Three Towers
Decorative towers, Melacca (Melaka), Malaysia.
I've mentioned in the comment of this post how photography has taught me to see things which I've never noticed before. I think its Dorothea Lange who said that that:
There's truth in that statement, but there's another dimension to this. I've come to realise that some of the value and beauty of photography is in showing us what the eye cannot see. Take today's pic for example. These towers are next to a busy highway in Malacca, with streetlamps, signs and heavy traffic. The scene in real life is in fact quite cluttered and different from the isolation in the pic. The eye can't see this scene without the aid of a telephoto lens and a close crop of the towers.
I've heard this counterpoint to Lange's view :
Heng is a Singaporean professional photographer who is shooting some amazing stuff. Check out his Freedom Series. Inspiring stuff, whether in Singapore or anywhere else in the world.
"Photography is art of teaching the eye how to see without the camera".
There's truth in that statement, but there's another dimension to this. I've come to realise that some of the value and beauty of photography is in showing us what the eye cannot see. Take today's pic for example. These towers are next to a busy highway in Malacca, with streetlamps, signs and heavy traffic. The scene in real life is in fact quite cluttered and different from the isolation in the pic. The eye can't see this scene without the aid of a telephoto lens and a close crop of the towers.
I've heard this counterpoint to Lange's view :
"Don't bother to take a picture unless it shows something that can't be seen with just your eyes".Elsewhere:
Heng is a Singaporean professional photographer who is shooting some amazing stuff. Check out his Freedom Series. Inspiring stuff, whether in Singapore or anywhere else in the world.
posted by pfong at 17.11.05
7 Comments:
Ces trois tours sont si belles !!
Today ,no one make so well in the word .
nice pic pfong. noise level a bit high?
I am inclined to the latter view. The world that I see through the lens is completely different. This could take on a very philosophical angle, so let me stop myself here. :)
Heng's portraits are amazing. The ones displayed in Citilink are very moving.
Good eye ashwin. I suppose I had better do a noise reduction step in my pp. Didn't think I'd need to do so for this daylight shot. Perhaps I should just think of it as film grain instead of noise ;-)
I think I need to stop the philosophizing as well!
That's great.
Well done, thanks for making me travel without leaving my desk :)
When I first started photography, the 50mm lens was my standard lens. Another photographer told me that he only shot with a wide angle lens or a tele lens as it showed a world that other people would not see otherwise. At first I thought it was a photographic gimmick, but now I realise that if you have a reason for using a lens, it can really enhance the image.
Keep seeing with your heart. It will tell you how to shoot. :)
Thanks for the comments Jean, Pierre, Ashwin & Heng.
This is a wonderful shot. I am very impressed by your talent.
I have visted Heng's blog, wow, what a great photographer. Tks for pointing him out.
You are not alone when it comes to changing the way you see things because of photography. Becoming observant is only the beginning. Being able to see more beauty in life is the next. And I can go on...
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