Bob, I still like your answer best: >> OK, what would you call a "non-snapshot" photograph? >> (Frostbite optional) >>
>Pretentious. >The defining property of a snapshot is the absence of pretension. I find it agrees pretty well with my concept of a snapshot. (Once I looked up the woids) ;-) Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob W [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, July 24, 2005 9:58 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: What is snapshot? (Correct Answer) > > > That is precisely the question - what is a snapshot? If there > were an agreed > definition we wouldn't be discussing it. In my opinion it has > nothing to do > with the equipment you use. > > -- > Cheers, > Bob > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: J. C. O'Connell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 24 July 2005 15:02 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: What is snapshot? (Correct Answer) > > > > None of Adams large format photographs are snapshots -they > > werent hand held ! Snapshots are handheld captures.... > > If you have to setup a large format camera on a tripod and > > then set it up its about as far as possible from a snapshot > > as you can get... > > jco >
