dreaming of the imaginary sieve

Jan 10, 2011 17:25

not infrequently, i have received queries these last few months about why i have been niggardly uploading pictures of events where i was conspicuously present, obviously carrying a camera, and shooting with wild abandon. my response has been a trite lament at the way the digital era has altered our lives and affected our sense of nostalgia, and a ( Read more... )

photography, online album, digital age, social networking

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anonymous January 10 2011, 10:20:42 UTC
or relatedly, be wary that we become obsessed with capturing shots that we lose sight of enjoying the moment? xD

vince =P

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ialman January 10 2011, 10:27:38 UTC
well said vince. i had written about something similar in the past. and that was a swipe on professional photographers. :D

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ext_377608 January 10 2011, 15:42:41 UTC
filtering picture posts will save server space, time and electricity. also if pictures are not meant to be viewed in hi-reso, i think it would be economical to resize. what's the use of uploading a 2mb photo when viewers can only enjoy the 600x400 size of the pic as the server is resizing the originals you uploaded for hours?

my 2 cents. :)

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ialman January 11 2011, 02:17:11 UTC
correct. some photos are not meant to be viewed in their original resolution. the loss of data and information are normally inconsequential. if you're uploading images that are breathtakingly beautiful, you'd probably be better off with flickr than with facebook.

thanks for dropping by. :D

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