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What Makes a Great Picture? | National Geographic


the great pictures just stop time they

the great pictures just stop time they they capture something that did not

they capture something that did not

they capture something that did not continue it just wasn’t then and that

continue it just wasn’t then and that

continue it just wasn’t then and that was the perfect moment it wasn’t a

was the perfect moment it wasn’t a

was the perfect moment it wasn’t a moment before if it was that moment

we’re looking through these pictures

we’re looking through these pictures we’re clicking through yeah yeah I’ve

we’re clicking through yeah yeah I’ve

we’re clicking through yeah yeah I’ve seen that before I’ve seen that before

seen that before I’ve seen that before

seen that before I’ve seen that before then this is frog and crystals like

then this is frog and crystals like

then this is frog and crystals like we’ve never seen that before how could

we’ve never seen that before how could

we’ve never seen that before how could you have seen that before it’s the

you have seen that before it’s the

you have seen that before it’s the composition – it’s the inclusion of

composition – it’s the inclusion of

composition – it’s the inclusion of those three legs on the right the red

those three legs on the right the red

those three legs on the right the red heart of the Frog yeah it’s like you see

heart of the Frog yeah it’s like you see

heart of the Frog yeah it’s like you see right and then that cord going down like

right and then that cord going down like

right and then that cord going down like each of those elements is necessary to

each of those elements is necessary to

each of those elements is necessary to make that composition as beautiful as it

make that composition as beautiful as it

make that composition as beautiful as it is that’s true you could give me a page

is that’s true you could give me a page

is that’s true you could give me a page to read on this never never believe why

to read on this never never believe why

to read on this never never believe why how this photographer happened to have

how this photographer happened to have

how this photographer happened to have his camera at this moment that is magic

his camera at this moment that is magic

his camera at this moment that is magic and who would ever know that bird

and who would ever know that bird

and who would ever know that bird activity would involve that thing open

activity would involve that thing open

activity would involve that thing open that one down by its tongue

that one down by its tongue

that one down by its tongue photographers can spend their life

photographers can spend their life

photographers can spend their life trying to photograph clickers and

trying to photograph clickers and

trying to photograph clickers and woodpeckers never come across that

woodpeckers never come across that

woodpeckers never come across that moment of one bird catching the other

moment of one bird catching the other

moment of one bird catching the other birth by the top yeah it’s just that’s

birth by the top yeah it’s just that’s

birth by the top yeah it’s just that’s like just one in a bazillion soldiers

like just one in a bazillion soldiers

like just one in a bazillion soldiers breakdancing and all his friends are

breakdancing and all his friends are

breakdancing and all his friends are gathered around and if you keep you look

gathered around and if you keep you look

gathered around and if you keep you look close into their expression God

close into their expression God

close into their expression God everyone’s like oh no that is sick I

everyone’s like oh no that is sick I

everyone’s like oh no that is sick I mean they got these huge smiles in there

mean they got these huge smiles in there

mean they got these huge smiles in there their eyes are closed because they’re

their eyes are closed because they’re

their eyes are closed because they’re smiling somewhat and this is this great

smiling somewhat and this is this great

smiling somewhat and this is this great moment of soldiers Eddie’s do get a lot

moment of soldiers Eddie’s do get a lot

moment of soldiers Eddie’s do get a lot of black and white and this is perfect

of black and white and this is perfect

of black and white and this is perfect of this one because the emphasis is on

of this one because the emphasis is on

of this one because the emphasis is on the emotion between these two people the

the emotion between these two people the

the emotion between these two people the defiance of the child of course is just

defiance of the child of course is just

defiance of the child of course is just captured it’s like crosses all languages

captured it’s like crosses all languages

captured it’s like crosses all languages all ages I mean who hasn’t been

all ages I mean who hasn’t been

all ages I mean who hasn’t been that kid you know now I’m not gonna do

that kid you know now I’m not gonna do

that kid you know now I’m not gonna do that

that

that listen here looking at these caribou

listen here looking at these caribou

listen here looking at these caribou deter totally freaked out there’s his

deter totally freaked out there’s his

