I have to admit that I’m really enjoying this series. It’s different for me and sometimes, scratch that, often times you need to change things up so you don’t get stuck in habits. A fresh perspective is worth the effort because our habits have a way of gradually turning our passion perfunctory.
I don’t know if anyone has caught the direction I’m taking this but my grand idea with the various colors here is to create a pop art piece with them. I’ve spent a little time working on it and I think Andy Warhol would feel sufficiently imitated. That’s not really my goal, however. I’m more interested in creating a dynamic color palette that illustrates how different the same subject can be by variances in hue.
In the time I’ve spent working on these abstract images, I’ve taken to finding things in the shapes of light on the rippling water. It’s a lot like watching clouds except these shapes won’t change on you. Has anyone else done this or is it just me?
Late last night I posted on our Excursions Blog about some things to look for soon based largely on the great feedback we received through our survey. I also took a moment to rant about people stealing photos and not giving credit to photographers or other creatives for their work. I won’t rant again tonight but I do want to share a reminder about the correct use of our images. I feel somewhat at fault for how many times I’ve seen our images around the internet without credit because it’s not a topic we touch on very often. Undoubtedly, some good people have shared our pictures outside the scope of their intended use due to ignorance.
Rather than using the narrow scope of Copyright, we opt to use a Creative Commons Attribution, Non-Commercial, No-Derivatives license to cover our work which allows use of our photos in the following way:
- Attribution must be given to the photographer along with a link to www.toursdepartingdaily.com. This attribution must be in close proximity to the image. This applies to sharing our photos on a blog, a forum, on Facebook, etc. Our photos are frequently used as Facebook cover photos. This is perfectly fine as long as attribution is included in the caption. A link to our Facebook page would be acceptable in place of www.toursdepartingdaily.com in that scenario.
- Non-commercial use means that you may not print our work, sell our work, advertise with our work, etc. If you are interested in any of these, you must contact us and obtain written permission. We offer a selection of prints in our shop for anyone interested in owning our work. Personal use of our work is allowed provided the attribution condition is met when sharing it. If you use our pictures for wallpapers or screensavers (which we encourage!) we don’t expect you to put a sticky note on your computer.
- No derivatives of our work are allowed meaning that they may not be changed in any way without obtaining written permission. No changing contrast, brightness, color, etc. or slapping them with a filter in Instagram or elsewhere. We’ve abused our photos quite enough, thank you! The only acceptable change is cropping when it is required to fit strict dimension requirements such as with Facebook cover photos.
If you are unwilling to follow these conditions, you may not use/share our photos. A lack of attribution, especially, encourages theft and dilutes the work we spend so much effort creating. We don’t watermark our photos because we want them to be enjoyed without disruption! That means that we rely heavily on you to do the right thing because we believe that people are generally good and art will make the world better.
If you are guilty of not following the terms of our license because you were unaware, please don’t feel bad. Just make sure to abide by them now that you know! If you are guilty and you did know, reconsider the error of your ways.
We really appreciate all the people that show their support by following these conditions. Thank you! And thank you to everyone who’s taken the time to read all of this!
