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Posted by danthro (Suburbia, United States) on 15 July 2008 in People & Portrait and Portfolio.
Ralph Nader (far right), Greg Kafoury (center) and people with questions, autograph & photo requests
Here is a cool video of the implosion of the nuclear power plant Kafoury successfully shut down.
sorry i'm not able to catch up on everyone's blogs as i'd like to, focusing on other pursuits more now.
Comments, feedback, criticism, suggestions, etc. are always appreciated. Thanks!
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sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Does Ralph Nader live near you or something? I've always admired him. You captured this scene well.
15 Jul 2008 6:11am
@sherri: Thanks a lot! No he doesn't live near me, I believe he lives in Connecticut and DC--these photos I've put up of him so far are all from one rally for his 2008 presidential campaign. I don't usually like processing a bunch of photos of the same place at once, it can get boring that way sometimes.
I obviously have a good opinion of him too, i don't know if you can find another single American who's done nearly as much good for this country, hence the (un)title ;) -- but i've found it interesting that when i post photos of him i tend to get a lot less comments and, the next day, fewer views of my site. i guess maybe people want to avoid politics or controversy? if i make a political post, i'm certainly open to debate regarding it (though i've found that many other people are not open to that when they make politics posts on their blogs) and i'm certainly not going to negatively rate/stop being interested in viewing the photography of other bloggers simply because they disagree with me, if they accord me the same respect.
April from Iloilo City, Philippines
thanks for the comments on my page. actually that was the only shot because i was busy eating...=P
15 Jul 2008 9:57am
@April: you're welcome. thanks for the visit!
Jonas from Vitória, Brazil
Great capture of this discussion scene.
Is it an Orton post-processing?
15 Jul 2008 12:19pm
@Jonas: Thanks! I actually hadn't heard of Orton processing but I just googled it and you're right, with a bit of variation, that's what i've been using on actually most of my images! it's nice to know there's a name for the processing technique!
Marcie from United States
Haven't seen Ralph Nader in awhile. He's always been some sort of mythic figure in my mind. Nice capture.
15 Jul 2008 2:50pm
@Marcie: thanks!
yiannis krikis from thessaloniki, Greece
I don't know the persons but it's a very nice image
15 Jul 2008 6:36pm
@yiannis krikis: thank you!
Ilan from Israel
Nicely done! Love the genuine expression on people faces. Look like very exciting moment
15 Jul 2008 6:41pm
@Ilan: thanks, appreciate it!
Ron from Saint Louis, United States
Cool video ... I felt like I was there with the soundtrack of people talking! This facility where the campaign rally took place looks kind of like a church from this angle ... didn't necessarily get that feeling from the other posts from this rally. I'm really surprised you use a modified Orton processing method ... although now that I think about it some of your posts do strike me in that way ... I'm thinking particularly of this image. I use a modified Orton method for a lot of my nature images.
I do find your theory about your political posts interesting ...
15 Jul 2008 11:34pm
Melissa W. from Warsaw, Indiana, United States
I've heard of Ralph Nader, but I don't much about him. I'll have to look him up. Interesting processing. I just googled "orton processing"...even watched a tutorial. I'll have to give it a try sometime. :)
16 Jul 2008 8:42pm
@Melissa W.: thanks. it's a neat type of processing. it's part of what's used in a tutorial they had a link to on Aminus3 around the time I started my pblog -- that was a big part of what finally got me into using photoshop to do processing. well, if you decide to look up Nader and have any questions or want any information/resources, feel free to ask, one really basic source i recommend is the film An Unreasonable Man.
Twelvebit from Victoria, United States
if i make a political post, i'm certainly open to debate regarding it (though i've found that many other people are not open to that when they make politics posts on their blogs)
Most people probably do try to stay away from politics on here --as, after all, it is a photography site. I try to stay away from it except as it pertains to photography or to the particular image. However, the way this country is going, if you're a photographer who wants to take photos of something besides your children and your pets, or perhaps, flowers and sunsets (though even this is questionable unless you're in your backyard) it's going to get harder and harder d to avoid politics altogether.
That said, most of the "politics" in this country --and perhaps every country-- is not about facts and evidence and policy, or most especially, "morality" --it's about dogma and "sides." If you're not on their "side," most people either hate you for what you believe, or they don't care what you have to say. And no matter where you start from, you're not on their "side" if you reject any of that side's prevailing dogma. What most people seek from politics is self-identification and acceptance; and both enemies of independent or critical thinking. If you haven't read "The True Believer," by Eric Hoffer, I highly recommend it --it explains a lot.
16 Jul 2008 10:30pm
@Twelvebit: well said, your last paragraph especially is something i've been thinking a lot about the last few months especially. i'll have to check out that book when i get a chance.
i didn't mean to say that i expect everyone to get into a political debate with me or something. i guess, i'm just saying i'm not trying to force my views on anyone. but i'm certainly anything but embarrassed of supporting Nader. i also don't think there is such a thing as being apolitical; silence about 'politics' is as much a political act as anything. i suppose it also bothers me that i see pbloggers post photos of the corporate candidates but they can't take it when one person (me) tells them the photography's technically great but here's a tiny bit of my opinion of their message. there's at least one guy who used to visit this site regularly who i never heard from again immediately after such an incident. i think it's quite telling of his character. but my point is, if your photography is sending a message (giving your take) about a specific political issue, or even raising that issue, then you should be willing to handle getting different takes on that message.
Twelvebit from Victoria, United States
that should have been: both are enemies of independent or critical thinking.
16 Jul 2008 10:32pm
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