Tuesday, May 9, 2023

Photography Special Sauce


Sometimes it seems like a big part of photography is a quest to discover some kind of special 'sauce' that can be ladled over one's flavorless photographs to make them stand out from the other desiccated offerings being served up on the fine art buffet. Something delicious to dress up the overcooked tilapia that are one's images. Frankly, I've got no real complaint with this approach. Mea culpa. Plus, tilapia is awesome. Transforming plants into a hunk of protein. Yes, please! And, after all, sauces are the basis of humankind's most sophisticated cuisines.

A popular sauce these days is the so-called 'digicam' aesthetic. Is this the next beurre blanc, or merely a slice of melted Velveeta? 

Tasting notes: Nikon D50, Nikkor-F 24mm lens.