I regret to inform you that you have committed the dictionary fallacy. -- Cheers, Bob
> -----Original Message----- > From: Tom Reese [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 24 July 2005 16:32 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: What is snapshot? (Correct Answer) > > Bob W wrote: > > 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. > > I can't believe this discussion has gone on as long as it > has. What a bunch of nitpicking quibblers we are. > > from various dictionaries on the net: > > 1. A photograph taken with a small hand-held camera. > > 2. An informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera > > 3. A casual photograph taken without any particular > pre-arrangement, often of every day events > > 4. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word > "snapshot" was first used in 1808 by an English sportsman by > the name of Sir Henry Hawker. He noted in his diary that > almost every bird he shot that day was taken by snapshot, > meaning a hurried shot, taken without deliberate aim. > Snapshot then was originally a hunting term. > > 5. term once used to describe a photograph taken with the I > (instantaneous) setting on cameras. The term originally came > from rifle shooting, when little or no time is allowed for aiming > > 6. A quick casual image, typically taken handheld by an > amateur with a Point & Shoot camera > > What in the world was the I setting on cameras? An early fast > shutter speed wide open aperture setting? > > Tom Reese > > > >
