Which brings up the old joke, "What's the difference
between a photographers and a painters? Painters can
carry on long conversations without ever mentioning
paint brushes."
--- Doug Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Tom,
>
> On Mon, 29 Jan 2001 20:38:16 -0500, Tom Rittenhouse
> wrote:
>
> > I was thinking the other day, why do we talk so
> much about
> > cameras and so little about photography? My
> conclusion was that
> > it is hard to talk about something that is so
> essensually
> > visual. A glance at a photo can tell us an
> immense amout about
> > the skill and artistic ability of a photographer,
> but talking
> > never really does.
>
> Well, I'd have to toss in that photography, as
> opposed to cameras, is
> also much more tied into the photographer's and
> viewers' psyches' ...
> they're a lot more subjective than even the color
> renditions of various
> lenses. And that's part, maybe a really large part,
> of why they're so
> difficult to discuss.
>
> Ever notice how often those sorts of discussions
> turn into flame wars
> or battles of "my pee-pee is bigger than yours" or
> "you're not crap if
> you don't do it my way" or something similar? In
> large part, it's
> because every one of us means something different
> when we try to use
> language to describe the visceral feelings we get
> from any sort of
> "art". And there are a million (or more) ways to
> approach any sort of
> "art". And, apparently, darned near every human
> being is an art
> "expert". If you don't believe them, just ask them.
> :-)
>
> TTYL, DougF
>
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