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Originally Posted by Rob_K
At first I had real difficulty with this poll Matt, because I really enjoy both observing and imaging.
But then I thought, if I could only do one, which would it be?
No-brainer, I'm an observer! 
Cheers - |
Just starting to dip the toes into imaging waters, but I'd have to say that if Rob's choice of scenerios was all that was on the table, "either/or" - my visual obbing would win hands down.
I can allways look at topflight images that few people could attain, like the one of Io and Jupiter's surface detail in an IIS post today: these are out of bounds for any of the general public.
To me, it reminds me of that great Leunig cartoon of the guy watching the sunrise on tv with his back to the window with the real sunset view: a bit like saying, would you like to go on an adventure travel and actually be amongst the open air and witness it with your eyes, or would you prefer to ride in an enclosed box with a remote viewer recording the whole show, doing the processing yourself later to enjoy the "experience."
Now, none of this is any criticism of those that are imaging afficianadoes in any way: it's just the way I feel and the way I see it: I'm visceral in that regard, to me there's enough mediated stuff in this life, and not enough of the real thing in all sorts of ways.
Cheers, and nuffin against anyone else's preferences, Darryl....!