"My way (zoom/prime) is better than your way (zoom/prime)."
and
"My way (realism/representationalism) is better than your way (realism/representationalism).
It's the same argument, except the second tends to use more syllables.
And choice of equipment a photographer uses is a direct reflection of that photographer's philosophy.
Doug
always helpful
At 03:35 PM 11/21/02 -0500, you wrote:
Don; What you are describing is the difference between naive realism and representationalism, two basic philosophies on how we view the world. Discussion on this level gives me hope that the PDML can advance beyond the zoom vs.prime, digital vs. film, or dogs vs. cats discussions that usually occur.BUTCH "Each man had only one genuine vocation - to find the way to himself" Hermann Hesse (Demian)
