This is very interesting because we have the existence of originals in all art forms before electronic media in which the idea of the original looses its sense.
The original is a difficult thing to define. Like the color red, it is something that can be defined the best one can, and then easily deconstructed. It is mainly an idea, a notion like anything else, that we can encircle but never precisely pin down. The best we can do rationally is begin to list the features it often has (followed by various clever folks saying "Oh, but here that's not the case"), but again such concepts don't exist or originate in the world of rational justifications but in the realm of the idea which precedes the rational. Chaso --- "Otis Wright, Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Folks: > > > > Snip> > > > So long as the original is available, > > Snip > > > And would someone like to define "original"? I'm > always very careful > about how much weight I give an "original." A lot > of things can happen > between the object of interest and the film/sensor. > Or, am I missing > something here? > > Otis Wright > > > > > > > Paul G. > > Milwaukee, Wi. > > > > > >> > >> I agree totally...well said - particularly the > part > >> about digitally creating a film-based image. > Also, > >> beyond photography, the world in general will be > >> interesting when everything can be regenerated or > >> simulated to appear as indistinguishable from an > >> original and nothing can adjudicate reality. > >> > >> --- Steve Desjardins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > As I mentioned elsewhere, I think this > distinction > >> > will become even more > >> > blurred when it becomes easier to create a > >> > film-based image from a > >> > digital one. as I understand it, even now you > need > >> > someone to swear > >> > that the photo was not manipulated, which > diminishes > >> > its value as > >> > something closely tied to reality. Even CCTV > >> > images are ultimately > >> > going to depend on someone vouching for their > >> > authenticity. > > > ===== Chaso DeChaso "Less is more cheap" - Osvaldo Valdes, Architect __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site http://webhosting.yahoo.com/
