May 31, 2007
Photo of the Day: May 31, 2007
Flickr user *ohad spent some time looking through the skeletal remains of Eastern Market recently, and came up with this unique perspective. Almost a little disorienting, but we like the way it makes your eyes search for just a second for the focus point. EXIF. Another good shot is here, and we have to agree with commenter {ryan} that *ohad has captured some kind of beauty in this mess.
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Oh, c'mon. I'm not against selective focus and non-traditional composition, but those things are to be used when they communicate something that a more conventional photograph does not. This? This is a picture of nothing pretending to be 'artistic'.
Listen Heather, if you're going to be picking the potd, then why don't you go look at some other resources to see what the professionals look for in great photography? This way you'll be better prepared to find great photos in the flickr stream.
Yeah, I know that these people aren't professionals, but looking at great photography is the only way that you're going to learn about what makes great photographs.
Here are some examples...
bop.nppa.org/2007/
www.worldpressphoto.org/
www.poy.org/
I know there are a handful of you who get very constipated at my choice of PotD, so let me briefly explain, again, what the point of this series is.
This isn't American Idol. We're not on the Great Search for the most talented, least offensive to the general populace photographer to showcase here. What we do look for is people who are documenting our city in different ways. Sometimes it's not the greatest technical photograph, but the subject is something of interest to DC residents. Sometimes it's simply a unique perspective to broaden our horizons. Sometimes we like to showcase a photographer who's been contributing photos to our site for a long time and we've gotten to watch the person's talents grow and grow. Sometimes it's been a long day and we just want to feature something amusing. And sometimes it is a technically and artistically great photograph. But limiting our selection to those would mean showing the same handful of people everyday (and we already know how pissed off people get about that), and frankly, leaves out a lot of great images that may not make the cover of a magazine.
This is simply a way to encourage people to interact with the city (and each other) on another level. Through this series and DCist Exposed, we've helped create a community of people who encourage and learn from each other (and if you haven't taken a chance to interact with these folks on Flickr, you're missing out). If you'd like to join in, whether through your own photographs or constructive commentary, please do! If you're looking for the Next Great Photograph, you might want to just bookmark those sites you listed instead.