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Re: June WWP event theme: Time
Aleksandar Janicijevic 2009-May-07 13:50:00
WWP is suppose to be visual medium related to the actual geographic
location. Time is philosophical [and mathematical] question and
doesn't belong in this category in any way. I really do not like this
theme. I am suggesting that in the future we have a proposed theme
first and to make decision after eventual reactions.
Aleksandar Janicijevic, Toronto
On 7-May-09, at 8:25 AM, Keith Martin wrote:
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> The theme for the June WWP event is Time.
>
> The precise dates and times will be announced separately, but I
> wanted to write a little something to help people get started with
> their ideas...
>
> We can't see, touch or taste it, but Time affects us all.
>
> We have many phrases to describe the passage of time and its affects,
> including "the ravages of time", "time flies" (whether straight like
> an arrow or curved like a banana), "time waits for no man", and "time
> takes its toll". Many of these phrases are used as warnings to watch
> out and keep track of time, as "running out of time" is a common
> experience for us all.
>
> We speak of time running at different speeds, subjectively at least;
> when we're enjoying something it flies past, but when we're doing
> something deathly dull it crawls. Einstein found that time really
> does run at different speeds in an objective sense too, as set out in
> his theory of relativity - although this doesn't explain why waiting
> for a kettle to boil always seems to double the time it takes.
>
> Whether we regard something as maturing or degenerating, we are
> describing the effects of the passage of time. Time is evident in new
> growth woods and ancient forests, in natural erosion and weathered
> storm pilings, and in the dynamism of small children as well as the
> quiet of the elderly. It is shown in the accumulation of dust in
> quiet corners and in the rush-hour crowds of commuters seen every
> weekday in cities around the world.
>
> We live our lives by timetables (or schedules, however you choose to
> pronounce the word). We use alarms to wake us up (although in my case
> I never actually hear the alarm), we know when we have to leave the
> house in order to get somewhere by a certain time, and we try to get
> to bed by a certain time as well. We speak of good or bad timing,
> free time, time alone, 'me' time, time for change - yet, despite how
> vital time is to us all in every part of our lives, we cannot
> actually affect time in any way; it marches on.
>
> Showing time in some way, capturing its effects or essence in
> pictures, can be a challenge, but it offers tremendous creative and
> aesthetic possibilities. Time-lapse photography, very slow shutter
> speeds and other ways of using time to affect the picture-taking
> process itself are as valid as concentrating on recording aspects of
> time within the subject.
>
> How will you convey time in a panorama?
>
> Keith
>
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