Bob Walkden wrote: > > Hi, > > Ha! *I* understand them because I've been doing photography for 25 > years or more, and I know what they mean, but hey, who gives a shit > what the mathematics is? How many people take photography courses, and > why should they have to? How much maths do you need to understand your > microwave oven or your washing machine? How many people using > computers understand the Church-Turing thesis or the > Entscheidungs problem? > > Of course exposure and focus are important. Getting dark? Bigger hole > or faster shutter. That's all you need to know.
Well, bigger hole might help, but a faster shutter sure won't! <g> On the other hand, if you mean take the photo quick because the sun's going down, you may be right! <g> > f/2.8 doesn't mean a damn thing. > The reason cameras (not just modern ones) have pictures of the > sun going behind clouds on them is precisely that people are already > confused. And that's because f-stops are a crap user interface.d I DID wonder, really I did! > --- > > Bob Not if you understand them, Bob... Keith Whaley
