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<blockquote data-quote="Lee" data-source="post: 37709" data-attributes="member: 8142">I have been following this thread since yesterday and have refrained from commenting as being a very inexperienced don't-really-know-much photographer, I felt I could offer anything worthwhile with my opinion.&nbsp; But I decided to speak up because I think some of the others on here have identified what I have always believed about photography: it is art. Yes, it is a science as well but to me, whether taking photos or looking at those captured (processed or not) by others, it is art.&nbsp; I love this picture. I can't tell you how many times I have gone back to it and just stared at it. I still can't put my finger on one singular reason why, but the point is, I have been drawn to it. All I can think to reason this out is that it's the &quot;something in there that I can't pinpoint&quot; that keeps pulling me back that tips it from being a good photo to a great piece of art.&nbsp; So for what it's worth from a know-nothing, I love it. I like mood, I love different, I like that it means something to the artist and may convey something totally different to the viewer. That to me is art! This pretty much puts it in a nutshell ^^^I hope one day that I get crit like you have for pictures like this. That to me would be the most amazing achievement. Being criticized usually means you have done something out of the box. Great masterpieces never fit in a box.&nbsp; Ramble ramble .... in 3 words: I love it!!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lee, post: 37709, member: 8142"] I have been following this thread since yesterday and have refrained from commenting as being a very inexperienced don't-really-know-much photographer, I felt I could offer anything worthwhile with my opinion. But I decided to speak up because I think some of the others on here have identified what I have always believed about photography: it is art. Yes, it is a science as well but to me, whether taking photos or looking at those captured (processed or not) by others, it is art. I love this picture. I can't tell you how many times I have gone back to it and just stared at it. I still can't put my finger on one singular reason why, but the point is, I have been drawn to it. All I can think to reason this out is that it's the "something in there that I can't pinpoint" that keeps pulling me back that tips it from being a good photo to a great piece of art. So for what it's worth from a know-nothing, I love it. I like mood, I love different, I like that it means something to the artist and may convey something totally different to the viewer. That to me is art! This pretty much puts it in a nutshell ^^^ I hope one day that I get crit like you have for pictures like this. That to me would be the most amazing achievement. Being criticized usually means you have done something out of the box. Great masterpieces never fit in a box. Ramble ramble .... in 3 words: I love it!! [/QUOTE]

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