> With regards to having intent or meaning spelled out, there are photos > in this world that can stand alone without any words accompanying > them, and still convey meaning and intent across cultural, ethnic, > political, or any other psychological barrier. You have, on occasion, > shown good examples of that yourself. The shot in question is not > among them. What it may mean to people with anglo-american background > escapes me, I'm sorry.
Well stated, I agree 100% Kenneth Waller ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jostein Øksne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: PESO - Demo > Shel wrote: >> Well, Frank, apparently, according to some people, if the intent or >> meaning >> isn't spelled out for them, it is a "bad thing." > > If I was to answer this your way, Shel, I would also begin with "Well, > Frank, ...". But I have no shame of discussing photography with people > I do not agree with, or whose lines of thought I do not understand. > > With regards to having intent or meaning spelled out, there are photos > in this world that can stand alone without any words accompanying > them, and still convey meaning and intent across cultural, ethnic, > political, or any other psychological barrier. You have, on occasion, > shown good examples of that yourself. The shot in question is not > among them. What it may mean to people with anglo-american background > escapes me, I'm sorry. > > I'm genuinely surprised that a man of your abilities needs a > definition of "context" spelled out for him. > > > Jostein > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
