Thanks man it means a lot. I don't feel right about dropping a few images with limited text so...I babble on like an idiot. Lol.
I appreciate that you read the words and they resonated with you, it's always my hope that people feel something through my words. I guess I just write what I feel and leave it for people to take from it what they will. I like your take on it man, makes me feel good.
As for the photos...Someday when I have more time I'll get into photography I think, for now...point, shoot, hope is the best I can do. I get a few reasonable ones now and then. Over the weeked I'll do another post here, that one featuring jetties at the beach. I grabbed the images over the last couple days all from various beach walks I've done. I hope y'all like it.
Thanks for the warm welcome and I'm glad my first abject failure was a success! 😊
I don't blame you for feeling that way about images and text. In this community, we focus predominantly on the photography so that people who aren't as expressive in writing still have a place. But, the more context or content around the images, i think, adds to the quality of the overall post and experience it provides.
Some read and i am sure most just scroll the shots. I think you would dig FermentedPhil if you haven't come across his stuff yet. He will be in the same community feature this will be in (spoiler alert). There's a reason why you have the reputation you do, and i don't just mean the number by your username.
As i run and curate the Alien Art community too... photography is an art and in one slice of the pie, Art speaks for itself. But, Hive i think deserves a bit more effort on the part of the artist to give a bit of something else to go with just the art. The post is like a last layer of medium to add to the substrate of your artwork... just digitally figurative i guess. It can be a fine line. Many artists and photographers are introverts. So, finding a balance of expectation can be challenging.
Now, speaking of babbling on like an idiot maybe i will make a photography tutorial post and only use viking, hunting, weapon, and survival analogies to demonstrate some of the principles and techniques for beginners.
My dad was an artist and a person could look at his paintings and think or feel something. But looking at them with my dad standing there also, talking about his work, provides a my h deeper level of interest and understanding. So, yep, I get what you're saying. I don't mind that many just scroll pictures on my posts, the writing is primarily for myself and my own enjoyment. Sometimes I wish people read though, they may find something of interest if they took the time to do so.
I think your tutorial post sounds like a good idea and could be a fun post for you to put together. Fun is the key here I think, so anything that provides it is a good thing.
I'll look out for that other user you mentioned and...hopefully "my reputation" isn't all bad. Lol.