Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/09/29

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Subject: [Leica] film vs. digital in my brain.
From: ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Fri Sep 29 13:49:13 2006
References: <C142FB8C.1626F%bd@bdcolenphoto.com> <8279CE67-EAAF-41A4-AA71-D1D4A5F63A56@mac.com>

Clearly, at some final level, the only answer here is The Borg. Hard  
wired direct experience by all.

Nothing funny about it.

Ric


On Sep 29, 2006, at 4:45 PM, Lottermoser George wrote:

> While I agree with the thinking behind your comment. One can't help  
> but wonder at what point on the continuum the "depiction of  
> reality" becomes an "artistic creation." Apparently as long as the  
> hardware and software (or film and chemistry) and their designers  
> and manufacturers  make the decisions of how the "depiction"  
> appears, it's real. The moment that the operator of the equipment  
> at the computer or the lab steps into the picture - well - it  
> becomes an "artistic" depiction.
> I think they should eliminate writers and photographers and send  
> robots out with recording devices. The words from the recordings  
> can be automatically set into type and printed along with the  
> images captured by the robots. ;^)
>
> Regards,
> George Lottermoser
> george@imagist.com
>
>
>
> On Sep 29, 2006, at 3:34 PM, B. D. Colen wrote:
>
>> Simple, Philippe - one is a depiction of reality, other is a  
>> photographer's
>> 'artistic' creation.
>
>
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