Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/09/27

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Subject: Re: Interview questions-off topic sort of.
From: "David W. Almy" <dalmy@mindspring.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Sep 1997 10:19:56 -0400

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