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-----Alkuper�inen viesti----- L�hett�j�: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> P�iv�: 28. joulukuuta 2002 14:33 Aihe: Re: 6x6 - Waste of Space? (WAS: Re: Medium Format-Which one is best?) >Hi, Keith, > >I agree with both you and Dr. Williams. > >But, (it must be that I'm a Libra - hey aren't the zodiac signs Greek?) let me >play devil's advocate here. > >The Golden Ratio, or whatever one chooses to call it, is indeed some arbitrary >mathematical ratio that the human mind imposes over certain objects, and then >says, "well, isn't that pleasing". > >But isn't that the point? It isn't, I suppose, that it's "found in nature", but >that the human mind will impose ~it's~ structures (for lack of a better term) on >what it finds in the world, and judge certain things to be more satisfying than >others.. > >If that's the way some people want to look at and interpret the world, so be it. > >Personally, I think it's poppycock. And I still think that the prevalence of >rectangular photographic paper is due to the overwhelming dominance of 35mm in the >marketplace over the last 50 years or so. > >But, what do I know? <g> As I said before, it's fun to ponder... > >-frank > >Keith Whaley wrote: > >> Regardless of who said it, or who believes it, I propose the so-called >> Golden Rectangle is more an observational circumstance, hardly any >> formal "rule" promulgated by anyone. >> Absent proof of it being someone's "rule" for the wonderfulness of any >> given composition, that will remain my belief. >> Yes, I've seen all the books and articles that draw lines over the >> master's painings and sketches, thereby "proving" the work was >> purposefully laid down with the Golden Rectangle in mind. >> I contend it's something that if you're really obscessed with, you can >> find that pattern almost anywhere in a good composition... >> Quote any old-time artist's writings that set forth such a plan with >> respect to the generation of his or her composition, and I'll consider >> changing my mind. Until then, I'll simply believe it's an observation, >> overlaid on a pleasing scene. >>
