Re: [APML] Skill [was: Foveon Chip]

["Robert Gendler" <robgendler@worldnet.att.net>]

I can't comment on talent as that is nebulous. What I can
comment on is the labor that goes into making a quality
image with "any" equipment. My fingers are still numb from
being outside in subfreezing tempertures and my mind is still foggy
from sleep deprivation. All just to make another image <G>.
Rob Gendler
Email: robgendler@att.net
Web site: http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/
----- Original Message -----
From: "George Anderson" <georgea@cam.org>
To: <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 11:00 PM
Subject: Re: [APML] Skill [was: Foveon Chip]


> A friend of mine graduated with a masters in fine art, I once asked her
> "What is fine art?" Her first response was a sarcastic "It is a painting
> done with a very very thin brush".
> She answered my question with "What is woodworking?".
> It all depends on your background, beliefs, personal likes and dislikes,
> etc etc.
> The person who can define "Fine Art" and have everyone agree on the
> definition can also answer the question "If a married man is alone on a
> mountain top with his telescope and utters a thought, is he still
> wrong?"
> Having all the latest and greatest toys is nice, knowing how to get the
> most from what you have is priceless. Dollars will never replace the
> result of experience and knowlege, otherwise the AP world would have
> been taken over by Microsoft with a robotic mount and remote scopes.
>
> George Anderson
> Montreal Canada
>
> Clear skies and good health
> Barn door? Luxury!!! When I was a lad we had to hand hold the brownie
> box camera for ten hours and manually rotate at the sidereal rate...
>
>
> Jerry Lodriguss wrote:
> >
> > Hi Stephen,
> >
> > I'm sorry I have to admit it, but I read your whole message several
times,
> > and I haven't got a clue as to what you are talking about when you refer
to
> > art.  I say this in a friendly, non-flaming, way.
> >
> > First, do you think you can define art, or as you call it, fine art?
I'd
> > like to know what your definition is.  <G>
>
> Very large snip
>
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