Re: Paschimottanasana
From Andreas Freise <ad...@mpq.mpg.de>
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· 14 Dec 2002 17:47 · View full thread
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On 13 Dez 2002 Joaquim G�ndara wrote: [...] >> b) Photography is commonly thought of being a form of art >> (well, a few pictures) even if the photogrpaher did not build >> the camera him-/herself. > > Although I understand your point, I think your analogy is broken. > What is the converter's equivalent of the photographer's concept of > composition, for example? > > While a photographer moves around in a 3D world and tries to capture > all the sights, emotions, smells and whatnot of the scene in a 2D > medium, the pixel->ASCII converter takes a picture and converts it to > another medium. It's more akin to a photographer who only takes photos > of old paintings, or a person who specializes in fiddling with the > settings of a photocopier. I should have known that "proof by example" never works. However, my point was that is doesn't matter how much work is involved, not that photographers don't work. > Is a discussion technically over if you haven't reached any conclusions? > I say we're _still_ having that discussion. :) True. I just didn't like the troll-like way of bringing it up. :) Andreas -- ________________________________________________ http://www.ascii-art.de
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From: Andreas Freise <ad...@mpq.mpg.de>
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Subject: Re: Paschimottanasana
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