Re: Hardware geeks

Photography is a craft, the camera a photographer's
most important tool. Craftsman rightly have a deep
respect for their tools--love their tools even--, but
any craftsman should know that he will be judged by
the results of his labor, not by the tools he puts to
use.

Honor your gadgets (whether high-tech chunks of
electronically controlled plastic or handmade
cardboard cameras without lenses), but don't use them
as excuses.

In Japan there is an apt saying "Kobo Daishi never
chose his brush." (Kobo Daishi was a famous Buddhist
priest noted for his beautiful calligraphy.) The idea,
of course, is that Kobo Daishi never used his tools as
an excuse. He wrote beautifully with whatever was at
hand.

Colin

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Received on Thu Mar 22 02:49:04 2001