tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9493601.post1670288198119216017..comments2024-01-11T15:12:49.433-05:00Comments on Tao of Photography by Andy Ilachinski: What Else a Thing IsAndy Ilachinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14572501787099507666noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9493601.post-22365280961971587182012-03-26T21:18:07.690-05:002012-03-26T21:18:07.690-05:00I love this story and its many levels of metaphor....I love this story and its many levels of metaphor. But the story of the blind men has always intrigued me because it usually ends with a dispute. If they had instead shared their individual bits of knowledge instead of disputing who was "right" they might have come up with a picture of an elephant. You know, the way scientists do... :-)<br />David GordonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9493601.post-66128770024167270312012-03-21T09:29:20.256-05:002012-03-21T09:29:20.256-05:00I found this one of the most enjoyable articles he...I found this one of the most enjoyable articles here. An this morning it seems that many others think so, because of the 5 most popular blog articles listed this morning on <br />http://photography.alltop.com/<br />4 of them are from this blog and this article is the most popular.Jim Swiftnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9493601.post-27782697186709269272012-03-16T22:32:10.431-05:002012-03-16T22:32:10.431-05:00Very creative series here Andy. I am reminded of ...Very creative series here Andy. I am reminded of the quote by Claude Monet "to see, we must forget the names of the things we are looking at."Markhttp://www.grafphoto.com/wordpressnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9493601.post-39284920716834993162012-03-14T16:23:50.087-05:002012-03-14T16:23:50.087-05:00Well if there is one thing I have learned, it is t...Well if there is one thing I have learned, it is that I need a better camera. Not just the point and click kind. I need to take more pictures. My mind is set back 30+ years when we had to buy a roll of film and pay for development, each picture was taken with care, no wasted shots. I still seem to be stuck in this mind set even with the huge advantage of virtually unlimited pictures with digital cameras and photography. Your pictures are lovely and serene. <br />I enjoyed.Brenda Nelsonhttp://adorama.bluepromocode.com/adorama-promo-code/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9493601.post-72122238619981372152012-03-12T16:03:02.249-05:002012-03-12T16:03:02.249-05:00I continue to marvel at our synchronicity! I'v...I continue to marvel at our synchronicity! I've just posted(before I read your blog)a photograph by Minor White with his quote, "One does not photograph something simply for "What it is" but "for what else it is". I also marvel at the richness of your posts...a treat I savor at least once a week!~Patricia Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805777892399781031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9493601.post-16744083149110085132012-03-05T10:10:39.381-05:002012-03-05T10:10:39.381-05:00Thanks for the kind words Cedric; though knowing j...Thanks for the kind words Cedric; though knowing just that you tried your hand (a very gifted hand) at these kind of explorations, I would love to see some samples! I'm willing to bet there is more than a little magic in them.<br /><br />As for related to the blind men as we get older, I can offer my empathy there as well. After a lifetime of learning (and then, admittedly, forgetting a bit of;-) physics, I get the chills when one of my sons comes asking some "trivial" question like, "What is energy, dad?" I haven't a clue!Andy Ilachinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14572501787099507666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9493601.post-32764744887666767742012-03-05T07:34:36.045-05:002012-03-05T07:34:36.045-05:00I've already mentioned to you Andy, how much I...I've already mentioned to you Andy, how much I enjoy immersing myself in these particular images. It is no mean feat what you have achieved here. I have tried my hand at making such images and let me say that my failed attempt at reproducing such ethereal work has only made me appreciate these photos more deeply.<br /><br />As to the six men of Indostan, I can well relate for the older I get the more I learn, the more I learn the more knowledge I gain and the more knowledge I gain the less I am certain of anything. But of course that could simply be due the early onset of dementia ;)<br /><br />As always, thanks for sharing your thoughts and your images.Cedrichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14238425278604570039noreply@blogger.com