicit in my original question.
How many pictures do you see in here (our photography forum) or even "out there" (Fred Miranda, Nikonians, POTW, et al) "exhibit much photo skills"?
Please dont get me wrong, I agree with you, and absolutely both were just "grab shots" (point and shoot camera phone shots)
So if I hadn't asked the question, you'd still feel the same way?
The more interesting question, to me, is the main reason I posed the question in the first place - the first one transcended the "oh, cool rare expensive museum car being driven on a Sunday morning" of the second: the sparks, the protective netting, working on a Sunday, typically a day of rest, some working while others rest (and play), the irony that I was in a high performance toy driving on a Sunday yet I was working (gathering notes for a review, on my way to a working car show...)
Would love to read any further thoughts, if any, for a discussion, and thanks for your comments so far!
TM

The intent of the Photography section in this forum, if I interpret correctly, is about photoshooting skills, adjusting settings, making scenery nicer or sharing nice photos.
Therefore, I feel the first photo isn’t fit.
Many people don’t know how exclusive the car is or whether it’s a Sunday from both photos.
The lower right corner of 2nd photo shows 07:35 but Date is blurry, and is it Sunrise or Sunset, it’s hard to read so deep into your mind 😳
Rgds
Raymond

"sharing nice photos.
Therefore, I feel the first photo isn’t fit."
Hi, Raymond,
Lol so basically the photo is so bad it doesn't even merit sharing on the photography forum without lengthy explanation...
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"Many people don’t know how exclusive the car is or whether it’s a Sunday from both photos."
I would argue that the photo, any photo, shouldn't have to rely on how exclusive the car is, or what day of the week it is, to justify it being shown (with title, to hint at intellectual reason for the sharing of the photo, or why that particular photo was even taken) and so in that light the shot was a complete failure.
Dont worry, I'm neither insulted nor hurt, good food for thought. Exactly why I asked in the first place.
Thanks for the comments!
TM
Ps: this reminds me of the watch enthusiast sharing with a non-watch person the Dufours and Patek repeaters he has - he is sharing the info out of sincere love for the hobby. The listener feels the collector is just showing off.
Sharing vs showing off.
Same words, same people, totally different take aways.

I encourage any photo contribution to the forum... once you start establishing guidelines as to what is acceptable the result can become limiting.  Taking photos of cars (for example) is just working in an area that is (at the moment) interesting to the photographer.  We all  have our preferences - a subject for a different time.

Having said that, there is some creative value in pushing our individual limits (different for each person) - and for photographers it should always be one of our targets.  But to  say that a dinner photo belongs in the food forum sometimes overlooks the lighting or compositional or other aspects of the effort.

Another factor is that by taking and sharing photos there is the possibility to see with the eye of an observer the results in a public context.  Taking and then looking at photos, as I have often written are two different activities.  At whatever level, there is a "see, compose, [post] process, share, review, and adjust " cycle.  It's possible that one or more of the steps in the cycle predominate at any given time.

The second photo works in the photo forum if it leads the photographer into a review and adjustment phase... how might the photograph worked differently (not necessarily better).  While mostly an internal process, feedback has it's place but it can be a little tricky ; )

One thought (most likely more will follow) on why we photograph and as part of that process, why we share our photos.  For me, the review process is critical.  In the end one can choose to shoot the "same photo" as many [famous] photographers continue to do.  I can't look at a photo without thinking about possible variations.

Casey

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and here's why, because I have this yellow up-on-a-stand clock on my desk next to the screen:

Hi, Cazalea,

Your ironic wit has me confused...

"In the same vein and featuring a similar car, I could label this "Gardening in the UK" but that doesn't necessarily mean that I should do so?"

So I shouldn't title #1 "Men at Work?"
or "urban wildlife, in situ" for #2?
I'm confused...(for the 3rd time)

The 675LT is an amazing technological achievement, far more so than the 12c or 650S.

Rumours have the 720S even faster, we will see...

Yes, the doors are not at all easy to ingress or egress, making the Lamborghini big bulls and Alfa 4c actually no brainers in comparison.

Cheers, and thanks in advance for unconfusing me.

TM

After I took that photo of my Citroen and the M-B, I showed it to people who either said, "I know that Garden Shop" OR "Why is a Gullwing being used to buy peat moss and plants?" so in that instance I created cognitive dissonance in the viewers. Is that the right term?