Getting it right the very first time!

[Damaso]

You learn something new every day!

"Yesterday marked the 109th anniversary of the first aviation photograph ever snapped. Back on December 17th, 1903, an amateur photographer named John Thomas Daniels Jr. captured the now-iconic photograph above showing the Wright brothers’ first flight.

“Amateur photographer” is used quite loosely when discussing Daniels’ role in creating this particular photograph — it was actually the very first photograph Daniels’ had ever taken!"

http://www.petapixel.com/2012/12/18...hotograph-of-the-first-flight-of-an-airplane/

http://www.wyso.org/post/first-flight-and-photograph

 

[randolph45]

Thanks for the link

 

[willie_901]

F 8 and be there!

 

[FrankS]

There at least 3 kinds of successful photos: an ordinary pic of an extraordinary subject/event, and an extraordinary pic of an ordinary subject/event. If you ever achieve an extraordinary pic of an extraordinary subject/event, you are either very lucky or very talented, or both.

The one pictured, is the first kind I think.

 

[charjohncarter]

I think it is a good photograph; great tones, even the brother's suit has some definition. How else do you define a great image? Content is important but if the basics are not there, you have nothing, at least for this one.

 

[MartinL]

There at least 3 kinds of successful photos: an ordinary pic of an extraordinary subject/event, and an extraordinary pic of an ordinary subject/event. If you ever achieve an extraordinary pic of an extraordinary subject/event, you are either very lucky or very talented, or both.
The one pictured, is the first kind I think.

I fully agree. Of course, "successful" and "extraordinary" leave some room for interpretation and dispute. So maybe we could entertain a 4th kind: in-your-face, no-dispute, that's-great, we-all-agree this is really important. Such a photo goes beyond "successful." I've had a few successes, but still waiting for the 4th degree.

 

[kuzano]

That's great.... It's not the equipment....

That's great.... It's not the equipment....

Thanks for the link

I've been thrashing around for a business card idea... (don't really want any business).

Seeing your post made the light go on....

Name

BAD Photography
It's not the equipment!

Thank you.

the name can imply either truly terrible photos, or the other BAD!! as in really quite good.
The sub heading can imply either that whether it's the bad BAD or the good BAD!!, I accomplished it without regard to the equipment.

I love it!

 

[Richard G]

I think this is a FrankS 3: it is only the marvellous dance of the figure at right that signals that the unusual structure is off the ground, moving, in flight. Without him this photo barely works at all.

 

[DougFord]

The precarious nature of each endeavor, captured in a single photograph. Excellent!

 

[whitecat]

Thanks for that peice of history. Black and white rules.