 Idlerlee2
Male, 18-29, Europe
 135 Posts
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Friday, May 04, 2012 2:57:56 PM
I loved this, the idea is spectacular and the execution and time spent, and the devotion that comes with it is something to truly admire. |
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obscurelines
Male, 30-39, Europe
5 Posts
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Friday, May 04, 2012 2:56:38 PM
I am sick with jealousy right now. |
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 ryan99
Male, 13-17, Western US
2349 Posts
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Thursday, May 03, 2012 8:18:05 PM
Those photos were incredible |
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 sutra46
Female, 40-49, Asia
2010 Posts
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Thursday, May 03, 2012 9:51:16 AM
Self satisfied git. |
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 turdburglar
Male, 30-39, Western US
1826 Posts
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Thursday, May 03, 2012 9:23:37 AM
Wow this guy is soooooooo full of himself. Show the process, show the art. No one gives a crap about your stupid feelings. This had potential to be a interesting pice showing art and the process of how the camera works and how the pics were captured. But instead we get a cry baby |
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 Mogulman
Male, 18-29, Western US
300 Posts
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Thursday, May 03, 2012 7:51:46 AM
@SpermNinja I totally thought it was going to be about some guy's recovery from a meth addiction and how photography helped him move on in life.
It ended up being really awesome though. I think its so cool that people devote so much of themselves to art like this. This is true art. I wish I could join this guy for a few weeks just to see how he works. |
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 con_uk
Male, 30-39, Europe
89 Posts
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Thursday, May 03, 2012 7:37:29 AM
meanwhile, he gets a guy with an HD camera to film a web doc about him... |
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 McGovern1981
Male, 30-39, Eastern US
10257 Posts
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Thursday, May 03, 2012 7:09:56 AM
Meh art student who just wanted to see the blondes titties. |
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 DeanoBoz
Male, 40-49, Canada
195 Posts
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Thursday, May 03, 2012 5:32:28 AM
One of the things I judge art by is "Could I do that?" Time after time with "modern art" my answer is "yes", and the art looks like crap. I couldn't do what he does, and the results are good, so bravo. That being said, something that costs $500 to produce is bound to have an "art world markup", which puts it well out of my price range. We've just witnessed the 99% making art for the 1%. |
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SpermNinja81
Male, 30-39, Australia
458 Posts
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Thursday, May 03, 2012 4:43:35 AM
yup, fair enough. I just hate the smug attitude that some people have towards digital photography, as if it's somehow less legit.
this guy seems like the equivalent of someone who'll only listen to music if it's on vinyl, or anyone who claims that using an e-book reader is 'soulless'
anyways, did anyone else think he was cooking meth at the start of the video?
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 Crabes
Male, 30-39, Canada
933 Posts
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Thursday, May 03, 2012 1:46:41 AM
so what we were talking about???
prrrrrrprrrr |
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Asino
Male, 18-29, Europe
132 Posts
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Thursday, May 03, 2012 1:30:11 AM
Just a guy from L.A. who couldn't make it with a normal camera |
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mcboozerilla
Male, 30-39, Europe
649 Posts
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Wednesday, May 02, 2012 11:34:08 PM
$500 per photo?!? |
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 OldOllie
Male, 50-59, Midwest US
8767 Posts
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Wednesday, May 02, 2012 10:54:22 PM
I think you spelled a wet fart, not a raspberry.
The term "raspberry" actually comes to us from English kokkney rhyming slang. The way it works, you take a two-word phrase, the last word of which rhymes with the word you mean, then you drop the last word of the phrase. For instance "troubles and strife" rhymes with "wife," so "troubles" = "wife." "Apples and pears" rhymes with "stairs," so "apples" = "stairs." "Raspberry" is short for "raspberry tart." The remainder of this is left as an exercise for the student. |
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 Gerry1of1
Male, 50-59, Western US
25706 Posts
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Wednesday, May 02, 2012 8:29:43 PM
CrakrJak - I think you spelled a wet fart, not a raspberry.
