on 6/11/07 18:20, Doug Lloyd at douglloyd_at_shaw.ca wrote: > Interesting perspective on camers: > > http://www.wavelengthmagazine.com/2002/as02rainforest.php > > Doug Lloyd > It is indeed interesting, and may have validity. Think of the bus-loads of tourists who disgorge at the view/famous location/historic site (choose as required), line up, shoot a frame (sorry, old technology terms coming through) and climb back on the bus without actually feeling anything. I know the feeling well. I am entering my 21st year of carrying a camera for a living, and I am usually disconnected from the events that I'm photographing. Often on leaving a sports event a taxi driver will ask me who is winning. I usually reply, "Who is playing?" as I'm more interested in shapes, moments and actions than on the game itself. A camera can be a powerful reality-filter (sometimes very useful, if the reality is not-too-flash) but doesn't need to be. Having said all that, photographs, when viewed long after the event, will bring back memories that would otherwise be totally lost. One image can bring back a flood of smells, sounds and emotions that would otherwise be gone. Don't write off the medium, folks, just rise above point-and-shoot. Cheers JKA -- John Kirk-Anderson Banks Peninsula NEW ZEALAND *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Nov 07 2007 - 01:19:09 PST
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