Dogman
Veteran
Somewhere I read (don't remember where, maybe a comic book...who knows) that a photographer or artist can make an interesting picture out of any subject. Hmm. That's kinda issuing a challenge, I thought. It's been a crappy summer with little to show picture-wise around the Doghouse other than another 2000 photos of the familly dog napping or avoiding the outside heat by enjoying the AC. This morning was happily much cooler so I decided to take the gauntlet that had been tossed and go find a picture of Nothing. I took my Nikon D3, a monster camera that surely has the capability of making excellent photos of Nothing into Something. I dialed in B&W JPEG and popped on a recently acquired Nikkor-H 85mm ƒ/1.8 lens. I owned an 85/1.8 back in my glory days and used it a lot so I was happy to find one in decent shape at a very affordable price last week. Guess I'm replaying my past and hoping to get it right this time.
First off, I sorta stacked the deck by going to a place I've photographed a lot on my block here in Dogtown. But it's also one of those places I've just about photographed out with little left unshot. Started out looking for contrast....
Photo #1 is called "Faucet". A truly original title.

Well...okay. Gimme a break, it's only my first try. This making a great picture from Nothing is harder that the comic book guy said.
So I decided to give it another try. Here's #2. I'll call this one "Power Pole" to give it some substance and strength in the Art World. Surely a photo like this would become a classic if shown alongside such great art as Richard Prince's "Marlboro Man".

Well, that's not too bad, ya think? Okay. Never mind. It's Sunday and I should have gone to Sunday School or something but instead I'm bustin' my chops tryin' to entertain you clueless heathens! Read an art book!
Whew...! I was gettin' worked up there.
Here's Number 3. No, that's no the title. It's just Number 3 of 3. The last in the series. Probably more descriptive of my photo attempts than any ot the others presented. I call this one "Sag".

Happy Sunday. Hope your weekend is going well.
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First off, I sorta stacked the deck by going to a place I've photographed a lot on my block here in Dogtown. But it's also one of those places I've just about photographed out with little left unshot. Started out looking for contrast....
Photo #1 is called "Faucet". A truly original title.

Well...okay. Gimme a break, it's only my first try. This making a great picture from Nothing is harder that the comic book guy said.
So I decided to give it another try. Here's #2. I'll call this one "Power Pole" to give it some substance and strength in the Art World. Surely a photo like this would become a classic if shown alongside such great art as Richard Prince's "Marlboro Man".

Well, that's not too bad, ya think? Okay. Never mind. It's Sunday and I should have gone to Sunday School or something but instead I'm bustin' my chops tryin' to entertain you clueless heathens! Read an art book!
Whew...! I was gettin' worked up there.
Here's Number 3. No, that's no the title. It's just Number 3 of 3. The last in the series. Probably more descriptive of my photo attempts than any ot the others presented. I call this one "Sag".

Happy Sunday. Hope your weekend is going well.
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