November 7, 2006 at 8:20 am (Photographs)
Lagoa de GenipabuOriginally uploaded by Benedictem.
This is a lagoon near Natal city. The name Natal means Christmas. The city was created from a fortress named “Fortaleza dos reis magos” ( fortress of Wise kings). The city of Natal is in Northern Brasil.
This lake is called Genipabu lagoon. Just behind the dunes, there is the sea. The heat is incredible: more than 40º!
November 6, 2006 at 6:23 pm (Photographs)
“There are good photos and there are bad photos. But how do you take a good photo?
Some things in a good photo are interesting lines, clear, also there should be emotion in a photo. Most good photos are spilt into three. Taking a photo from a different way then we look at it like laying down and taking it from ground level makes you look at a whole different way. What do you think makes a photo ;looks good.” Elaine’s blog
Personally, I think qualifying a good photo is a matter of personal taste. But I think they are some criteria: good light, for example, determines if the photo is good or not. The angle is important too. I also think it must appeal to emotions like love, revolt, sadness, melancholy, …. A unusual photo is sometimes beautiful.
Moreover, I think the colours are really important. This picture represents Northern Lights, and I think that here the lights and the colours make the picture beautiful.
This one is pretty good because of the contrasts between the colours, and also because the subject is impressive:
In order to take a good photo, it’s necessary to train, and to take a lot of photos. You only manage to have some good ones out of many.
