Chapter 72 Catching Big Fish and Knowing Photography
The fish seemed to be playing hide-and-seek with Hu Tu. They passed by his hands several times in succession, which made him very depressed.
Just at this moment, a group of yellow birds whose names could not be named flew past the sky, attracting Wang Pinqiu's gaze.
Taibai Lake and its surrounding shallow wetlands have abundant bird resources, including precious birds such as oriental white storks, big swans, small swans, zodiac crows, small cuckoos, water pheasants, black-winged kites. About 200 species of birds have been recorded, and it is a very high-quality ecological environment near the city.
The autumn wind is fast and the waves are wrinkled, which is the season when the northern birds fly south. From time to time, you can see flocks of birds flying from surrounding woods, wetlands, or from the water of Taibai Lake. People call this kind of bird that passes through the way back and forth "traveling birds".
Wang Pinqiu raised his camera, aimed at the water in the distance, and pointed to the sky with the birds from time to time. Her expression was very serious, very similar to the way Hu Tu carved. People at this time, both men and women, were very attractive. If the person was very beautiful, it would be simply tempting.
Hu Tu looked up with his head, and his saliva almost flowed out. When she took the unsatisfied photo, he realized his embarrassment. He looked around like a thief, and muttered: "Catching fish, you must catch a big fish, otherwise I would be so embarrassing to brag so loudly before."
He took a deep breath, focused, recalled the feeling he had when he was catching fish before, and calmed himself down.
Although his skills are not very good, he has some experience. He could not catch fish before, but what he lacked was mainly the state of mind. Now that his state of mind has been adjusted, he naturally has a higher chance of catching fish.
He caught two fish after a while, but unfortunately they were too small, one was the size of a palm and the other was only the size of a thumb.
After seeing this, Wang Pinqiu nodded with satisfaction, but said, "Release them. They are too small and not enough to eat in one bite." She took photos of him when he released the fish, but unfortunately she was not satisfied. "These pictures are not good. If you like them, I will send them to you another day, but you are not allowed to tell others that I took them."
Hu Tu didn't understand her thoughts very much, but he still agreed.
Wang Pinqiu explained: "It's like you carving a nuclear carving. Your level is pretty good. Then some newbies promote their works under your name. When an uninformed person sees it, it turns out that the quality of the things you made is so poor. Think about it, will your works still be valuable?"
Hu Tu understood this analogy. He nodded like a chicken pecking at the rice. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that the words made sense and admired her even more. He asked expectantly: "Do you really think my carving level is very good?"
Wang Pinqiu replied without hesitation: "That's just a metaphor." Her words hit Hu Tu's heart hard, but this was not her purpose. So she glanced at Hu Tu's eyes and added, "I set a very high standard for good. If I follow the standards of ordinary people, it's actually okay, otherwise Qiuyu wouldn't have paid for it."
She was vague, and Hu Tu was confused when he heard it, and couldn't figure out whether it was good or bad. After thinking about it, he blamed the problem on not catching the big fish. "If he could catch a big fish, it might make her look at her with admiration."
He sank his consciousness into the lotus platform space and caught a fish with his unique means. The fish had four apples in length, which was enough for two or three people to eat for a meal. If it was paired with something else, it would be even more perfect.
Then he put his hands into the water, his eyes drifting, and he looked around from time to time, paying special attention to Wang Pinqiu's gaze. He wanted to find a moment when everyone was not paying attention to it and take out the fish. Then he could declare that he had caught a big fish and realized the cowhide he had blown.
Although Wang Pinqiu was focusing on taking photos, there were no people around him, his heart was still beating very fast. A group of geese flew by, attracting Wang Pinqiu's entire gaze, "It's this time." He thought, taking the fish out of the space, the colorful lotus whiskers flashed in his palm, and a fish appeared out of thin air in his palm. He smiled happily, grabbed the fish hard, and took it out of the water.
The fish was very powerful and struggled in his hands. Wang Pinqiu noticed him, turned his head, and said in surprise: "You really caught it, such a big fish." She held the camera, took two photos casually, shook her head gently, as if she was not satisfied with the photos, and said, "Let's go buy something else, and when Qiuyu and the others come, we can go for a picnic."
"Okay!" Hu Tu wiped his forehead guiltily, with his guilty sweat there. He thought to himself that he was lucky, but she didn't notice his little movements. Usually he rarely sweats. This time he got the fish, and then subconsciously took back the lotus whiskers, so he did not absorb the sweat. Then he changed the topic, "I see you are shaking your head, aren't you doing a good job?"
"Not very good!" Wang Pinqiu said the truth, "The main reason is that you hold a fish, but it does not fit the image of a fisherman, so it is not very good." She has her own set of photography theory. Under Hu Tu's questioning, she explained, "Anyone can hold a fish, why do others look at you? Are you handsome? Are you a star? You have no characteristics and no fish, so your combination is a simple record, a record, and cannot be called photography."
She briefly talked about some theories of photography: "Documentary photography master Henry Cartier Bresson proposed the theory of 'decisive moment', which is to press the shutter when the subject is at the most distinctive and meaningful moment. This theory deepens the understanding of the essence of photography from the formal level to the time level. Therefore, for scenery and things that everyone is accustomed to, it is necessary to take pictures of its most special place to be considered."
Hu Tu was confused again, but fortunately all arts were common, so it was easier for him to understand the five words "decisive moment" from the perspective of carving.
Carving and photography are both static freezes, so they have their own special and meaningful pictures. Carving is to express this special, even the artistic evolution of the pictures that do not exist in real life, creating a visual and tactile artistic image with a certain space, so as to reflect social life and express the artist's aesthetic feelings, aesthetic emotions, and aesthetic ideals.
Thinking of this, Hu Tu became interested in photography. He licked his lips and said, "Pinqiu, can you teach me photography?"
What Hu Tu unexpectedly was that Wang Pinqiu refused directly. She said, "Tsk, I advise you not to fish for three days and dry the net for two days, or to do your carving first! Otherwise, it would be easy to learn to walk in Handan, and you can't learn photography, or you can't do it well." Then she made another suggestion, "Painting is the foundation of visual art. If you really want to learn photography or improve your carving technology, you can start by learning to paint well."
Chapter completed!