September 21, 2004
tree silhouette
another late-in-the-day post, and another uncreative title. i suppose it's understandable that i don't come up with something extremely creative as a title each day, but lately all i feel like i do is describe the photo, if that. i suppose many of the great photographers weren't that creative with their titles. at least i don't name half of them "untitled" as many artists seem to. this tree is on a stretch of road between my cousin jack's bee farm and the town of cave springs. i love that stretch of road and i always seem to end up there as the sun is setting. one of these days i need to just wander that road for a few hours with some rolls of quality black and white film.
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somehow the days seem very long lately even though i have a million things to do. i've had breakfast meetings almost every day it seems for the past couple weeks and i'm beginning to tire of never sleeping in. but then, its always good to be up early and to get some coffee and conversation before plunking down in front of the monitor for an 8-hour stretch.
the movie last night was pretty incredible. a little slow for what i was in the mood for, but that's pretty atypical for me - i usually love slow, plodding films. i need to a little research on it merely because it has such strong eastern and buddhist themes that i felt a little lost at times, but it left me with a great deal to think about. looking forward to mesh's review...
No compelling reason there should be a title -- in my judgment -- & no need for it to weigh on your mind. Do as much as the occasion calls for, that's all.
Posted by: Paul B at September 21, 2004 11:32 PMI suppose it may not be necessary for Movable Type, but a lot of blogs use the post title in the URL for the permanent post page. This is a benefit to search engines, or so I hear. For example, the post page could theoretically be .
I am using neither post titles or post pages on my Blogger generated photoblog, but intend to switch it over in the future.
Posted by: Scott at September 22, 2004 12:48 AMI prefer when artists leave their work untitled. For me part of the enjoyment of art is the process of taking it all in and deciding what it is about and why the artist did what they did. In my mind a title take some of that experience away.
I enjoy your photos and this is no exception.
Posted by: Matt at September 22, 2004 10:17 AMMy point earlier was from an administrative blog standpoint...but since you bring it up I think that titling is an amoral issue. However, from an interpretation standpoint art cannot be separated from the artist--nor his original intent. It must be evaluated based on Form, Content and Subject. I want to know where the artist is coming from when I evaluate art, because their intent is integral to understanding the art. It's not just art for art's sake. Sometimes the title lends a hand to this and sometimes it does not.
On a related note, I think that a lot of people take bad art (namely the popular arts) and try to take little pieces away from them and redeem/justify the work, when in truth the intent of the artist may be wholly contrary to a Christian world and life view. Just a few thoughts...I know I'm rambling off subject.
Posted by: Scott at September 22, 2004 06:09 PMOmg thats right! Please come see me and my friends! ;)
Posted by: watch moi at March 18, 2005 10:21 PM