Wayne Harridge wrote
>show the rest of the list (+ the world !)
>something of "where you live" geographically, intellectually or
>philosophically. I know when I regularly competed in camera club
>competitions, I started to think "what does the judge expect to see" rather
>than "what do I want to say". Now I don't care - I'd rather stimulate some
>discussion than win a prize.
I quite agree. And another reason I've tired of camera clubs and their
competitions is the endless bickering about the rules, which of course
everyone wants altered to suit *them*. Photography is an art, not a sport.
I favour an open "exhibition", comments invited, no voting, and the only
rule is origination on Olympus equipment. I hope we get this sewn up soon,
there were 188 messages in my inbox this morning, all but 6 from the Oly
list! I can't cope with that sort of volume every day...
>It's interesting how adding constraints actually "frees up" your thinking.
Indeed. If you usually use a zoom try leaving it at home, use prime lenses
and *force* yourself to take a few steps either way to compose the shot.
It can be quite instructive to go out with just one lens from time to time.
Cheers
Richard
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