A little More Feedback From The HARMAN FILM SURVEY

I have a friend living a few streets away, he is legally blind and cannot really see too well, if at all, sometimes. I shudder when seeing him ride a pushbike on the roads, although he looks like a disaster waiting to happen, he has managed to miss some really big and small things on roads and streets over the decades I have known him.

He uses Nikon film cameras with auto-focus and tripod, he is a remarkably good photographer and enlarges all of his own films in his own darkroom. Unfortunately he cannot use a computer, but as he is in his seventies and having never used computers, he is not likely, if ever, going to be using them.

Mick.

Sal Santamaura said:

"Politically incorrect" is a BS, meaningless term. What you posted is just plain dumb:

http://www.quietlightphoto.com/​

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As Matt suggested, I was thinking of the blind person. You can call my statement dumb if you want as your opinion about my musing is worth nothing to me. I found the irony amusing and was brave enough to post what I was thinking. Perhaps you don't see the irony of a blind person printing. If not, perhaps you lack a bit of imagination.

This reminds me of blind people who are taught at an early age what they can and cannot do. The social construct of blindness is perhaps more debilitating than the condition itself.
Many blind children start to develop a sonar type of navigating what's in front of them, by clicking with their tongue against their gums. The echo of the sound helps them 'see' what's in front of them, and they do this automatically. There are blind people who can ride bicycles, for example, with no guidance from technology or other people. German scientists have shown that the part of the brain that contains the images we see, are just as active among blind people who can recognize objects in front of them using echo location, as seeing persons who see these items normally.
Look up 'Batman' some time for some pretty interesting ideas of what is possible.

Of course it would be difficult for a blind person to get any value out of a darkroom, but it begs to be respectful of the awesome abilities they do possess, and to remain humble. And in return it's also important to have a sense of humor about these things.

How about moving back on topic?