Digital photography

Found this quite interesting:

Adam Magyar: Photos of time

That's fucking brilliant. As someone who's main focus is street, I find this refreshing, humbling and annoyingly great.
Pushing for a new version of observation. That "moment" in time, extended to a new level, like taking a deep breath as opposed to a sharp one. You're not quite smelling the street, you're inhaling it deep.

On another note, I'm...actually a bit bored of London.

Pocketed the little XF1 when I went out a ride today. So glad I bought it, even X100 would have been too bulky today.

Untitled by mechanical_vandal, on Flickr

Untitled by mechanical_vandal, on Flickr

Surly 1x1 by mechanical_vandal, on Flickr

Just bought the Fuji XF1 as above (£130 at Currys) and had a quick play tonight, am liking how easy it is to change settings without having to plough through menus. Also picked up a tiny magnetic gorillapod, surprisingly good for the size and price http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/cameras-camcorders/accessories/tripods/joby-gpod-mini-magnetic-gorillapod-21767353-pdt.html

wow

Been raiding street view again...

nice! great colours too. got links?

Willmelling does some excellent work with street view too.

He's not wrong. Different approach though, I guess

Screenshot - 030114 - 13-32-45 by Will Melling, on Flickr

Cloning out the Google stamps in the sky is the fun part.

did any of you guys catch the exhibition at the saatchi last year from the photographer/artist (jon rafman who had spent ages trauling google street view?

personal favourite from the set that was on display "gucci baby"

theres also a blog i follow on tumblr here that does some amazing work with streetview

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I have to limit myself to how much time I spend looking at Street View or I would do nothing else. I think it's the greatest achievement in the history of photography. That people can find an almost limitless selection of entirely different kinds of photos never fails to amaze me.

Yeah, I've basically spent half the day on it... Mostly in New Mexico and Nevada.

I have to limit myself to how much time I spend looking at Street View or I would do nothing else. I think it's the greatest achievement in the history of photography. That people can find an almost limitless selection of entirely different kinds of photos never fails to amaze me.

9eyes ;)

aw beaten to it. I've been lucky enough to exhibit alongside John a long while ago. One of the few 'net artists' that maintains my interest consistently.

I have to limit myself to how much time I spend looking at Street View or I would do nothing else. I think it's the greatest achievement in the history of photography. That people can find an almost limitless selection of entirely different kinds of photos never fails to amaze me.

Hugely debatable. it's mass documentation with no particular Photographic objective. it's a fantastic feat no arguing that, but you could Photograph the whole planet every year and every year will be something different to wow over within the same location. it's the people that make a Photograph what it is. Ultimately, it's a pointless exercise, but we're visual creatures and we give meaning to them. Like seeing Jesus on toast.
So it all becomes an objective exercise. Limitless is correct in the same essence that well..the planet is pretty fucking massive.

If you lived a thousand years and travelled the world on foot documenting every aspect of life, does that make you the most amazing photographer that ever was?

I disagree. The most interesting thing (by now at least) about a photo and photography as a whole is its potential for autonomy. Thus streetview being so interesting as a contemporary medium.

It's the photography version of brute force.

I disagree. The most interesting thing (by now at least) about a photo and photography as a whole is its potential for autonomy. Thus streetview being so interesting as a contemporary medium.

That in itself is a contradiction. perspective is an intrinsically human thing no? Automate it, and that perspective vanishes. Autonomy can't take a single shot, at least not a meaningful one. It'll machine gun a location with shots, then leave it up to you to conjure up forced meaning that might have nothing to do with the original context.
I can see what you mean about autonomy very clearly, I just don't think it's some holy grail for the "medium" obsolete or contemporary.
If anything, I think we shoot too much, too fast. Redundancy in Photography is becoming a very prominent word.
Throw social media in there, and next thing you know, taking pictures will become pointless and replaced with throngs of people sitting picking out Where's Wally style pictures for the thrill of it. Trudge through facebook to get an idea of the over-consumption of pictures. Algorithms in new cameras take a picture before you've even taken a picture. All go up for the world to see.
You might be looking at it from an Artists perspective, so ignore all this shit. Studying the subject made me hate all Photographers.

Anyway, interesting doesn't always mean good. Then again, I stalk people in the street so our versions of interesting are at an impasse.

ignore all this shit

Cool, will do, thanks.

That in itself is a contradiction. perspective is an intrinsically human thing no? Automate it, and that perspective vanishes. Autonomy can't take a single shot, at least not a meaningful one. It'll machine gun a location with shots, then leave it up to you to conjure up forced meaning that might have nothing to do with the original context.

Say wharrt? Where have you been the last century?

If anything, I think we shoot too much, too fast.

How is shooting fast or prolifically a problem for photography? Is it not a strength of the medium?

Throw social media in there, and next thing you know, taking pictures will become pointless and replaced with throngs of people sitting picking out Where's Wally style pictures for the thrill of it. Trudge through facebook to get an idea of the over-consumption of pictures.

Someone phone the 1900's. Tell them Collage is a dead end!

You might be looking at it from an Artists perspective, so ignore all this shit. Studying the subject made me hate all Photographers.

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interesting doesn't always mean good

Wrong way around.

It's the photography version of brute force.

A good way of putting it. I would venture to say that photography is the painters version of brute force.

Say wharrt? Where have you been the last century?
How is shooting fast or prolifically a problem for photography? Is it not a strength of the medium?
Someone phone the 1900's. Tell them Collage is a dead end!
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Wrong way around.

Fantastic reply. I feel humbled.

Oh you were joking. Silly me!

While we're on the subject of cameras automatically taking pictures would it be a good time for everyone to hate this .....

Looking at the pictures from the Rankin shoot I can't understand why they chose to put them on the front page of the website, it's like you let your 4 year old loose with an iPhone 3g. 1 million monkeys etc..

Is there anyone who has been waiting for this kind of technology?

http://www.autographer.com/#home