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Originally Posted by cometcatcher
Strangely enough that 10% of visual time occupies my memory more than a piccy ever does. I usually remember something for how it looks rather than how I photographed it. But when I get old, senile and forgetful I'll be lookin at the pictures.  |
I agree with that statement, I have an excellent library of comet and other visual images ( brighter than usual comets through Binocs of all kinds figure prominently ) in the memory bank - and I find these much more long sustaining and impressive than any 2 dimensional image. I feel detatched from most images I have ever taken, like a passenger.
But I appreciate both types of AA of course, both have their merits and good points.
I find strictly visual sessions
extremely relaxing, liberating and floaty - as opposed to the mad, work like nature, stress and pandemonium of imaging - but in the end final results of imaging are also very, very enjoyable to me, and a great thing to share.
But I also usually try to do both at the same time.
PS , also with visual, writing down a report for yourself for the future, can be as good or better than any image in sparking memories back to life
drawings also come under this..