film, the medium of light and shadow, of eyesight, of opinion, of stories....of mind. that has been used for hundred years.
It dose matter, what kind of medium you used for your storytelling. They are so different between each other.
But in the other way, It doesn't matter at all, if there's no story to tell...
This photo was taken on July 9, 2007 using a Ricoh GR Digital.
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Tiac, KiwiBirch, Sim*, 九九丸, and 94 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Tiac (60 months ago | reply)
Cool! Very impressive!
Or, it doesn't really matter when you have a really good story to tell.
☀Solar ikon☀ (60 months ago | reply)
agree with that!!
cheers. :)
✈ Sean Marc Lee 李子仁 (60 months ago | reply)
in the end, it's also the amount of heart and passion put into something. but sometimes, even that is not enough if the story is uninteresting.
i feel now with digital, it's missing the character that film has, so i end up spending more time making my digital look like film.
☀Solar ikon☀ (60 months ago | reply)
ya, that's do also..
Most of filmmaker & photographer are trying to make the digital footage more like film, such as, add a "film grain" filter and edge blur a little bit to reduce the sharpness of digital stuff. I don't know if it's right or not, but I do believe that different mediums should have different usage, just like we use different kinds of films to shot different subjects...=)
maybe there's another way to work with digital? After all, digital is the future, isn't it..
best
Falker (60 months ago | reply)
agree with Tiac. well, the term « story » is a simplication but that’s it. finally i don’t really care about analog or digital. i need a digitalfor a future project and it’s not really for aesthetic reasons, but for practical ones (the main constraint is.only the price of a good camera !). otherwise, the present and next generation will use digital just as people have used films before. The reference to film is still inevitable but will probably disappear soon, i guess it's always like this with tecnical novelties...
el patojo (60 months ago | reply)
It has a certain touch of religiosity in it. It has got to be the amazing beauty photography has brought to our lives.
Amazing shot! Congratulations.
Mister Boboli (60 months ago | reply)
Wow. Nicely done.
✈ Sean Marc Lee 李子仁 (60 months ago | reply)
yeah, film has characteristics that are part of what it is...digital is just a clean slate. i don't think one is any better than the other, just different tools. even the film you shoot (short of scanning the negatives yourself) when you print them at the lab, they color correct them (so it depends on who is printing your film). i know people who worked at labs who would correct them the way they wanted too...
even movies shot on film are color corrected by a colorist...scanned at high res.
I don't think it's a matter of right or wrong, if the end result is just as good, that is all that matters.
however, i do feel shooting film, and having a background of shooting film, it is easier to edit digital photos to have those characteristics of film. besides, once a picture is on the computer. it is "digital."
but i do love how passionate you are about film. we all love photography and making images!!!
Simply, Sandy, Me (60 months ago | reply)
I agree with you about using the correct medium for the correct subject. Though there is no set rules, it's always nice to see when people tell their stories well by accentuating the characteristics of the medium. I love both digital and analog for different reasons and love the fact that they still co-exist :D
*嘟嘟嘟* (60 months ago | reply)
哇~光線和旁邊的景散真是太漂亮了~
像火焰在燃燒一樣，這是怎麼用的阿~
Perfect_Blue (60 months ago | reply)
cool! great work!
Keith.Fulton (60 months ago | reply)
very creative and interesting photo
losvizzero (60 months ago | reply)
Very nice shot!
The World Through My Eyes
Gabino J. (60 months ago | reply)
fantastic shot, you are invited to join on www.flickr.com/groups/perrumians
arion» (60 months ago | reply)
(a) I think your camera always has a story to tell
(b) A lot of directors here in the mainland are debating that issue, too. Sure, DV is easy to shoot with and cheap, but it doesn't produce the same quality of image. Zhang Xianmin and 田壯壯 were both debating this in my class this week.
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sakura love (60 months ago | reply)
the light is very neat
*bufan (60 months ago | reply)
whao~~~that's cool~~
*tk (60 months ago | reply)
nice! very intriguing :)
chachahavana (60 months ago | reply)
Nice idea !!
ammon! (60 months ago | reply)
很有意境的FILM,我喜歡你寫的最後一句~
*clairity* (60 months ago | reply)
A great idea, well executed.
CharlieBrown [deleted] (60 months ago | reply)
Great shot.
zane&inzane (59 months ago | reply)
Well said - wonderful photo!
mb.hwee (59 months ago | reply)
Beautifully written caption, i definately agree that it's all about capturing the moment. I've become a film enthusiasts and prefer film over digital, but in the end it's all about finding the story and capturing it. I could go on but i'd just be repeating what everyone else has said.
Great photo photo by the way :)
birdyboo (59 months ago | reply)
Congratulations! Your image is currently (or was recently) one of Flickr's Top 10 most interesting photos. (It is/was on page one of the calendar view.) Would you please add it to the Top 10 Interestingness pool? It would be a great addition!
☀Solar ikon☀ (59 months ago | reply)
thanks for all the comments here, my friends. :)
There are many and many disputations about film and digital out there. I love them both, but so far, I think film has better quality with cheaper price (some of them)... And it's also a good opportunity to practice image creation with film. to form a personal eyesight. because you'll have to think more by yourself before you taking a picture.
Agree with all of your opinion above, I think we all have the same thought about "story", that's so good. :)
moonberry (59 months ago | reply)
nice image.
✈ Sean Marc Lee 李子仁 (59 months ago | reply)
yes! i agree with you. i think one should shoot a lot of film first before going digital. i shot film for 10+ years before switching! i still miss it...i just can't afford processing now!
Mie_J (59 months ago | reply)
oh, great perspective and dof !!!
woolloomooloo (59 months ago | reply)
fantastic shot!! and i agree... it's the story or emotions that bring the subject to live and touch the heart of the audience... love this alot and you're definitely a great story teller!! :))
nuruL H. (59 months ago | reply)
indeed...we all need a story to tell.
lovely illumination
Craig_Hull (59 months ago | reply)
what focusing!
馨文。Roxy。C'est ma vie (58 months ago | reply)
這張好美...我可不可以借來當作我blog 的標頭Banner ？
☀Solar ikon☀ (58 months ago | reply)
請服用~:)
rentedochan (52 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Media Me, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
☀Solar ikon☀ (52 months ago | reply)
sure, thanks for the invitation!
rentedochan (52 months ago | reply)
Thank you for your contribution to Media Me. Wellcome!
Mister Boboli (51 months ago | reply)
This would be great for Found in Translation (Translated Titles)!
Hans Hamburger (51 months ago | reply)
i want a ricoh gr digital so bad....
good to see people utilizing them so well!!!