Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A photo can be a faithful REPRESENTATION of something without being a faithful REPRODUCTION of something. ;-) B. D. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of LRZeitlin@aol.com Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 2:31 PM To: leica-users-digest@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] Turing test Eric writes: <<What's all this nonsense and turing tests that mean nothing? Any idiot can tell the difference between a photo of a window and the window. And I know cats that DO react to the TV.>> Eric, That's just the point. If the photo were truly a faithful representation of reality, you should not be able to tell the difference. "Truth" has nothing to do with photographic fidelity. Your cats are smarter than mine. Larry Z - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html