deter totally freaked out there’s his giant truck roaring across the landscape

giant truck roaring across the landscape

giant truck roaring across the landscape in the snow in the winter

in the snow in the winter

in the snow in the winter why was this photographer out there busy

why was this photographer out there busy

why was this photographer out there busy of a telephoto lens I was and you know

of a telephoto lens I was and you know

of a telephoto lens I was and you know he’s about to get trampled by these

he’s about to get trampled by these

he’s about to get trampled by these caribou who were about to get trampled

caribou who were about to get trampled

caribou who were about to get trampled by this truck and why any of the

by this truck and why any of the

by this truck and why any of the elements of the scene putting the

elements of the scene putting the

elements of the scene putting the photographer in this point ethic I just

photographer in this point ethic I just

photographer in this point ethic I just I will never know and I will continue to

I will never know and I will continue to

I will never know and I will continue to look at that picture in one I have seen

look at that picture in one I have seen

look at that picture in one I have seen it so many times but I continue to love

it so many times but I continue to love

it so many times but I continue to love it it’s just it’s perfect more than the

it it’s just it’s perfect more than the

it it’s just it’s perfect more than the hair is blowing the lips are perfectly

hair is blowing the lips are perfectly

hair is blowing the lips are perfectly beautiful anyone would love to look at

beautiful anyone would love to look at

beautiful anyone would love to look at those lips and it’s perfect if we don’t

those lips and it’s perfect if we don’t

those lips and it’s perfect if we don’t need to see her eyes it’s not about the

need to see her eyes it’s not about the

need to see her eyes it’s not about the eyes it’s about the lips and the

eyes it’s about the lips and the

eyes it’s about the lips and the crayfish this picture inspires wonder at

crayfish this picture inspires wonder at

crayfish this picture inspires wonder at the empathy of these animals for one of

the empathy of these animals for one of

the empathy of these animals for one of their own but at the same time it

their own but at the same time it

their own but at the same time it crushes you emotionally you can see it’s

crushes you emotionally you can see it’s

crushes you emotionally you can see it’s just a moment his foot is just moving

just a moment his foot is just moving

just a moment his foot is just moving past they’re just moving through and the

past they’re just moving through and the

past they’re just moving through and the person on the right holding gently

person on the right holding gently

person on the right holding gently holding the face as if she must have

holding the face as if she must have

holding the face as if she must have known that I want to say and he’s

known that I want to say and he’s

known that I want to say and he’s swaddled

swaddled

swaddled Wilbur oh yeah it’s the combination of

Wilbur oh yeah it’s the combination of

Wilbur oh yeah it’s the combination of all the elements that make you stay

all the elements that make you stay

all the elements that make you stay inside the frame you just keep whirling

inside the frame you just keep whirling

inside the frame you just keep whirling around in the frame the entire

around in the frame the entire

around in the frame the entire activities right smack in that frame

activities right smack in that frame

activities right smack in that frame god what a composition is to dress

god what a composition is to dress

god what a composition is to dress perfect light perfect action right peak

perfect light perfect action right peak

perfect light perfect action right peak action it all comes down that tongue to

action it all comes down that tongue to

action it all comes down that tongue to know it just comes down that one little

know it just comes down that one little

know it just comes down that one little thing what would they do it with their

thing what would they do it with their

thing what would they do it with their camera and the four clay in there and

camera and the four clay in there and

camera and the four clay in there and I’ll tell you what they were doing I

I’ll tell you what they were doing I

I’ll tell you what they were doing I think this is in Hawaii and they’re

think this is in Hawaii and they’re

think this is in Hawaii and they’re sitting around like having a mai tai in

sitting around like having a mai tai in

sitting around like having a mai tai in their lemon meringue pie and put down

their lemon meringue pie and put down

their lemon meringue pie and put down the fork and staring off at the water Oh

the fork and staring off at the water Oh

the fork and staring off at the water Oh wasn’t that nice yeah well there’s a

wasn’t that nice yeah well there’s a

wasn’t that nice yeah well there’s a gecko in my pie get me game round thank

gecko in my pie get me game round thank

gecko in my pie get me game round thank you yes that’s how it happens

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