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Subject: [OM] Alt Dot Moose
From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:37:36 -0700
On 4/12/2012 12:27 PM, Bob Whitmire wrote:
> ... Last night as I gnawed this particular bone while trying to go to sleep, 
> I thought about that image I posted on 
> Facebook a week or so ago, the rather dark image of Pemaquid River. I happen 
> to like that image a lot, although it is 
> in no way representational of the scene as presented through the viewfinder 
> of my E-1. Rather, it is an interpretation 
> of that scene--and a dramatic departure from reality (in some ways, every 
> image is an interpretation, right?). But it 
> did come up from some deeper spot that guided me as I worked without my being 
> able to see exactly which hands were on 
> the controls, or even where the controls were. 

Although the details are different, I've been going through some similar stuff. 
I've wondered for some time when it 
might occur that I go someplace pretty without the need to take pictures of it. 
I've also wondered when or if revisiting 
and rephotographing the same places over and over will wear thin.

> So did I, as sleep began to take me, stumble onto something? Is there a place 
> for interpretation here that is not 
> aimed specifically at separating tourists from their money, 

Here too, although I still enjoy creating my 'signature' crisp, detailed 
images, I have found myself looking for another 
way to represent some subjects. Sometimes, the 'straight' image doesn't seem to 
really convey the deeper sense of the 
subject, leaving me feeling less than satisfied with what I've created. It seem 
the 'deeper spot' has been hinting to me 
about alternatives, and I've tried to listen. It's an odd process, trying to do 
something, in this case, 'seeing', 
differently.

Here's one recent result - that I think I may like. Well, OK, I like it, but 
I'm not sure how. Feel free to "run 
screaming or 'purchase' as [your] hearts and heads dictate." 
<http://galleries.moosemystic.net/MooseFoto/index.php?gallery=Alt_Dot_Moose&image=_MG_6246_47rotoof30.jpg>

Alt Dot Moose

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What if the Hokey Pokey *IS* what it's all about?
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