more scheimpfluggery and a thought or two

full frame, 8x10 view camera, tripod, type L color negative

another of my "f8 group" photographs.

i'll throw out a couple ideas for thought (or comment) along with this photograph -

as my eye moves from the intimacy of my tacile series (f64ish in nature) to a more expansive tableaux. i am inclined to "see" very selectively.

the human eye sees selectively. it does not see a given scene in its entirety, only portions of it at a time as the eye scans a scene.

so, knowing that all photography transforms reality - even so-called straight photography - i am inclined to disagree with the notion that selective focus is generally considered more of an "effect" than total frgnd to bkgrnd sharpness achieved with a small aperture and the "correct" use of the scheimpflug principle (or wide-open aperture vs stopped-down aperture for you small-formaters).

both approaches play with our perception of reality. i see the f64 school as very literal, and, for lack of a better term, the f8 (large format only) school (pictorialism?) much more lyrical.

or something like that. yes? no?

speak up out there.

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