Vincent verbalised what I have been feeling towards but was unable to put to words. What he says is also what I have been finding lacking in some of the work of others - not that I can always capture that ephemeral moment - but as I said, am feeling towards.

Also, the plain things - aren’t they elusive? I have not thus far had success with them. Ah well, walk about with the camera & shoot shoot shoot - but do it with thought & feeling, until it becomes almost instinctive.

Thanks Vincent

Paranihia

Have you lost more hair?

Ah, yet another book I must buy to read the musings and advice of a new found (and eloquent) friend….thank you for your insightful and inspiring words.

Your remarkable vision and your talent to transfer your vision into word pictures proves another old adage, “Birds of a feather flock together.” To Scott, thanks for picking such a nice fellow bird. He established a high bar for those guest bloggers to follow.

Larry, you say, “I hope in the future Scott you get photographers to show their work on your Wed. Guest blog, and leave out all analytical didactic wordiness that will never replace the photographers’ perception inherent in seeing for oneself the final photographic image.” At the same time, you don’t put your full name, no link to YOUR work and simply drop in to criticize a proven and accomplished photographer about his words.

You are certainly welcome to your opinion, but I think that to criticize Vincent’s view of being captured by photography flies in the face of your description of art being perception. Vincent is exploring that perception, that ability to “be made by a photo, not make a photo.”

For my money, I’m going to go with Vincent’s opinions instead.

Kevin