Outside Orchard MRT (Firday 4.30pm)

[melissafaith]

I'm sorry -- but I do not think you have a right to judge the person who did take that photograph. Not everyone does these things for a portfolio. To many who have the passion -- an image is eternal. I would go (given that if I did have sufficient resources) to the greatest lengths to grab that one photograph -- and that one photograph would eventually make me happy.

Just my 2 cents worth.

PS: I aint a pro, (a pro meaning that his/her primary income is dervied from photography) but I certainly want to live to take that one photograph. (metaphorically speaking of course).

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[melissafaith]

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[melissafaith]

I do not think that the thread starter needs to explain his standpoint and neither do you. Do we as observers of the photograph really care what sort of predicament you are in when you do take the photo? We appreaciate the picture for what it is and what it tries to convey ... and not some explanation like "oh this was my block so I took the photo".

Anyway an apology has been conveyed ... but I still sense arrogance in your tone.

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[melissafaith]

If you guys are really bothered by his comments, I happen to have the perfect solution to your worries. Click Me.

Hah! I must say tt's a :thumbsup: one too! :bsmilie:

 

[melissafaith]

I too do not think you need to account for your actions. In fact, I appreciate the fact that you posted these shots, for I was not there, and the press is only concerned about taking the closest shot they can get of the body.

In fact, I wont mind if you may show more shots of the crime scene. Not because I am from the press, or because I am kaypo, but because I do wonder what it is like to have such a thing hapening right in the heart of Orchard Road. The spectators...the police...the tourists even?

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[melissafaith]

guess someone shall know by now his comments aren't really popular..:bsmilie:

HAha yea, I blackmarked him for his comments too! :thumbsup:

 

[TMC]

Ooh ouch 6 in a row. :bsmilie:

 

[sehsuan]

Back to the question, what was the motivation to shoot?

That was never answered direct to the point.

I'm not bothered by ignoring etc etc, but if you wish to, no one's stopping you.

 

[reachme2003]

melissafaith, one drop too many? hehe!

Ooh ouch 6 in a row. :bsmilie:

 

[dawgbyte77]

Melissa, your thumb must be tired.

 

[tempest]

Back to the question, what was the motivation to shoot?

That was never answered direct to the point.

I'm not bothered by ignoring etc etc, but if you wish to, no one's stopping you.

You obviously do not get the point, do you, being an exponent in the english language and all. This section is not the 'Critique Corner' section - its reportage and sports. You should post some of your pictures there as I'm sure some of the people here would love to comment your work.

Cheers

 

[sehsuan]

You obviously do not get the point, do you, being an exponent in the english language and all. This section is not the 'Critique Corner' section - its reportage and sports. You should post some of your pictures there as I'm sure some of the people here would love to comment your work.

Cheers

I have plenty of posts in this section. This is practically the *only* section where I post my shots. You'd probably find that my name appearing too often in this section.

You are right, this is not a Critique Corner; all I started asking was just to find out the motivation for the shots. Does it mean that when there is something that was made known midday to practically the whole nation, a person passing by *has* to take the shots? Or could it have been done in better taste than faux artistic shots, that show people's backs instead of faces... these kind of shots don't need to be posted up. Even if not for the controversy behind it, the photos would fail because they don't show anything.

This link I have posted countless times to help people improve their shots, but sadly, it's been neglected.

http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/1127

And more important of all, this current (and lengthy) article:

http://www.sportsshooter.com/news/1446

 

[melissafaith]

Ooh ouch 6 in a row. :bsmilie:

Heh. ;p

Yea, DG... First time did my thumb go thru an experience like this. hah.

 

[zaxh81]

Back to the question, what was the motivation to shoot?

That was never answered direct to the point.

I'm not bothered by ignoring etc etc, but if you wish to, no one's stopping you.

does someone need to have motivation to go out and shoot?

Motivation
Function: noun
1 a : the act or process of motivating b : the condition of being motivated
2 : a motivating force, stimulus, or influence (as a drive or incentive) <sex as the motivation of animal behavior —E. A. Armstrong> —mo·ti·va·tion·al /-shn&l, -sh&n-&l/ adjective —mo·ti·va·tion·al·ly /-E/ adverb

If it's motivation that spur you to shoot,then you will be shooting just for the sake of shooting.
Why not share with me what motivate you to shoot or who motivate you?

 

[sehsuan]

does someone need to have motivation to go out and shoot?

Silly, the word "motivation" in this case means "motive"...

Sigh.

 

[Terence]

If you guys are really bothered by his comments, I happen to have the perfect solution to your worries. Click Me.

LOL, I was quite tempted...

 

[tempest]

Silly, the word "motivation" in this case means "motive"...

Sigh.

Motivation is derived from the word motive. What other meaning could the word imply?

Throwing the question back to you, what was your motivation to shoot the suicide -- where Lord was just passing by with his/her camera, you had to go into your house get your camera and come out and shoot. Care to share your motivation for your shot? Hey, but wait, I can't be bothered.

You seem to base your life's philosophy on those two articles as though they were the gospel truths. Just because it is someone's opinion does not mean its the say all and end all of the issue that was discussed. Hell, call me ignorant, but I do not know who the author is and what his credentials are in the first place.

Well, maybe you can quote me on this to somewhere. A photograph that is captured should tell a story - I should *only* be asking *myself* what the photographer was trying to convey -- if the photographer has to explain himself, then I believe his intention was lost to his audience.

Frankly I think Lord's potrayal of the scene conveys a clearer "picture" than yours of the suicide. But then again I digress since all this is just my 2c worth.

 

[TMC]

Sigh. Sehsuan, you throw those links around so much that it cheapens the site. You seem to believe that the site contains the holy truth about photography. I read the links before and it has been helpful. And that is the most if can do, provide tips.

Before you ask LA for an explanation, please answer to yourself why you have taken the shots of Suicide and Convoy that are in your portfolio gallery. Coz these 2 shots are just the same with the same intent as the ones posted in this thread.

and here`s something to refresh your memory on why some pictures are taken. Your own words and I do believe than many share the same idea as well.

"why" - rationale
when people ask me, why do i shoot so much, at the mundane and the uninteresting, i share with them the primary reasons why i started doing so:

my shots can show people what they've missed out totally by not being there
my shots can show people what they've missed from another person's eyes at the same place
my shots are a running, chronological visual documentation of people and things around us
my shots are another way for people to keep memories of events or occasions they have been in

 

[thobs]

Sigh. Sehsuan, you throw those links around so much that it cheapens the site. You seem to believe that the site contains the holy truth about photography. I read the links before and it has been helpful. And that is the most if can do, provide tips.

Before you ask LA for an explanation, please answer to yourself why you have taken the shots of Suicide and Convoy that are in your portfolio gallery. Coz these 2 shots are just the same with the same intent as the ones posted in this thread.

and here`s something to refresh your memory on why some pictures are taken. Your own words and I do believe than many share the same idea as well.

just doing his homework...

 

[melissafaith]

Sigh. Sehsuan, you throw those links around so much that it cheapens the site.

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