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SI barefoot

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A real passion of mine is film photography. About 5 years ago I built a large darkroom in my basement and every fall/winter I get the time to get out and do some shooting and printing. I'm excited about things this year because of this revelation with being barefoot. I'm 99% sure barefootedness has changed how I think and how I see the world, so I'm eager to see how it may influence my photography. I'm pretty sure it has already influenced me to slow things down and look even closer, still, to the details. Here is a little sample of my work, all hand developed negatives and hand made silver gel prints. I must say, though, that I don't work in the darkroom barefooted. Some of the chemicals don't belong on your skin.
 

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I loved working in the dark room in high school and developing my own film. We made our own cameras at one point, and that was SO cool when we got to see the images come to life. Thanks for sharing!
 
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Thats some great stuff there! I have not the artistic talent or eye. I love photography and its a great hobby of mine. But mine is mostly of nature. I love landscapes, scenery and wildlife. I really suck at composition and advice I'd been given from the pros almost seem to detract from what I liked in the picture. But I have tried to make some improvements gradually over time.

I learned on an SLR in high school but have always had just a digital point and shoot (though good ones with full manual control) until 2-3 years ago I got my first dSLR and still learning how to use it well.

I'll include an assortment of some of my pics, most are from my dSLR (Canon 60D) older ones are mainly from my Canon S5 digicam.

I love sunsets!IMG_1988e1000.jpg IMG_1998e1000.jpg IMG_2018e1000.jpg sunset1-1080.JPG

Wildlife: eIMG_9202-1000.JPG IMG_5421crop1024.JPG IMG_6908-1200.JPG IMG_7109_1000e.JPG

Hiking: IMG_5932ee1024.jpg IMG_5793-IMG_5799e2048.jpg IMG_5821-1024.JPG
 
I have a Canon Rebel XT whatever and am clueless as to how to use it to get great pictures like those. sigh.
 
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I have a Canon Rebel XT whatever and am clueless as to how to use it to get great pictures like those. sigh.

Heh. I've had a Canon EOS for almost 5 years and only finally figured out a few weeks ago how to take a picture adjusting both the f-stop and exposure at the same time. Got me this shot:

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My toddling son has recently shown an interest in photography, or at least in our point-n-shoot camera. Here's a sample of his oeurve, taken from his first day. I think his abstract realism is particularly strong for his age.

The stark white backgrounds with splashes of vibrant colors, combined with his avant-garde compositions, are emotionally evocative of early Warhol. You should see about getting him early admission into Minneapolis College of Art and Design! :D
 
The stark white backgrounds with splashes of vibrant colors, combined with his avant-garde compositions, are emotionally evocative of early Warhol. You should see about getting him early admission into Minneapolis College of Art and Design! :D
Yes, a sort of hopeful nihilsim evocative of his Piagetist operationalization of frustration and growth, expressed with amazing toddleresque perspectivalism. Luckily a good friend teaches animation at MCAD, so I'll be able to pull a few strings.
 
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Heh. I've had a Canon EOS for almost 5 years and only finally figured out a few weeks ago how to take a picture adjusting both the f-stop and exposure at the same time. Got me this shot:

Understanding the delicacies of light and how the camera registers that light is a lot like understanding the delicacies of running barefooted and understanding the ground beneath you.
 
I'm finally getting around to replying seriously to this. Photography has been a serious hobby of mine since I was a kid. One of my first jobs after college was working in a professional darkroom. My wife and I are currently both on the board of directors of our local photography club, which is very active and has well over a hundred members. Here are some of my recent works (and to stay on topic, I can assure you that I was barefoot while capturing every one of these images :)).
 

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I'm finally getting around to replying seriously to this. Photography has been a serious hobby of mine since I was a kid. One of my first jobs after college was working in a professional darkroom. My wife and I are currently both on the board of directors of our local photography club, which is very active and has well over a hundred members. Here are some of my recent works (and to stay on topic, I can assure you that I was barefoot while capturing every one of these images :)).
WOW! except for that last one. ;) These are brilliant!
 
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Understanding the delicacies of light and how the camera registers that light is a lot like understanding the delicacies of running barefooted and understanding the ground beneath you.
Nice analogy! It's true; athletics and aesthetics combine in a Mind-Body-Soul Greek sort of way. I also like thinking about how the various elements involved in the process of training translate into other endeavors of life.

Great photos SI, Tristan, and BFSailor!

And I'm all for symmetry, but also roundedness!
 

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