First Photo

My first photo, taken yesterday in Decatur, Ga. What to say? I always thought that if a photo didn't speak for itself, what was the point? Matisse is supposed to have said that all artists should have their tongues cut out. I presume he meant the same thing. Let the work do the talking. Ansel Adams said that he really wasn't good at attaching meaningful words to his images. He said that he knew other photographers who were very good at it. I feel the same way and am envious of those that are good at it. And I certainly do not want to have their tongues cut out. Perhaps Matisse was referring to artists that were trying to "explain" something that just didn't come across in the work itself. That is, a lousy piece of art. Well, I think the lousy speaks for itself too.

So, the point of the blog is not talking about the photographs. They do speak for themselves. So I guess the challenge here is to create words that actually have something to say. Stay tuned and find out, but I do hope you come back at least to look at the pictures.