Re: [APML]: Astrophotography or Astro-Art?

["Robin Casady" <rcasady@carmelcoast.com>]

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>Although I don't think you can't make the kind of statement that you can with
>with traditional photography, you do have some control in how you make your
>exposure, how you develop the film and how the object is framed. At least it's
>a try at a statement.

As I tried to say, I think it is a matter of degree (no pun intended).
Astrophotos may have some Art in them, but not to the same degree as Ansel
Adams and others were able to put into terrestrial photos. We just don't
have the same level of aesthetic choices to work with. We have some, but we
cannot juxtapose or line up objects the way you can with terrestrial
subjects. Catching the moment in astrophotography is not the same as on
earth. Here we deal with constantly changing light. Most deep sky objects
are quite constant (in our time frame) in the light the give off. We have
some creative choices, but fewer that with terrestrial photos. It is easier
with terrestrial photography to go beyond mere recording and make a personal
statement. With astrophotography it takes more creativity to make small
steps beyond mere recording because we have fewer options. That is how I see
it, anyway.

Robin Casady
http://www.CarmelCoast.com

Casady & Greene, Inc.
http://www.casadyg.com