But after an extensive Google search, I cannot find a concensus on the proper spelling of a respberry sound. Wiki Answers completely contradicts Yahoo Answers. It's dictionary anarchy! I tried several of the suggested spellings but all I got for my effort was a wet monitor.
My point is, there is no concensus on the correct spelling of a raspberry so ergo ad hoc ecto go - my spelling is as correct as yours.
@ CrakrJak - PLPLPLPLPLPLPLPLPLPLPL
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OldOllie
Male, 50-59, Midwest US
8767 Posts
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Wednesday, May 02, 2012 8:20:33 PM
Great, except for the part where he turned that site into a toxic waste dump. |
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 FoolsPrussia
Male, 18-29, Western US
2875 Posts
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Wednesday, May 02, 2012 8:03:29 PM
"his images look okay, but if they were done with a conventional digital camera they'd be nothing special."
For the artist, the fulfillment usually comes from the process. It really doesn't matter what you or I think of his work, though I think it's quite evocative. People hold Ansel Adams prints to be some sort of pinnacle of photography, but the truth is that you can take a class to learn how to reproduce his images. This guy has obviously found his process, and I think that's great.
What I do wonder is what kind of permits he must have to work with these chemicals in an open environment, in a protected place like Yosemite. He must have some serious hazmat permits, and I would hope he does a good cleanup. |
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SpermNinja81
Male, 30-39, Australia
458 Posts
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Wednesday, May 02, 2012 7:39:47 PM
What exactly is wrong with digital photography?
his images look okay, but if they were done with a conventional digital camera they'd be nothing special.
don't get me wrong, he's doing something a bit different and that's great. but that doesn't automatically make it better. |
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 CrakrJak
Male, 40-49, Midwest US
14374 Posts
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Wednesday, May 02, 2012 7:30:51 PM
Gerry: That's not how you spell a 'raspberry'.
A raspberry sound is: Thpppppppppppt. |
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 DingDingDong
Male, 30-39, Western US
1421 Posts
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Wednesday, May 02, 2012 5:53:35 PM
The photo plates are beautiful.
But if that's the greatest thing he does in his entire life, that's pretty sad.
And this is backwards, not the American Spirit.
I want to do this now too tho. It looks fun. |
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Gerry1of1
Male, 50-59, Western US
25706 Posts
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Wednesday, May 02, 2012 5:45:13 PM
@ 5Cats - PLPLPLPLPLPLPLPLPL!
In case you are wondering, that's how you spell a raspberry! |
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 5Cats
Male, 40-49, Canada
16993 Posts
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Wednesday, May 02, 2012 5:11:15 PM
@Gerry1 I suppose no one should enjoy opera or classical music now that 'rap' has replaced it?
And who reads those 'old books' by Shakespear, Dickens and Twain? We have Oprah's list now!
/sarc
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Gerry1of1
Male, 50-59, Western US
25706 Posts
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Wednesday, May 02, 2012 5:02:55 PM
@5Cats - yes, I know there's know negative. Daguerreotypes were done pre-civil war. If I spent all my time making fire with sticks I'm within my rights to do so, but I wouldn't be so egotistical as to proclaim it grandiose art. Going backwards was not the spirit America was built on. |
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5Cats
Male, 40-49, Canada
16993 Posts
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Wednesday, May 02, 2012 4:55:47 PM
@Gerry1: To make pictures big like that, he needs a BIG CAMERA! It's not a negative, it's a plate! One shot, that's it, no fixing it in post production, eh?
THAT is why we humans find these sorts of pictures beautiful. |
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5Cats
Male, 40-49, Canada
16993 Posts
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Wednesday, May 02, 2012 4:53:52 PM
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@GErry1: He risked his money to persue a dream. He didn't demand the 'government' pay for everything, he just went ahead and did it.
Also: he didn't need 'permission' from the government as he would in China or other totalitarian places.
I hope he makes buckets of cash selling his pictures! |
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