Hi Boris I'm quite amazed how much response you got for that thread. I truly wish that the coming august PUG photographs will get the same or even more attention here.
I wonder why simple terms get more reactions here than the "real thing" --> the Pentax photo? greetings Markus >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Boris Liberman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 6:41 AM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: What is snapshot (conclusions) >> >> >>Hi! >> >>Having started a couple of threads that in my Thunderbird register >>together at 120+ messages (my personal record I think :-) ), I suppose I >>ought to summarize things a bit. >> >>So I am going to present you some quotes which strike a thought in me. >> >>1. Snapshot is a state of mind. (Shel) >> >>2. A photograph can be categorized by more than one word. (Godgrey) >> >>3. Snapshot: 1/30 second or less. Photograph: 1/15 second or longer. (W >>Robb) >> >>4. A simple photographic recording of a person/place at a point in time. >>(Ken Waller) >> >>5. "Snapshot" simply refers to a photograph made in a casual manner... >>(Rob Studdert) >> >>6. Perhaps a snapshot is an image made with neither significant thought >>nor previsualization. (Lewis Matthew) >> >>7. The defining property of a snapshot is the absence of >>pretension. (Bob W) >> >>I probably missed some more interesting things that could be added to >>list. However I think the conclusion is this: >> >>Snapshot is *mostly* about how oneself is thinking about their >>photograph. Snapshot is also *mostly* about how the viewer thinks about >>what they are seeing. The rest is either technique or simply irrelevant. >> >>Ladies and gentlemen, this was one amazing exchange of thoughts and >>reasoning, I am humbled. >> >>Great many thanks. >> >>Boris >>
