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    69 KB Anonymous 04/22/10(Thu)07:04 No.783068  
    Hi /p/,

    My latest writings are below - not overly happy with the conclusion though. Your thoughts as photographers please.

    Thanks.

    Do you remember that kid back at school? The one who had the scientific calculator and would take every opportunity to flash it about despite the fact that he had no idea what 99% of the functions did? Of course you do. Hell, if you are reading this then it probably was you. Well it appears some people never grow out of that habit, especially when they graduate to their DSLR camera.

    I am, of course, talking about the Green Box Warriors. You can see them at family events, theme parks and sports days up and down the country brandishing top of the line gear which has probably only ever been taken off 'Auto' when it is switched on to 'Night Mode'. How smug they sit with their perfectly exposed shots, never worrying about aperture, depth of feild, or exposure because some nice person in Japan has realised that this is all frightfully tricky and developed a mind bogglingly smart bit of kit that can do this all for them in a fraction of a second. They will never get home and realise that they had the ISO too high or that they lost an amazing shot because they forgot to reset the exposure compensation. Just about every photo they take will be just about as technically precise as it is possible to be. And, damn it, there is a part of me that envies this.

    Now don't get me wrong as people much wiser than I have said "photography is half science, half art" and you soon hit a wall in your development if you do not take the scientific plunge. To comprehend the relationship of light, size, speed and sensitivity that governs how a camera works opens up a whole new world of possibility but I can't help but feel that while not understanding this is a disadvantage it does utterly void a photograph of worth.
    >> Anonymous 04/22/10(Thu)07:04 No.783069
    Imagine your eyes gaze upon the most beautiful photograph that could possibly exit. Its composition, its detail, its light and its subject all collude to make the most beautiful pattern of shapes your mind can bare to witness. As you reel in true awe from this you notice in that, horror of horrors, it was shot in 'Auto'. Does it make it any less of a photograph? Does it detract from its worth? If you answer 'yes' then I call you a liar to your face. To say that because something has less worth because its creation was machine assisted simply does not bare up to logic. Would you consider a car less of a work of art and engineering because a computer assisted in calculating its parameters? Would you consider man walking on the moon less of achievement because a computer calculated the necessary trajectory? Is a photo worthless if it was shot manually but then Gimped afterwards? Of course not. So how is it defensible that a somehow a computer calculating the best settings for the conditions detracts from a photo?

    So what can we draw from this? I think the answer is a simple one. Understanding how a camera works and how to translate these principles into a quality photo is important. Equally important is the ability to recognise shape and form and translate that into composition. Most important of all is to be out there taking photos. Good or bad. 'Auto' or 'M'. Little Johnny's sports day or the Running of the Bulls. Every time you see a Green Box Warrior rejoice that here is someone indulging in the privilege of the image.
    >> chewie !uWookieV6A 04/22/10(Thu)07:07 No.783071
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    >> Anonymous 04/22/10(Thu)07:09 No.783072
    how long did it take you to type that, bro?
    >> Anonymous 04/22/10(Thu)07:09 No.783073
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    >> Anonymous 04/22/10(Thu)07:11 No.783075
    >>783072

    20 mins inc. time taken to make a brew.
    >> Anonymous 04/22/10(Thu)07:12 No.783076
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    >> Anonymous 04/22/10(Thu)07:15 No.783083
    Any suggestions for the last paragraph? I think it is a bit of a limp ending.
    >> Anonymous 04/22/10(Thu)07:16 No.783085
    OP could have picked a better photo
    >> Anonymous 04/22/10(Thu)07:17 No.783088
    >>783068
    That was a cool story.
    Well written etc.
    >> Anonymous 04/22/10(Thu)07:22 No.783089
    Postan in throll thread.
    >> Anonymous 04/22/10(Thu)07:25 No.783096
    Cool,

    Well thanks for the feedback anon.
    >> Anonymous 04/22/10(Thu)07:33 No.783100
    >>783068
    >>783069
    Hold on, I think I can fix this for you
    >All that matters is the final image
    There, I fixed your wall of text so it's now at /p/'s reading level
    >> Anonymous 04/22/10(Thu)07:35 No.783101
    >>783100

    And there is my conclusion! Thank you anon. You are my hero.
    >> Anonymous 04/22/10(Thu)10:36 No.783195
    >>783069
    >>Implying that shooting on semi auto modes (P, A, S) is the same as shooting on a fully automatic mode
    >> <3 !R461luHI4s 04/22/10(Thu)10:42 No.783196
    So? Just shoot full auto.
    >> Anonymous 04/22/10(Thu)10:43 No.783198
    >first person

    go back to school
    >> Anonymous 04/22/10(Thu)12:22 No.783250
    >>783195

    The point.....

    You missed it.
    >> Anonymous 04/22/10(Thu)13:06 No.783299
    >>783069

    Ok, here is a question for you op.

    What if those clever people in Japan worked out a way for the camera to compose a photo as well as work out all the exposure stuff.

    Would that detract from the worth of a shot if it had no human input at all?
    >> Anonymous 04/22/10(Thu)14:19 No.783366
    I hate it when I have the local photography shop clean my DSLR and they just have to reset everything back to AUTO, LCD to brightest, etc



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