tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21335024.post115090197209522226..comments2024-01-05T09:11:55.544+00:00Comments on brett jordan: What's right with this picture?Brett Jordanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07567439475008154845noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21335024.post-1151507750648902782006-06-28T16:15:00.000+01:002006-06-28T16:15:00.000+01:00tman, i think you've hit the nail on the head with...tman, i think you've hit the nail on the head with the 'monkeys/typewriters' thing.Brett Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07567439475008154845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21335024.post-1151458320504908212006-06-28T02:32:00.000+01:002006-06-28T02:32:00.000+01:00I have to agree with aaron butler.This sounds like...I have to agree with aaron butler.<BR/><BR/>This sounds like the photographic equivalent of "if a million monkeys typed on a million type writers for a million years they would produce the collected works of Shakespeare." They wouldn't.<BR/><BR/>Its the photographer's intent (and sometimes the unintentional consequences of that intent) that makes photography what it is. No amount of panoramic or take a million shots, and crop of choose what we like can duplicate intent. Moreover, if you think about the technical difficulties this would entail, getting the right expousre all 360 degrees. And what about things like depth fo field, angle of view, the effect of focal length, etc. etc. etc. that a good photographer carefully selects in order to get just the right effect.<BR/><BR/>As for the HDR concept, it is already here now. It's called automatic exposure bracketing (which even some of the lower end cameras have), and photoshop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21335024.post-1151330719592104832006-06-26T15:05:00.000+01:002006-06-26T15:05:00.000+01:00Sorry, have to disagree with the above comments. A...Sorry, have to disagree with the above comments. Assistance is good, taking the picture for you and pre-empting every mistake that the silly human holding the camera might make isn't. This sits next to F1 cars not needing drivers etc, etc… Let's not remove all of the qualities that a human brings to the equation, good and bad, mistakes can give birth to the greatest creations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21335024.post-1151311179336945112006-06-26T09:39:00.000+01:002006-06-26T09:39:00.000+01:00Interesting and in the same vein, there's research...Interesting and in the same vein, there's research going on into cameras that can be focussed <I>after</I> a shot's been taken. More info <A HREF="http://www.dpreview.com/news/0511/05112206refocuscamera.asp" REL="nofollow"> here</A>.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21335024.post-1151304232487706842006-06-26T07:43:00.000+01:002006-06-26T07:43:00.000+01:00I would think this would open up Photography as a ...I would think this would open up Photography as a career to even more people, just not as well paid as many of the top photographers at the moment. <BR/><BR/>What it does is puts even more emphasis on the creative side of the photographer - different angles and right place right time. After that it is onto the skills of the user in photo manipulation programs such as Photoshop. <BR/><BR/>Surely the next step needs to be a camera that can act as a kite as in one of your previous blogs - so that we can get true aerial shots! In fact, maybe a camera with its own engine and wings and and...Major Lookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999594130469891097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21335024.post-1151274390348676112006-06-25T23:26:00.000+01:002006-06-25T23:26:00.000+01:00Good thing.Not every "proper" photographer is in t...Good thing.<BR/>Not every "proper" photographer is in the right place, at the right time, with the right equipment, or the right settings to get a perfect picture.<BR/>So instead of having specialist photographers trained to switch camera settings in the blink of an eye, get a camera that takes all kinds of images with one press, allowing those that are in the right place at the right time to take the right picture.<BR/><BR/>Of course, this destroys photography as a career, and skill, and art form, but sacrifices must be made to progress further. And who knows, maybe "proper" photography will spawn further from that, allowing even higher levels of elitism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com