Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/12/02
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Steve, BD, folks -
Just to chime in -- the Zen thing and al can get one thinking -- Is good
writing de-valued because of the "Monkey - Shakespeare" theory? You know, a
monkey in a room with a typewriter (remember those :-) ?) will eventually
crank out the complete works of said Author if given enough time? Is it
easier to create a truly "Great" (whatever that is!) photograph, than a
truly "Great" drawing/painting, which would be infinitely easier than
writing a truly "Great" novel or play? Someone needs to do a Philosophy
dissertation!
EC
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us (Leica Users digest)
> Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2002 13:10:05 -0800 (PST)
> To: leica-users-digest@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Leica Users digest V23 #284
>
> BD...
> Your accurate point raises for me the question... why are photos so
> often undervalued, and beyond this... what will be the impact of the
> digital camera image on this devaluation. I have a concern that the
> value of a fine photograph may be further undermined by the
> attractiveness of the digital process, whereby you can shoot away
> and immediately discard the vast majority of the images.
> Perhaps unfair, but an valid analogy nonetheless... is the vision of
> the blind person swinging a butterfly net. If you swing it long
> enough....
>
> you get the idea.
>
> Seems to me it can seriously devalue the process, even for the
> photgrapher....Steve
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