Re: [OM] TOPE: Landscapes

[Winsor Crosby]

> On Mon, 25 Mar 2002 11:46:02 -0800, Winsor Crosby wrote:
>
> > Why not keep it simple and use the classifications for
> > what they obviously represent?
> Because the classifications obviously represent different things to
> all of us. The exhibits and competitions I've seen over the past
> several years have included a wide variety of landscape definitions.
> I've seen straight ahead nature shots, architecture shots,
> cityscapes, and seascapes all displayed as landscapes. Consider that
> my own http://www.beancotton.com/cgi-bin/show_picture.cgi?pic=3 took
> top honors in the landscape category at the Delta Fair 3 years ago,
> despite the fact that it shows no land at all!
>
> I agree with you that we should keep things simple. However, in my
> opinion, thats best done by using a broad, flexible definition rather
> than excluding widely used and accepted variations.
>
> BB
> -
> B.B. Bean                                       bbbean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Bean & Bean Cotton Co           
> 	http://www.beancotton.com
> Peach Orchard, MO
Just to be clear, I have not suggested any kind of exclusion.  I 
thought I was just participating in a good natured discussion on the 
nature of the beast. I think the title you chose for your picture 
says it all and agrees with what I suggested before.  Whether it was 
admitted to a contest at a country fair in a misnamed category has 
little to do with the question.
Nice picture.  No wonder it did well.
--
Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California

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