Wasn't serious, Frank. It is my standard, humorous, reverse snob comment to what is a pro posts.
Yes, I think that amateur is one who does something for the love of it. Fan, BTW, is a contraction of fanatic. A nut is someone who has subscribed to the PDML for to long. <GRIN> Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2002 6:15 PM Subject: Re: pro or hobby > Hi, > > Short answer: someone who isn't a pro - which of course, only begs the > question... > > That being said, I think of the French word "amateur", which means a "fan", as > in a sports fan. If I'm not mistaken, the root of the word, is "aime" (or the > Latin equivalent), so an amateur is someone who does something for the love of > the activity. > > I don't suppose that the foregoing helps us much, because one certainly can > love an activity even while making a living from it. That's about all I have > to say on the matter; I've probably muddied the waters rather than clarifying > them... > > regards, > frank > > T Rittenhouse wrote: > > > Hey, I am still waiting for that definition of what an amateur photographer > > is. > > > > -- > "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist > fears it is true." -J. Robert > Oppenheimer > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
