National Geographic Picture of The Year
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wrote on 25 Mar 2022, 12:50 last edited by
That’s awesome
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wrote on 25 Mar 2022, 13:01 last edited by
Of course they would pick a white animal (it's true...zebras are white, with black stripes). Cool image though, drones have changed photography for sure.
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wrote on 25 Mar 2022, 13:41 last edited by
A zebra went to see the King of the Jungle. "Oh king" he said... "am I white with black stripes, or am I black with white stripes?"
The lion tells him to ask God. So he did, and God said "you are what you are."
Confused, the zebra went back to the lion and told him what God had said, and asked him if he knew what it meant.
The lion said "oh, that's easy. It means you're white with black stripes. If you were black with white stripes he would have said "yo is what yo is.."
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Of course they would pick a white animal (it's true...zebras are white, with black stripes). Cool image though, drones have changed photography for sure.
wrote on 25 Mar 2022, 15:59 last edited by@89th said in National Geographic Picture of The Year:
Of course they would pick a white animal (it's true...zebras are white, with black stripes). Cool image though, drones have changed photography for sure.
Temporarily, just like 35 mm. Then the trick will wear off and we'll be back to being impressed by only good drone work that doesn't rely on the novelty of shooting straight down.
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wrote on 25 Mar 2022, 16:00 last edited by
Great picture!
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wrote on 26 Mar 2022, 15:27 last edited by
That is a great picture!!!
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wrote on 26 Mar 2022, 15:38 last edited by
It verges on the clever a little too much. I mean there's no real meaning to the picture, it doesn't tell a story or evoke your mind to create a story, it's just clever.
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It verges on the clever a little too much. I mean there's no real meaning to the picture, it doesn't tell a story or evoke your mind to create a story, it's just clever.
wrote on 26 Mar 2022, 18:38 last edited by@Horace said in National Geographic Picture of The Year:
It verges on the clever a little too much. I mean there's no real meaning to the picture, it doesn't tell a story or evoke your mind to create a story, it's just clever.
Not even that clever. Street photographers have been doing this trick with film cameras for years. But the average viewer doesn't see 'em, so the trick is still novel.
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wrote on 27 Mar 2022, 12:13 last edited by
Yeah, it reminds me of this one:
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wrote on 27 Mar 2022, 12:14 last edited by
Oh except the above photo was taken 10 years ago... by a photographer who used a paraglider. Boom.
https://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/13/floating-in-the-desert-air/
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wrote on 27 Mar 2022, 13:42 last edited by
You don't need a drone or a paraglider.
It's an old trick.
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wrote on 27 Mar 2022, 13:44 last edited by
It surprises me that people at NG who should be connoisseurs of photography would consider such pulp a photo of the year winner.
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It surprises me that people at NG who should be connoisseurs of photography would consider such pulp a photo of the year winner.
wrote on 27 Mar 2022, 13:47 last edited by@Horace said in National Geographic Picture of The Year:
It surprises me that people at NG who should be connoisseurs of photography would consider such pulp a photo of the year winner.
Eh, I think it's because they're legacy media now and people who might've made incredible documentary photographers moved on to video. Look what happened to the Pulitzers.
Also, sadly, what's the minority status of the photographer?
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wrote on 28 Mar 2022, 16:37 last edited by
I still think it is a cool photo.
LOL