Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Oh, that damn story about what makes you go blind is just a hand-me-down. ;-) - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Jim Hemenway Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 5:30 PM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: [Leica] Blind photographers? BD: Long ago I was told that I'd go blind for something that I did repeatedly, but it hasn't happened yet. But when/if I go blind, then I'll learn to play the harmonica. Can't even imagine trying to be a photographer if that happens. - -- Jim - http://www.hemenway.com bdcolen wrote: > > Lea, I wouldn’t tell anyone that they can’t do whatever they want > to do - as long as it's legal!;-) But the fact that a blind person can > live alone, go to college, work for Camp Fire Girls and organize > events, has absolutely nothing to do with whether that same person can > be a photographer. Create something using a camera? Sure. Create > pictographs? Sure! Why not, that could easily be done by touch and > feel, arranging objects within borders in a way that the persons brain > finds pleasing. But photograph in the traditional sense? No. No way. > And to Kit - No, I don't think that if Beethoven had been deaf from > birth he would have been Beethoven. > > What I find most interesting about this discussion is the fact that we > are having it at all. In suppose I should be encouraged by it, and > take from it the thought that we have come far enough in our battles > to eliminate discrimination against those with what are now called > "differences," that some people don't believe there are any. That some > people have come to fervently believe, and insist that when all is > said and done, there are no differences between us; that there are > absolutely no disabilities that cannot be overcome; that we are all > the same and are all able to do the same things if only we try hard > enough. > > Would that it were so. > > B. D. > > B. D. > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of lea > Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 4:19 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] Autofocus Leica R > > <<Do folks who can't see live in what we perceive as "darkness"?>> > > << Yes, Kit, they do. It's not what "we perceive" as darkness. It IS, > by definition, darkness.>> > > Not according to my blind friend...completely blind since birth, she > sees colors. The reason she knows is because not everything she sees > is the same tone, shade, color. > > My mother spent many years volunteering here in Kansas City at > CCVI...Children's Center for the Visually Impared...a special school > catering to the needs of blind children. I had occasion to visit there > often and it was there that I learned very few people are truly blind. > Most blind people see color or tone or shade. Some see shape and > shadow depending on the light. And yes, these people are considered > 100% blind. > > You can think what you like about deaf people not writing, playing or > hearing music and blind people not shooting, drawing or painting pictures but I can tell you I've not met a single blind person who hasn't been able to do anything they put their mind to. That includes the young blind woman who lived with my parents for a year as a house guest...the same person I speak of above...she went to college, lived alone for many years (moved in to my parents' home while getting her masters degree) works for Camp Fire Girls and organized many events...including nature walks for young children. She is an amazing woman. I'd be the last person (well, Kit and I might tie > here) to tell her she couldn't photograph if she thought she could. > > Lea > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "bdcolen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 1:34 PM > Subject: RE: [Leica] Autofocus Leica R > > > ROFLOL!!! > > > > Yes, Kit, they do. It's not what "we perceive" as darkness. It IS, > > by > definition, darkness. > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Kit > McChesney > | acmefoto > > Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 12:03 PM > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: RE: [Leica] Autofocus Leica R > > > > > > George-- > > > > What difference does age make? Or if the person was blind from > > birth? > Since images are themselves "created" in the mind anyway, is the > ability to visualize predicated on having had conventional sight, that is, using one's eyes to see, or is it an ability that is innate? Do folks who can't see live in what we perceive as "darkness"? > > > > Kit ;-) > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of George > Lottermoser > > Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 9:22 AM > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: RE: [Leica] Autofocus Leica R > > > > > > kitmc@acmefoto.com (Kit McChesney | acmefoto)3/12/03 > > > > >I beg to differ that a blind person cannot see, or visualize. Just > > >ask a blind person. > > > > Which sort of Blind Person? > > Blind from birth? > > Blinded at age 18? > > Blinded at age 65? > > > > <€>Peace<€> <€>Harmony<€> <€>Stewardship<€> > > > > Presenting effective messages in beautiful ways > > since 1975 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > G e o r g e L o t t e r m o s e r, imagist > > _______________________________________________ > > eMail imagist@concentric.net > > voice 262 241 9375 > > fax 262 241 9398 > > Lotter Moser & Associates > > 10050 N Port Washington Rd - Mequon, WI 53092 > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > -- > > 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 > > > > > > -- > 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 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html