New (to me) way to look at the world: Miksang

[sojournerphoto]

Agree. I have nothing to gain with this stuff about Miksang. The reason I posted it was simply a desire to share something that was new to me... and find out whether others knew about it.



No hidden agenda here. In fact, I'm a bit taken aback by all the comments elicited by something I found new and somewhat refreshing.

I apologise if my comments came across as negative towards you. I did not see anything in your post that looked like advertising. As Robert says - getting in contact with new ideas is good and then we must make of them what we will. Indeed, this week I have carried my little Fuji and simply made pictures as I saw things walking the dog to our allotment and back. I chose to use jpegs to ‘lock down’ what I made and to avoid the desire to fiddle or change later.

 

[DownUnder]

Agree. I have nothing to gain with this stuff about Miksang. The reason I posted it was simply a desire to share something that was new to me... and find out whether others knew about it.

No hidden agenda here. In fact, I'm a bit taken aback by all the comments elicited by something I found new and somewhat refreshing.

Please allow me as well to retract all the harsh comments in my previous posts. Indeed, let's agree that one of the many aims of photography is to inspire us in our thinking and approaches to our lives. If Miksang des it for you, that is well and good, and you will be a better person for it.

I also apologise for the jibe, "Miksang/milkshake", which I did not write meaning to offend but I now realise was in poor taste. Not intended and certainly not appropriate.

 

[Jamie Pillers]

Miksang, Wabi Sabi, and The Decisive Moment walk into a bar. The bartender says....

 

[SolaresLarrave]

Most thankful, dear friends, and mostly for keeping this place and thread as open, friendly and understanding as this forum has always been to me.

 

[JohnWolf]

=Jamie Pillers;n4777192]Miksang, Wabi Sabi, and The Decisive Moment walk into a bar. The bartender says....

"What'll you all have?"

Miksang says, "I'll take a shot of perception."

The bartender says, "Any brand preference?"

To which Miksang replies, "Surprise me."

Wabi Sabi says, "That sounds good. I'll have the same, but make mine aged and in a dirty glass."

The bartender asks The Decisive Moment, "How about you, mister?"

The Decisive Moment says, "I'm not quite ready to order. Give me a minute. Or two."

 

[Doug]

Very good, John!

 

[DownUnder]

"What'll you all have?"

Miksang says, "I'll take a shot of perception."

The bartender says, "Any brand preference?"

To which Miksang replies, "Surprise me."

Wabi Sabi says, "That sounds good. I'll have the same, but make mine aged and in a dirty glass."

The bartender asks The Decisive Moment, "How about you, mister?"

The Decisive Moment says, "I'm not quite ready to order. Give me a minute. Or two."

Ha! Someone on this site with a sense of humor - a rare trait. Even rarer than a Nikkormat shooter!!

 

[Jamie Pillers]

"What'll you all have?"

Miksang says, "I'll take a shot of perception."

The bartender says, "Any brand preference?"

To which Miksang replies, "Surprise me."

Wabi Sabi says, "That sounds good. I'll have the same, but make mine aged and in a dirty glass."

The bartender asks The Decisive Moment, "How about you, mister?"

The Decisive Moment says, "I'm not quite ready to order. Give me a minute. Or two."

Nice one, John.

Or how about:
... and the bartender says.. "Sorry boys. Instagram and Flickr were just here and wiped out all the booze!"

 

[SolaresLarrave]

And then one of them says; "Remember, we'll always have Facebook..."

 

[Pál_K]

"What'll you all have?"

Miksang says, "I'll take a shot of perception."

The bartender says, "Any brand preference?"

To which Miksang replies, "Surprise me."

Wabi Sabi says, "That sounds good. I'll have the same, but make mine aged and in a dirty glass."

The bartender asks The Decisive Moment, "How about you, mister?"

The Decisive Moment says, "I'm not quite ready to order. Give me a minute. Or two."

That is absolutely brilliant!

 

[Pál_K]

… “we then know exactly how to express what we have seen with our camera. The resulting image is an exact expression of our eye, mind, and heart as it connects with the perception."
…

That’s the part where I’ll need another four decades of practice.

 

[olakiril]

[...] express our visual perceptions exactly as we experience them [...] The resulting image is an exact expression of our eye, mind, and heart as it connects with the perception

As photographers we can make images that:

1. Reflect our subjective experience
2. Reflect reality
3. Adhere to aesthetic norms

I guess Miksang is all about #1. Personally I try to balance all 3.

 

[fireblade]

It's photography for some, and that's good. Not for me though. Having said that, i believe that images are an expression of the individual, their soul/spirit. Can we say an extension of our being. We are all different and that makes life interesting.