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sheyne (a group admin) says:
07 Mar 08 - All,
A small and easy tip to help you decide whether your photo is appropriate for this group... ask yourself this question before you post:
What is this a picture of?
If your answer is a house, a horse, a windmill, a bridge, an umbrella, a gate, a tall building, a road, a flower etc, and your answer is not a landscape, then it is probably not the correct group for this image.
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About South African Landscapes
About South African Landscapes
Photographs of the beautiful landscape of South Africa.
Please keep the photos to show landscapes of South Africa Only.
A definition... what is a landscape photo?... as described by Wim van Velzen at www.fotografiewimvanvelzen.nl/webarticle05.htm last accessed on 22 March 2006.
Landscape could be described as a combination of geological, biological and culture-historical elements, forming a unity in a certain area as one vista.
In other words: an area enclosed by the horizon. [ 2 ]
This definition shows that landscape - in opposition of e.g. a zoological habitat or governmental district - is a visual notion. It is visually perceived space. [ 3 ]
And it is not limited to the natural environments of plant and animal. Human activities and their consequences are - a fact I like to stress - part of most landscapes.
Is town part of the landscape as well? As a consequence of the definition it is, but is generally not regarded as such. In my opinion this has to do with the lack of a real horizon in built-up areas - there are always buildings in front of it.
Since photographically landscape and street are different genres, I leave town out of this article from now on.
To be safe, make sure your photo has some horizon. If it is a close up of something natural, whether grass or a tree and the horizon is missing, then the photo might be removed.
Hopefully this group will have some lovely photos, please keep them on topic, keep them coming, and keep having fun.
www.fotografiewimvanvelzen.nl/webarticle05.htm
For other South African Photos, please feel free to post at www.flickr.com/groups/south_africa/.
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