Comments on: iPhoto - what a good idea

By: Stephen Powell

Stephen Powell — Fri, 15 Jul 2005 06:33:00 +0000

Yes, it took yonks to download. I would make two observations. The sound of the waves at the start of the movie created a feeling of being there and some ‘emotion’ that the soundless video did not. As for the stones being rapped at the end, that gave me some ‘hard’ information about the characteristics of the rock. I guess that this is based on my trawling through memories from childhood until now and interpreting the sounds in the light oif my experiences. What do you reckon?

By: Ian Tindal

Ian Tindal — Thu, 14 Jul 2005 20:45:06 +0000

On their own words are great, as are pictures; both can convey a sense of what was there, of what happened, how it felt, together they can become more powerful still. Stephen wonders if the images help him to remember the experience better than a diary entry, a difficult comparison to draw out as the diary does not exist but I wonder what you feel might be the case Stephen. What would each offer ?

I wonder about the impact of text or image on people who were not there on the day, rather than looking at what is recalled we would need to assess what is imagined, how and how well the media enable the viewer to empathise with the actuality.

Something I recalled about the day is the sound of rock against rock, hard dense granite and blue elvan eggs ring when they bounce, they clack like clackers when they tap against each other.
I made some virtual field trip pages ages ago for notschool.net and would be interested on your views as to whether the sound track on the first video gives the viewer any worthwhile additional information. Wait til it loads (could be a while on dialup) then watch it with sound off first especially the last few seconds !! - http://firstclass.ultraversity.net/~ian.tindal/environment/Earth/Coastlines/index.html There are more pics from close by your rock building beach lower down on the page too.

By: Stephen Powell

Stephen Powell — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 05:41:27 +0000

Go on, share a poem then:^)

By: Gina

Gina — Wed, 02 Feb 2005 03:41:12 +0000

I disagree that photos are more powerful than words-maybe sometimes, but sometimes words can be as powerful if not more. I write poems often to express a moment in time, and I keep a kind of journal. When I read these after the event, my recollection is complex and vivid and lasting…..long live poetry

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 16 Jan 2005 07:44:26 +0000

I feel sure they would… I’m not sure that words evoke quite the same memory as a picture if we are describing something we’ve experienced ourselves,in terms of the way they awaken our senses I mean, to what we saw and how we felt.

Looks like fun, not sure I’d be patient enough to get them to balance though…

By: Shirley

Shirley — Fri, 14 Jan 2005 16:40:39 +0000

I like the easy creation of web pages from iPhoto to my .mac account so I can share pictures easily with far-flung friends and family. I suppose that images evoke different sorts of ideas, not bounded by text.

By: Jonathan Furness

Jonathan Furness — Fri, 14 Jan 2005 06:39:53 +0000

Yes…. I love browsing my iPhoto collection…. and I simply couldn’t imagine having my photos in paper albums which collect dust, not so transferable… and just, well, inconvenient.

I love keywording my photos too… so I can find all the photos of Max, or Dad, or whoever…. though I wish iPhoto manages the task of keywording better.