Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/05/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Same perspective, same conclusions. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 5/28/2015 8:10 AM, RicCarter wrote: > Strictly from an Americn perspective and with extreme generalization, I > would have judged those votes the same way as Douglas. > > So I thought I?d examine my thinking?always good for the brain. > > Those who turn out to vote against change seem to carry more anger and > tend toward older, white men > > Those who are more progressive, seem to be lighter of the soul, and tend > toward younger and female. > > If their expressions had been reversed, they would have been more > difficult to categorize > > But, that?s strictly my prejudiced, American, Southern perspective as an > old, white man;^) > > ric > > > > > >> On May 28, 2015, at 4:25 AM, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: >> >> >> "Steve Barbour" <steve.barbour at gmail.com> enquired regarding >>>> Possibly "NO" voters. Florence Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow. Fuji X100S >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/politics/Polling1.jpg.html >>>> >>>> Possibly a "YES" voter. Florence Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow. Fuji X100S >>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/politics/Polling2.jpg.html >> <<<< >>> so what motivates your taking pictures and guessing about these two >>> particular sets of circumstances? >Was your conclusion based on age, >>> smiles, demographics? >> So what motivates my taking pictures? I suppose it's an inate curiosity >> about slowing life down to capture a moment and seeing what the image of >> that moment might subsequently tell me. Everybody has prejudices - >> including you, Steve - and I like to see whether my own perceived >> prejudices have been fed. >> The circumstances that led me to the guesses were shaped by participants >> in the all pervading discussions on radio and television during the >> referendum campaign, and the type of people who either called to my house >> to canvass or buttonholed me in the street to try to get me to vote in >> particular ways. >> >> So what motivated you to ask about my motivation? Was there a disconnect >> between you and my guesses, and what was it based on? >> >> Douglas >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >