Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]ok life thats a nice concept what is it ,life do we actually know for sure? why not assume for instance that the real life is the information flowing through us the collective of genetics and memory the fact that we are aware of ourselves does not necessarily preclude that there is a lot more going on then we can see. the what is it called gaia theories? what is the energy required to built a human body from which different parts of the universe do our elements actually come from may be everything is connected at all times but we just are blisfully unaware still in paradise at times maybe now where is this bottle? maybe everything is connected at all times why not? simon > Doug-- > > Love those stairs in Hogwarts! Gosh, what a fabulous use of special effects > to absolutely dazzle all the children, and inner children of all us old > warts! I cried when I saw the first Harry Potter with my ten year old son. > Thought to myself, "finally, a REAL kid's movie!" > > Yes, I see what you mean about the work you do with the critters (always > gorgeous, by the way), and that's just a very vivid, real-life example of > how we do influence the "picture," or the big picture, so to speak. I still > think the quantum physics example still applies. Your critters are just > bigger particles and waves--what Alan Watts called "wavicles" in one of his > famous talks--and they do arrange themselves according to what you are doing > in their field of reference. Same thing with the teeny-tiny particles and > waves, I guess. If we look for waves, we'll see waves; if particles, then > particles. But who is to say that life on a much smaller scale than even the > hummingbird or the ant doesn't sense our presence and "show" itself > accordingly? I think your example is a good one to make us realize that the > earth is alive in all regards, every little bit, and it responds to our > presence in ways both subtle and profound, even when we can't detect it. The > hummingbird is just a visible example of what goes on at every exponentially > smaller or deeper level. > > Kit > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Douglas > Herr > Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 10:48 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Uncertainty Principle > > > Kit McChesney | acmefoto <kitmc@acmefoto.com> wrote: > > > > > Doug-- > > > > ... are you also saying that depending on which lens you use, > > the scene adjusts itself accordingly to comply with what you > > want to see? ;-) > > > > Hmmm.... is this anything like the stairways in Hogwarts re-arranging > themselves? > > I was thinking more in the context of stuff I'm familiar with, wildlife > photos. My presence may influence the critters in some way; they may look > at me, they may alter their path, or pause for a moment; the hummingbird > might delay its approach to the nectar-rich flower unti she decides I'm not > a threat; the critters' prey (or predators) may also be somewhere they might > not have been if not for my presence. The fact that I am there to record > the events and activities alters the events themselves. > > > Doug Herr > Birdman of Sacramento > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html