Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/09/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Donal Philby wrote: > Kauai Hawaii (where I sat naked on the porch this early early Morning > listening to the rain and the warm wind in the palms and knew there are > a few things to do as wonderful as taking pictures) Trying desperately to remain on topic with this vivid image still fresh in my mind... :-) Many don't realize this, but photographs contain "information" just as words do. Often, photographs contain far more information than words do, and in far less space. Consequently, photography is potentially a VERY efficient form of communication. Photographs also have the ability to convey massive amounts of information almost instantly, where words require substantially more effort to digest/consume, again aiding efficiency. We know this intuitively; consider the vast amount of information we acquire visually rather than through discussion or through just listening. Photography then hold the potential to be hugely powerful -- if you, albeit clothed, take the picture at the decisive moment, using a good camera.:) Cheers, David W. Almy Temporarily in Dallas and wishing I was in Hawaii