[Leica] Re: Re: Our existential pleasures

["Michael D. Turner" <mike@lcl-imaging.com>]

Don't you just love pseudomathematical psychobabble?
At 09:04 AM 3/18/1999 EST, LP6@aol.com wrote...
>
>Ok Jim:
>
>1.  Taking your comments seriously for a moment; although, I never take
myself
>too seriously...ask my wife...and to indulge my interests here regarding S >
>(I =E) etc. 
>
>2.  S > (I =E) is a highly systemic personality (photographer)  who sadly
over
>values the systemic habitual evaluative habits (thought styles or value
>vision...S value vision in this case) to an excessive (dysfunctional, self
>defeating) degree and well beyond the I (Instrinci value vision (persons))
and
>beyond the E (Extrinsic value vision (material world, the practical world and
>the social world).   The equation characterizes a person with extreme S-
>sensitivity that is out of balance with I-vision and E-vision components.  It
>is a balance of  I, E, and S and the hierarchical subordination of E and S
>under I that gives a personality (photographers) optimal flexibility and
>creativity.  Some of these individuals make good theoreticians,
mathematicians
>and it is only hoped that some degree of I and E activity exists in their
>value universe to facilitate their human relations.  Such a person can get in
>trouble with people...the extreme, uncompensated case with little co-play and
>counter-play (checks and balances) among the instruments (I, E, S) of the
>valuational orchestra.  
>
>      A.   E.g., Excessisve E-vision or E-Photographers fixate on the camera
>and lenses.  They are equipment freaks.  They can also fixate on the human
>body, others or their own, they can be materialists to a falt.  This value
>astigmatism is captured by the formula:  E > (I=S).  .
>
>       B.  Excessive S-vision or S-Photographers will tend to fixate on the
>technicalities of composition, the rules of compositions (brining systems and
>order to an image), geometric, textural, architectural subjects etc.  This
>value astigmatism is captured by the formula:  S > (I=E) .
>
>       C.  Excessive I-vision bias or I-Photographers will be love-slobs
>living to please others more than themselves...this is the best value
>astigmatism of the three, the least of the evil distortions; for, such
>individuals compensate well.  
>
>3.  Concluding:  needed here for optimal photographic creativity:  a balance
>of these core dimensions of value symbolized by I = E = S and hierarchical
>subordination of E to I and S to E etc.  This is an ideal value structure;
>but, never attained in the real world...however, the more the photographer
>deviates from this ideal the more compromised he or she is and the less
>creative and successful generally.  
>
>
>         
>
>Yes, sparks will fly and their is as danger of spontaneous combustion in a
>highly biased S-Photogapher.  S-Personalities (people who preferentially
value
>self and world in doctrinaire, ideological ways (Highly S-vision biased) tend
>to be stiff, rigid, uncreative, good soldiers, and fixated on systems and
>order...they can be control freaks and fanatics.  The S-vision dimension
>admits to degree.  But, you're right about "fire and combustion"...they are
>prone to excesses of this sort.
>
>Best of Value Vision (I-vision; E-vision and S-vision) and Best of Light (
>Especially 1st Light and Last Light),
>
>Leon
>LP6@aol.com
>
>
Mike

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