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Re: [OM] Church photos from Yorkshire

Subject: Re: [OM] Church photos from Yorkshire
From: WKato@xxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 02:03:25 EDT
This reminds me of a story I recall from anthropology which may have been 
apocryphal but was part of the curriculum. There was a tribe that lived in 
round houses with round tools and round wives etc. When asked to compare an 
acute angle to a obtuse angle, they were unable to do so and thought that all 
angles from 45 to 130 degrees looked the same to them. People who live in 
square houses and take square photos were able to distinguish between an 89.5 
vs. 90 degree angle. They called it the "carpentered world hypothesis." I 
think you are right and the same thing is happening or has happened to your 
eyes. You get used to looking at things in a certain way. There is no right 
or wrong, just different. 

I note that the keystoning effect at the Sheffield church was quite miminal 
because the center of the lens was't too high above eye level. The subtle 
keystoning effect works well. Architects, view camera and shift lens owners 
may disagree.

By the way, both photos are great. I never could get very good lighting with 
church photos and you've both done a remarkable job.

Warren

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