P3D Disagreement over garbage and bugs

["Dr. George A. Themelis" <DrT-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

roberts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (John W Roberts) wrote:

>To attempt to limit the scope of 3D in this way ("bugs are boring -
>don't photograph them, garbage is ugly, no point in photographing it" 
>[OK, so I'm exaggerating slightly])is harmful to the field of 3D in 
>general, in my opinion. 

No, you are not exaggerating slightly... you are exaggerating A LOT.

Regarding garbage, my exact final words were:  "garbage is garbage, 
and making good stereo photography out of garbage is a great challenge."

There are those (like myself) who like challenges and might actually
be inspired by this sentence, especially since it is coming from someone 
with considerable influence. :-)  If Detroit ever picks "Garbage" as a 
competition assignment, I'll give it my best shot!

Also, the reference to bugs is twisted.  I never said that bugs are
boring and people should not photograph them.  I picked SEM bugs as a 
subject that has good stereo, detail, and information but lacks other 
aspects found in good photography.  I was not condemning any specific 
subject but was trying to show that there is more to stereo photography
than stereo, per the equation:

  stereo photography: stereo + photography

-- George Themelis


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