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Posted by Travis Newbury on 02/20/07 16:50
On Feb 19, 4:23 pm, dorayme <doraymeRidT...@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> > > I hate black and white images of the Grand Canyon. It completely
> > > loses its magic. (Actually I hate images of it at all as they can
> > > never even begin to capture the canyon.)
> > Oooooooookay....but what does that have to do with the HTML?
> Looks like a bit of stuff is not coming to my newsreader.
> So Travis said this eh?
> Well, Travis, for your information, a good photograph "of the
> Grand Canyon" is not trying to capture the canyon. This is a
> naive idea about pictures and representative art generally. A
> good artistic photograph is something in itself and is not a
> travel poster to give you some information on what a treat you
> are in for if you visit the "real" thing. Nor is it a substitute
> for the real thing, more convenient to visit or have.
>
> To begin to understand what I am telling you, you might need to
> concentrate first on bromide prints made from original negatives.
I still don't like like them...
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