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 06/08/2003 08:50:51 PM · #1
Photography teaches that how well you see has nothing to do with how well you see. -Anonymous

:)
06/08/2003 09:14:06 PM · #2
This could have multi-faceted meanings.
One might be: how the world is perceived is not how it actually is.
Another might be: your creative side only gets you so far.
:)
 06/08/2003 09:49:51 PM · #3
bummer, i cant get any meaning out of it at all. Pls enlighten me!!!

EDIT: how I see something may not be what is captured on the camera? But that only means I need more photography skills, which is true :)

Message edited by author 2003-06-08 21:51:19.
 06/08/2003 11:28:20 PM · #4
How about the meaning being: Having 20/20 vision has nothing to do with your perception of anything, be it visual or conceptual.
 06/09/2003 03:42:48 AM · #5
Originally posted by Gracechild7:
How about the meaning being: Having 20/20 vision has nothing to do with your perception of anything, be it visual or conceptual.


I think this is what I draw from this quote. :)
 06/09/2003 04:04:46 AM · #6
THIS is what you think about at 4am? :)
 06/09/2003 04:16:08 AM · #7
Originally posted by pedromarlinez:
THIS is what you think about at 4am? :)


It is when I'm pulling a boring all nighter at work :)
 06/09/2003 04:23:17 AM · #8
Originally posted by jmsetzler:
It is when I'm pulling a boring all nighter at work :)


What do you do?
 06/09/2003 04:24:12 AM · #9
Imma computer geek.
 06/09/2003 05:28:15 AM · #10
Originally posted by jmsetzler:
Imma computer geek.


what systems do you handle? I'm also a computer geek.
I do UNIX administration and some NT admin stuff too.
Geeks unite! LOL
 06/09/2003 05:30:13 AM · #11
Mostly Windows 2000 and a few leftover NT boxes. The only unix systems I have here at the moment are running our telephone switch and voice mail systems. I also have a couple DEC VAX boxes that are older than anything else around here..
 06/09/2003 09:32:18 AM · #12
This kinda reminds me of a quote my grandfather told me: "Don't let your books get in the way of your education." In other words, don't get so tied up in facts & figures when there's so much to learn in everyday life.

Likewise, this quote is suggesting that even if your eyesight is perfect, you can still refine the perception of what you're seeing.
06/09/2003 10:12:11 PM · #13
Originally posted by alansfreed:
This kinda reminds me of a quote my grandfather told me: "Don't let your books get in the way of your education." In other words, don't get so tied up in facts & figures when there's so much to learn in everyday life.


Well said! Books can only get us so far... They show us the door, but we have to walk through it ourselves

EDIT: fixed the quote tag

Message edited by author 2003-06-09 22:13:20.
 06/09/2003 10:25:58 PM · #14
Originally posted by jmsetzler:
Mostly Windows 2000 and a few leftover NT boxes. The only unix systems I have here at the moment are running our telephone switch and voice mail systems. I also have a couple DEC VAX boxes that are older than anything else around here..

Ha, those VAXes are what I learned typesetting and word processing on, actually first on its predecessor, the PDP 11/70. I had (have, actually) a 300 baud modem to use it remotely.

Luckily I'm now using Windows 2000 and Mac OS 8.6/9 (actually, our imagesetter RIP runs on a PowerComputing Mac clone runing OS 7.5.3!).

I agree that the quotation is about the separation of perceptual skills and visual acuity. Good thing for me!
 06/09/2003 11:59:35 PM · #15
I heard that our eyes can perceive x many tonal ranges, while a camera can only pick up a fraction of these. Does anyone know the specific numbers?
 06/10/2003 02:34:58 AM · #16
Originally posted by dsidwell:
I heard that our eyes can perceive x many tonal ranges, while a camera can only pick up a fraction of these. Does anyone know the specific numbers?

Do you mean how many distinct shades, or the maximum density range (from brightest to dimmest)?

For the latter, I think the eye can see at least four or five orders of magnitude difference, while color films have a range of about 3.4. I think (but am not sure) that these are comparable ratings.
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