Auntie P posted a topic called "Glimpse is NOT" to help members post appropriate photos to the pool. This is an adaptation of that post.
Instead of saying again what a Glimpse IS, I thought I'd try saying what a Glimpse IS NOT.
NOT tunnels, corridors or streets that disappear to nothing - there must be something glimpsed at the end, you must be able to see a little of what is beyond.
NOT any photograph that happens to have a window in it - we don't want to see the inside of a place with an empty window, or to see a window but not be able to see what's hiding inside.
NOT any photograph that has a frame - trees, doorways and windows do make good Glimpses, but if the frame is at the edges and we get a good view of outside, it's not a Glimpse it's a view.
NOT photographs so abstract you can't Glimpse anything discernable - we need some curiosity, a hint at least.
NOT photographs where the Glimpse is not prominent - some are photos of, say, a wall, with a little of what's beyond showing at the side or above, but it's still a photo of a wall and not a Glimpse.
NOT reflections that fill the whole frame - unless the reflection only shows a tiny portion of the scene.
NOT photos that just show a part of something - that's an abstract or a close-up but not a Glimpse.
NOT a framing object like a sculpture or gate where the background is not in focus - that's a photo of the object and not the Glimpse beyond.
Negatives can help one understand a subject. If your photo fits one of the descriptions above it probably isn't a Glimpse.
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