New Initiative! Members Only Forum : Expressive Travel Photography

Brian,
Expressive travel photography could mean a walk to the letterbox, or a trip to the Antartica, this leaves us all with a wonderful broad arena to display our works. I try to limit my images to truly 4/3rds images, but because we are in mid winter in Australia I may have to show you my trip to the letterbox. Get ready!!!!! But it will be post 4/3rds not pre 4/3rds.
Cheers
DUD

 

Hmm, a trip to my lab! I need to get away..!

 

Sounds great to me! Thanks Phil and Brian!

 

I'm planning on going through each of Phil's forums via your links here on mu-43.com, Brian and really want to think carefully about the concepts. Phil Douglis's site is a treasure trove, and I find his descriptions and deconstructions to be very thoughtful and thought provoking.

It would be great if everyone who does post their interpretation photographically might explain how they see their image responding to the stated concept - even if, or especially if, the image might "break the rules" which, as Phil says is often they way great things happen.

Thanks to everyone who has already begun to be involved!

 

Thanks for starting this forum Brian! I'm really enjoying exploring the different galleries and making images that express those ideas. My photography tends get into ruts and it's things like these galleries that help me take it to the next level and give me a fresh perspective.

 

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My first thought on seeing the headline was:
Err why would this be for new members only?

Hendrik

 

New Forum

I, personally, am very excited about this new forum. It seems to be a logical step forward from the PAD to something more in-depth/intriguing/thought provoking. Not simply a picture, but something that conveys a concept and/or idea via the force of photography.

Taking one step back and thinking before hitting the shutter button. The ideas and the pictures in Phil's blog inspire the viewer to look deeper to see new meanings, to grasp concepts and to take on the challenge of taking pictures in a different way or with a decided point-of-view.

Ready for a new challenge, I am looking forward to participating in this new venture. Taking on Brian's challenge of Incongruity, Abstraction and Human Values..perhaps with less than 3 pictures..makes one think...how? Working on it..

Brian: just one thought..Instead of calling it For New Members Only..Why not Memebers Only? New implies you must be new to the forum..don't really see why that's the point..isn't the point Members only..getting those who visit and look but don't join to join?

 

New: Members Only Forum

 

Thanks Bill, that of course was exactly what I meant, when I said

but alas it didn't come across