Treasure Hunt 4: Vote 5: Motion Blur

[squirell nutkin]

Originally Posted by monster

also it's not so much a skillz and perfection comp as an "essence of the idea" thing. Cellhone pictures snapped on the go are just as valid as tripod $400 zoom lens jobbies planned for days. as long as they vaguely hit the category target. You can vote based on composition. I'll vote based on what i like and my vote is just as valid. so :p

Of course, it is not about the camera at all. a good cell phone picture is better than a shitty picture made with a $10,000 camera. But what makes the cell phone picture a good picture is more than its subject, or composition or "essence of the idea." The essence of the idea has to be communicated in the first place, and like spoken language there is a visual literacy that isn't derived from the equipment or the technique or the subject or the "idea."

I'd say it was the gestalt.

Plus, I base my voting on who makes and shares the best cookies.