What is "good" nature photography?

With all of the recent discussion of what constitutes a good nature photo, I thought I would pose this question. The only catch is that you have to answer in one, relatively simple sentence with no additional explanation.

So I will start off with mine;

"Good nature photography fosters interest and appreciation of nature."

I look forward to your responses!

Since I am primarily a macro specialist:

Good nature photography shows what I choose not to see.


Little things, like spiders, bugs, flower centers.

hey Jim,

Good nature photography is hard. :)

Cheers

Carl

Good nature photography educates me about the subject.

"Good nature photography makes a person more aware of their surroundings."

Good nature photography is in the eye of the beholder.

Guy

You know it when you see it! It's hard to define in words....

Joe.

Nature photography is good.

Pete D.

Good nature photography invokes a strong "emotional response".

Probably a bit simplistic, but my general criteria has been, "makes me feel like I'm there, makes me want to be there, and/or would like this on my wall at home or work".

Good nature photographs, to me, are images that impart a sense that the photographer looked a little harder, saw a little more and felt a little deeper about what was in front of her or him, than the average person.

Good nature photography shows the subject as part of the natural environment it has evolved to exist in, without apology for that environment.

Good is defined by the individual viewer. You can't please everyone all the time, and you can't define good for someone else.

"Good nature photography, bestows a true sense of place"

I live by this with my photography!

Good nature photography reminds the viewer that all duality is falsely imagined.

To me, good nature photography is simply beautiful.

Good nature photography awakens a greater appreciation of both nature and photography.

A good nature photographic image leaves the viewer with a new appreciation for his world and his surroundings either with inspiration, humor or grace as seen by the particular photographer.

Good nature photography, is like good craftsmanship.

- jacco

My words would echo Guy's and Mary Dennis's!

Good nature photography is what you guys and gals do and what I hope to do someday.

P.S. Thats why I keep coming back to NPN and why my membership will be coming soon.

Good nature photography is having a hard time looking away from an image

Good nature photography lets the viewer experience a world they may never see

Good nature photography inspires one to get out in the field again and again in pursuit of anything and everything.

Good nature photography is portraying nature any way one chooses to do so with heart and soul.

Good nature photography moves the heart.

Good nature photography is trying to see what you feel.

Good nature photography is when you can capture in camera what you see in your mind.

Bruce

Great responses - please keep them coming!

Good Nature Photography makes on say "wow" what a beautiful place or rendition of a subject, within 2 seconds of seeing the image.

Good nature photography creates a sense of wonder towards our environment and its inhabitants.

Good nature photography connects people both to their inner emotions and to their outer enviormnent.

Good nature photography is something I hope to do once this thunderstorm passes by.

Good nature photography will hopefully get people to pause and reflect, whether it is reflection on the image or on oneself.

Jim, good nature photography for me is really two different things. First if it is a photo I took it serves to restimulate me with some of the senses and feelings I had when I witnessed it in person. It serves to remind me of my feelings at the time I was there. If it is someone else's image it creates some of the same senses but more of the effect of "this is so wonderful in the photo, it must have been awesome to have witnessed it in person.

Good nature photography makes one communicate with the eye of the beholder on the other side of the lens.

Good nature photography rekindles natural instinct.

Good nature photography is easy; Superb nature photography is worthy of the effort but difficult to achieve.

Good nature photography is a joy to behold and to create.

Will
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada

Good nature photography evokes feeling from both sides of the camera.

Good nature photography makes you hate showing up for the day job

Good nature photography makes people in this fast paced world slow down and say....why didn't I see that...

Good nature photography relates the nature of Nature.

Good nature photography is very satisfying while viewing an image and just am totally awed!!!

Good nature photography is easier to see than to describe.

Nathan