since i have a little down time, i would like to occupy my intellectual wasteland with an attempt at raising consciousness, whether mine or others concerning an issue that chris yeager touched upon, unawares, in his gracious response to critical acclaim arising from his last post. in short, he modestly suggested that the success of the image in question was simply a matter of "f8 and be there", which i believe is an old chesnut from the world of photojournalism. i thought that i would try to spark some discussion by setting this hypothesis, and see who would support it, and why:(posted 8551 days ago)a substantial number of the best photographs taken either by amateurs or professionals is simply the result of accident; that is, being in the right place at the right time, or being in a position to gain access to an unusual, beautiful, or otherwise outstanding human subject matter.
so, what say you all? if you are bored sometime, or just would like to play around with the idea, or actually give a damn, file your response at your leisure. i have my own position, but since i came up with the issue, and my spare time is up for now, i would hope that someone else start the ball rolling.
wayne harrison