grokcam
12-02-2004, 04:48 PM
LOL I knew you guys moved to greener pastures. I'm sure most of you don't recognize me; by the time I was starting to actively post at the candid board many of you were already jumping ship or being drowned out by the noise of its newfound notoriety. BTW I too found this by way of one of Jay’s posts with a reference to candid portal then through a link to teen fanclub then here.
I just want to say I admire all you guy's work and most of all appreciate the sense of community for which many of you were responsible. You guys inspired me to spend my first summer living with the candid bug. Most people wouldn’t understand just how much it transforms your life and thoughts until they experience it for themselves. I can certainly see how it could be labeled an addiction, but I have to say this is the best addiction of many I’ve experienced, and not one I’m looking to give up!
As I have a new child and soon-to-be wife I’m not able to get out as much as I desire but I feel I’m doing an admirable job considering, more than a few of my shots require cropping to remove my son and GF (maybe she can stay, she’s not the hottest by some folk’s standards but she’s the finest girl I’ve ever met). They are good sports about it and kind enough to act as decoys. It’ll also be fun to share the pics with my kid when he’s old enough. Winter has brought shooting to halt since I prefer open, public spaces and have found popular hiking spots, zoos, outdoor rec. areas to be the most attractive for myself since I can combine candid with botanical/scenic photography. So all in all, after sorting through the chafe, I ended up close to 500 pics worthy of sharing over the shooting season. Not to bad for a noob, eh? I intended to post them at the candidboard but I’m becoming more and more disenchanted with the overall feel there. It has become derogatory and somewhat hostile. The whole lurker issue doesn’t bother me so much (besides the blatant thievery of other people’s hard work) as the loss of common decency and respect for others. The web is much like the highway; people don’t seem to respect others unless they’re up close and personal (they know they’ll get popped in the head for their bunk ways). I miss the discussion of technique, the peep show into the inevitable interaction of the photographer with the subject keen enough to sense the camera, the thoughts and emotions which run in the moment, the love of the art itself. I certainly appreciate the T&A and I know it is a fundamental drive behind this passion, but it is only a part of it and not the reason I enjoy shooting. If that were the case I would have continued my lurking ways. The thrill is like no other I’ve experienced, it is almost primal and I feel more like a hunter who reveres his prey as both life-blood and fellow in the dance of life. It was many of the people I recognize here whose own passion I could recognize as something I desire in my own life and for this gift I’m grateful.
So anyways, that’s may rant. I hope you might accept a humble admirer into you midst. So what’s the deal, I need to post some pics in the public posting section? One reason I hadn’t started posting before was I hadn’t worked out the whole signature/copyright deal yet. I assume in the member area you don’t bother? If that is the case I won’t waste my time since I don’t find them very appealing and they don’t seem to make a difference anyways. Call me paranoid but I don’t like the idea of my pics with the local area circulating around the ether.
Wow, I’m very excited to have found this board. BTW was that Snappin’ I saw in there? I only took but a peep. I really miss his gift for the obscure!
I just want to say I admire all you guy's work and most of all appreciate the sense of community for which many of you were responsible. You guys inspired me to spend my first summer living with the candid bug. Most people wouldn’t understand just how much it transforms your life and thoughts until they experience it for themselves. I can certainly see how it could be labeled an addiction, but I have to say this is the best addiction of many I’ve experienced, and not one I’m looking to give up!
As I have a new child and soon-to-be wife I’m not able to get out as much as I desire but I feel I’m doing an admirable job considering, more than a few of my shots require cropping to remove my son and GF (maybe she can stay, she’s not the hottest by some folk’s standards but she’s the finest girl I’ve ever met). They are good sports about it and kind enough to act as decoys. It’ll also be fun to share the pics with my kid when he’s old enough. Winter has brought shooting to halt since I prefer open, public spaces and have found popular hiking spots, zoos, outdoor rec. areas to be the most attractive for myself since I can combine candid with botanical/scenic photography. So all in all, after sorting through the chafe, I ended up close to 500 pics worthy of sharing over the shooting season. Not to bad for a noob, eh? I intended to post them at the candidboard but I’m becoming more and more disenchanted with the overall feel there. It has become derogatory and somewhat hostile. The whole lurker issue doesn’t bother me so much (besides the blatant thievery of other people’s hard work) as the loss of common decency and respect for others. The web is much like the highway; people don’t seem to respect others unless they’re up close and personal (they know they’ll get popped in the head for their bunk ways). I miss the discussion of technique, the peep show into the inevitable interaction of the photographer with the subject keen enough to sense the camera, the thoughts and emotions which run in the moment, the love of the art itself. I certainly appreciate the T&A and I know it is a fundamental drive behind this passion, but it is only a part of it and not the reason I enjoy shooting. If that were the case I would have continued my lurking ways. The thrill is like no other I’ve experienced, it is almost primal and I feel more like a hunter who reveres his prey as both life-blood and fellow in the dance of life. It was many of the people I recognize here whose own passion I could recognize as something I desire in my own life and for this gift I’m grateful.
So anyways, that’s may rant. I hope you might accept a humble admirer into you midst. So what’s the deal, I need to post some pics in the public posting section? One reason I hadn’t started posting before was I hadn’t worked out the whole signature/copyright deal yet. I assume in the member area you don’t bother? If that is the case I won’t waste my time since I don’t find them very appealing and they don’t seem to make a difference anyways. Call me paranoid but I don’t like the idea of my pics with the local area circulating around the ether.
Wow, I’m very excited to have found this board. BTW was that Snappin’ I saw in there? I only took but a peep. I really miss his gift for the obscure!