Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/05/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Fascinating, Steve. What did the pictures tell about me? What way did you think I voted? I'll tell you if you're right when you reply. Why did I take them? Opportunity. My wife is ill as you may know, and while waiting for her to cast her votes - there were two referendums - I was waiting outside, saw a range of expressions and heard snatches of conversation from the exiting voters, so decided to grab my camera. I took a couple of shots before a passing friend of mine interrupted, deciding to talk to me about his new play "A Fairytale of New York". Then my wife came out, we went to the chemists - haven't switched chemists to the new location either, collected her new hormonal treatment - well, a rerun - as the consultant has switched her back from chemo due to neuropathy, and headed to the hospital so that she could be treated. By the time we got back home afterwards, I didn't feel like going out again to take more shots at the Monkstown polling station. My student son was working in a polling station in Dublin, and, indeed, worked on the count the following day, but I was tied up with other matters. Pity, as the counts are always photogenic, and, as my first cousin is the Returning Officer for Dublin City (as Sheriff), so I could have almost had a family get together. Douglas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Barbour" <steve.barbour at gmail.com> To: "LUG Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2015 3:22 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] IMGs: Polling Day 1 & 2 > >> On May 28, 2015, at 1:25 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? > > as you likely know Douglas I like your pictures, as well as your funny, > ironic, quirky humor. My question was not "what motivates you to take > pictures ?" it was, "what motivated you to take these particular pictures > ?" > > I believe that in spite of what is often stated..."pictures don't lie" > which is often correct, that given context, pictures can be used to > corroborate/ie prove any conclusion...so they can and do lie, most > pointedly they can be used to lie, so as to support our own > preconceptions. > > I know that you agree that these two photos in themselves prove nothing, > they tell us more about you, than the subjects of the images, I was rather > surprised at your use of them. > > Why did I ask? exactly because this was a contentious vote, now we know > how the electorate has voted, though we do not know whether your own > conclusions were correct, we only know something of your own > preconceptions, what you concluded, the question remains why ? and why > does it matter ? > > > steve > > > > >> >> 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 >