I agree with you Paul, but I think you chose the wrong defining term. Bullshit is when someone intentionally lies and not when you feel they're wrong, no matter how inane their reasons.
Jack --- Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm not being judgemental of anyone's preferences or of film as an > art > form. I'm very fond of it myself and practiced it for more than > thirty > years. What is, in fact, bullshit is Kevin's original premise that > digital is nothing more than composition. Go back and read the > thread. > Yes, Shel, that is bullshit. And I'm not being judgemental, just > honest. > > On Mar 25, 2006, at 9:12 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > > No, it's not bullshit, Paul. Some people, and Kevin seems to be > one of > > "them," prefer working with film and chemicals. It's not only the > > results > > that matter, but how they're obtained, and the satisfaction one > gets > > from > > the process. > > > > I once spent a weekend sanding a table by hand. A friend brought > me an > > orbital sander and suggested that the job could be done in an hour > or > > so. > > He didn't get it - the process was important, spending a few hours > in > > the > > sunshine in the backyard was important, the feel of the wood on my > > hands > > was important - more so than getting the job done quickly and > > efficiently. > > > > Digital photography may well not be artistically rewarding for > Kevin. > > I > > sometimes feel the same way. > > > > There's really no need to be judgemental and critical, Paul. > > > > Shel > > > > > > > >> [Original Message] > >> From: Paul Stenquist > > > >> But to suggest that digital photography isn't artistically > >> rewarding is utter nonsense. RAW conversion and > >> subsequent PhotoShop controls are the best photographic > >> tools yet invented. This whiney film nostalgia is nice, but it's > >> bullshit. > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
