Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/09/17

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Subject: Re: [Leica] arm's length
From: Mike Quinn <mlquinn@san.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 22:53:48 -0700

Robert:

Listen to Joe.
All pictures capture the past. Pictures of people capture the recent past.
Pictures of the heavens capture events in the far distant past. Only your
perception is happening now.

N.B. "Except in Italy" - Galileo

Mike

 Robert Appleby wrote:

> Mark, if you can see it, it's happening now. That's why pictures capture
> the present moment, not the past. Of course, it's always too late to do
> anything about it!

In a message dated 9/15/00 2:26:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com writes:

<< The speed of light is only so fast.
 By the time the light bounces off the hand of your watch and hits your
eyeball
 who knows what time it is?
 Markwr >>

That depends.  How long is your arm?

Joe Sobel