Sort of like fishing without hooks <heh>? And getting the other guys to carry the tripod <g>?
Ciao, Graywolf http://pages.prodigy.net/graywolfphoto ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 7:24 PM Subject: Re: Tactile Cameras > frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >If the camera as instrument were my primary focus, I wouldn't bother to put > >film in them - I'd just shoot blanks all day long > > Funny you should mention that. I've just been thinking about writing a > short story about a photographer who leads an fanatical "disciple" on a > brutally difficult mountain climb for the purposes of taking a > photograph, carrying a huge view camera and tripod (this is kind of > inspired by the ascent of Grandfather Mountain's McRae Peak with Cesar > and Jerome last year!), only to reveal at the end that he's so much of a > purist that he shoots without film now, just for the experience of > setting up the shot. > > -- > Mark Roberts > Photography and writing > www.robertstech.com >
