Sepia No More

Interesting article on the NY Times web site:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/magazine/27wwln-medium-t.html?_r=2&pagewanted=1&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

The part I found especially interesting was about the user who posted Henri Cartier-Bresson on Flickr and got hammered. Not because it was a blatant rip off but because it didn't follow the style that is commonly seen on Flickr

“When everything is blurred you cannot convey the motion of the bicyclist,” one commenter carped. “Why is the staircase so ‘soft’? Camera shake?” wrote another. “Gray, blurry, small, odd crop,” someone concluded. That seemed to be the final word.

Grunge and garbage

This shoot started before I thought up the idea but the one shot that really spurred the idea was a picture of the inside of a trash bin. Strange place to look for the muse however that is where I found it. My post processing involved a lot of clarify and a lot of cross-processing filter. I think it really works for these types of image.

Every picture tells a story

"Every picture tells a story" is the next challenge on DP Challenge. I like the idea and I am not sure if I'll have to stage something or try to shoot something spontaneously. Most people's pictures are a record of an event so in that sense it should be easy to shoot for. Looking at the challenge details it might be hard to get a really good image:

Weave a tale of intrigue, romance, sadness, or any theme you like with your image. Be sure to tell the story using the Details field for some great post-challenge reading.

My brain will be working on this one though...