Minimalism

[yjoshi]

Hope 3 objects are not too many for this challenge

[Fodus Empire]

Originally Posted by wulf

Cease and desist! I checked back and I assume you are referring to the blue feather that cricce was mentioning. If you follow back to that photo on Flickr you will see that it is clearly marked "(c) All rights reserved". That means you can't use it, even for your own desktop wallpaper or screensaver, without abusing the generosity of the original photographer in letting you see it in the first place.

If you want a new background, try one of the Flickr groups like Wallpapers and Backgrounds where photos added to the group can be automatically taken to live up to the blurb "... use this place to find a background you like, and put it on your computer..." (or do a search for images under a (cc) Creative Commons licence).

Thanks,

Wulf

... really?

I mean, I'm all for photographers rights and all that but to this extent? Personally I'd be honoured (and am, a few people I know have done it) for someone to use my shots as their wallpaper.

There's no financial loss and if anything, more exposure (somewhat) for said shooter.

[hokiemayur]

I have posted this on the critique portion got some good feedback

From An Empty Canvas

EXIF
Model: NIKON D3000
ISO: 1100
Exposure: 1/30 sec
Aperture: 11.0
Focal Length: 48mm
Flash Used: No

[beege2010]

EXIF Data

taken with Canon Rebel XT
March 17,2010
Shutter speed 1/500
F stop 7.1
focal length 135
no flash
ISO 100

[wulf]

Originally Posted by Fodus Empire

... really?

I mean, I'm all for photographers rights and all that but to this extent? Personally I'd be honoured (and am, a few people I know have done it) for someone to use my shots as their wallpaper.

There's no financial loss and if anything, more exposure (somewhat) for said shooter.

If it says "all rights reserved" that means "please don't use it without asking me". You could certainly contact the person who took a shot you like and, in most cases, they would probably be fine with you using it. If you ignore the stated copyright and just take without asking, they don't even get the benefit from the warm fuzzy feeling of knowing someone else loves their work.

There is no shortage of excellent images that are available free or just for the asking so I don't see that there is any good reason to break the licence under which others make their work available.

Wulf

[rossino]

Minimalism found in my neighbourhood:




Exif:
Camera: Canon EOS 500D
Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
ISO Speed: 500
Exposure Bias: -2/3 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Taken on March 21, 2010 at 3.22pm PDT

Was taken with a reversed mounted 18-55 IS on 55mm, f9, manually focused.

[GuruPrasad]

f/1.8
1/80 exp
ISO 100
0 step Bias
Pattern metering mode
50 mm

[mitchgreene]

Originally Posted by wulf

If it says "all rights reserved" that means "please don't use it without asking me". You could certainly contact the person who took a shot you like and, in most cases, they would probably be fine with you using it. If you ignore the stated copyright and just take without asking, they don't even get the benefit from the warm fuzzy feeling of knowing someone else loves their work.

There is no shortage of excellent images that are available free or just for the asking so I don't see that there is any good reason to break the licence under which others make their work available.

Wulf

I'm with Wolf on this one. There's a reason copyright law is as strict as it is (and frankly I don't believe it's strict enough), and that is, quite simply, to protect the rights of the person(s) etc. who created a product (as defined by the pertinent law). The argument, "well it doesn't hurt anyone" or there's no financial loss, or however one chooses to phrase it, is the same one used to steal songs from musicians. Value isn't always measured monetarily, and by depriving someone of, as Wolf says, "the warm fuzzy feeling" one has effectively failed to pay due compensation for an item of value for which the currency is warm fuzzies. The transaction is so easy, too, and we've all got a bottomless wallet full of 'em!