Comments | dawnba: Memento

dawnba

Memento

Sep 20, 2007 18:35

Photographs are interesting in terms of representing a truth, a being, a place ( Read more... )

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gold_dragontsu September 21 2007, 02:18:25 UTC

Occasionally I come across a perched hawk and have the opportunity to observe. At these times, I often feel I should take photographs as well. However, I don't always reach for my camera right away. I don't even reach for my binoculars right away. Some hawks are wary of humans and will quickly exit if approached. To me, seeing as much as possible is the ultimate goal ( ... )

dawnba September 24 2007, 01:36:03 UTC

I am always conflicted whether or not to live a moment behind a camera.
You are one step removed when you are adding another filter to an experience.

And aren't real flowers better in that they bloom for a short time and then fade? I can never get the same joy from their silk conterfeits.

Thank you for sharing the poem as well. I too am a little unsure if I am comprehending the last stanzas correctly, but I did find it touching.

photozenic September 21 2007, 04:06:42 UTC

on the other hand, photographs can shine light on aspects of things and people that aren't readily visible... that's when you know you have a good photograph.

dawnba September 24 2007, 01:39:15 UTC

I do agree with you. And to that point, photographs I have recently shared with family and friends have resulted in interesting comments on how they have seen sides of him they had not previously experienced.

frail September 22 2007, 00:47:03 UTC

this week i've been pressing leaves in books so that i can have them during the winter

dawnba September 24 2007, 01:40:23 UTC

Have they changed color--or do you prefer the green ones?

frail September 24 2007, 18:23:52 UTC

i'm kind of caught between. the ones i've been collecting are of all colours, but i have a painful history with the darker months of the year. almost nothing in the world can lift me up the way the new leaves do in the late spring.

still, there's an inherent beauty in autumn and i've been trying to appreciate it more as i grow up. i never knew where to look but i think i'm starting to figure it out now:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/frail/sets/72157602125736932/

asathena September 22 2007, 00:58:11 UTC

I remember a saying... A photograph helps you keep the memory. A videorecording replaces the memory.

dawnba September 24 2007, 01:43:55 UTC

I don't think I have heard that before, very interesting.
I do still feel that photographs are a strong influence in shaping memory. But to your point, they are limited in duration (only capturing a single moment) and thus require the mind to work more to fill in the rest.