dave.gt
Well-known member
In our physical world, the changing of seasons and the promises of the coming day are seemingly unchangeable, short of a catastrophic event, in which case all will change, even cease to exist. Even the one who goes by the name of Dante. Yes, I am speaking of you, the great tempter.
The necessities of life are many it seems, more than food, shelter and clothing. The needs of humans, and most likely our furry friends who become our faithful companions are great. It is a hard thing in life for us to individually balance the limited resources we have, including our health, to provide for our own interpretation of "quality of life". Forget the difficulties of our individual uniqueness, the worst part is living together on this blue marble spinning around our part of the universe at speed. We just can't seem to get along, can we? Is that your doing?
The very same seasons that we look forward to are about to change again, this time for Autumn. And with seasons changing we do things associated with them like harvesting our fields of labor, enjoying a brief respite, celebrating our lives and the beautiful world around us.
Photographers are a breed quite different from others in some respects. We attempt to capture moments of time and beauty for many reasons. At the highest level, we do so to remind us of our humanity, our love of this world, and of our acknowledgment that all is impermanent and fleeting. We even spend vast amounts of money to buy massively expensive systems to capture images of the important things in our lives. Huge annual events such as photo expos worldwide cater to our needs and wants.
You laugh at us because we expend so much of ourselves and our resources to be a part of these interests of ours. But, you are mistaken for believing you are causing misery and setting us up for eternal damnation with you.
The truth is, universally, there is nothing greater than love. While it is true that the purchase of material things is a temptation, it is not different than the other things in our lives. We have made our lives complicated beyond our wildest imaginations with complex societies and financial structures. But at the base of it all, we found the ultimate use of our material desire for expensive photographic instruments. We share our love of life and gratitude with others by sharing the images of beauty in this temporary stomping grounds we call life.
We share our love for each other in our bonds of family, friends and those who are less fortunate. Even I have found the gift of giving by succumbing to the siren call of Medium Format, which is currently my chosen system for sharing the inspirational stories of survivors of strokes, trauma and disease. The love of giving is a win-win proposition between us humans. You are excluded, though.
Thank you for all you have done over the ages in regard to assisting us in finding our way through the confusion of life. Without your temptations I would have not believed that I could have been a small part in sharing the love of life with wonderful people at a major hospital in my area. Somehow, thanks to your small, misguided, treacherous ways, we have prevailed as individuals through the ages and continue to recognize the glorious light in our environment, and in ourselves. And we manage to capture exquisite images to share with others.
So, as the seasons change, Photokina comes and goes and new offerings of Medium Format and other photographic gear is bought and sold, don't think you are winning because of our quibbles about costs, features, brands and such. That is just the way we humans communicate.
Some of us are even going backwards, using film at times, or exclusively. Others are are going even further back with wet plate and dry plate photography and more!
When all is said and done, the harvest of our fields of life will yield some of the character of who we are in our images. It is good for our soul.
Sorry, Dante!:thumbs:
The necessities of life are many it seems, more than food, shelter and clothing. The needs of humans, and most likely our furry friends who become our faithful companions are great. It is a hard thing in life for us to individually balance the limited resources we have, including our health, to provide for our own interpretation of "quality of life". Forget the difficulties of our individual uniqueness, the worst part is living together on this blue marble spinning around our part of the universe at speed. We just can't seem to get along, can we? Is that your doing?
The very same seasons that we look forward to are about to change again, this time for Autumn. And with seasons changing we do things associated with them like harvesting our fields of labor, enjoying a brief respite, celebrating our lives and the beautiful world around us.
Photographers are a breed quite different from others in some respects. We attempt to capture moments of time and beauty for many reasons. At the highest level, we do so to remind us of our humanity, our love of this world, and of our acknowledgment that all is impermanent and fleeting. We even spend vast amounts of money to buy massively expensive systems to capture images of the important things in our lives. Huge annual events such as photo expos worldwide cater to our needs and wants.
You laugh at us because we expend so much of ourselves and our resources to be a part of these interests of ours. But, you are mistaken for believing you are causing misery and setting us up for eternal damnation with you.
The truth is, universally, there is nothing greater than love. While it is true that the purchase of material things is a temptation, it is not different than the other things in our lives. We have made our lives complicated beyond our wildest imaginations with complex societies and financial structures. But at the base of it all, we found the ultimate use of our material desire for expensive photographic instruments. We share our love of life and gratitude with others by sharing the images of beauty in this temporary stomping grounds we call life.
We share our love for each other in our bonds of family, friends and those who are less fortunate. Even I have found the gift of giving by succumbing to the siren call of Medium Format, which is currently my chosen system for sharing the inspirational stories of survivors of strokes, trauma and disease. The love of giving is a win-win proposition between us humans. You are excluded, though.
Thank you for all you have done over the ages in regard to assisting us in finding our way through the confusion of life. Without your temptations I would have not believed that I could have been a small part in sharing the love of life with wonderful people at a major hospital in my area. Somehow, thanks to your small, misguided, treacherous ways, we have prevailed as individuals through the ages and continue to recognize the glorious light in our environment, and in ourselves. And we manage to capture exquisite images to share with others.
So, as the seasons change, Photokina comes and goes and new offerings of Medium Format and other photographic gear is bought and sold, don't think you are winning because of our quibbles about costs, features, brands and such. That is just the way we humans communicate.
Some of us are even going backwards, using film at times, or exclusively. Others are are going even further back with wet plate and dry plate photography and more!
When all is said and done, the harvest of our fields of life will yield some of the character of who we are in our images. It is good for our soul.
Sorry, Dante!:thumbs:
