Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark Rabiner writes: > Alastair Firkin wrote: >> >> On Thursday, Jul 31, 2003, at 15:44 Australia/Melbourne, Eric Welch >> wrote: >> >> > Yeah, but Ted, How many years have you been at it? >> > >> > There are three kinds of photographers. The ones with talent who pick >> > it up through osmosis, like you, and those who have to make a study of >> > it, and understand the principles by which photographic instruments do >> > their work so they can master it through study and practice. I'm >> > somewhere in the middle there. And the third kind of photographer make >> > things up like: "There are three kinds of photographers." >> >> Damn, finished third in a three horse race again ;-) >> >> Alastair >> > > Hi Alastair! Time for lunch? > I heard that in any profession there are two kinds of people. Lunch sounds like a good alternative. :-) There are many ways to learn, but mostly, they boil down to a visualization/conceptualization versus a mathematical/analytical. (now don't be too hard on my spelling!!!)For me the mathematical is always harder work, so I try to work from first principles and graphical visualization of any problem, then when I fail, I revert to closer analysis, but as you discovered, theory cannot replace practice: especially when landing planes ;-) Cheers Alastair Firkin @ work ;-) http://www.afirkin.com http://www.familyofman2.com - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html