This could have multi-faceted meanings.
One might be: how the world is perceived is not how it actually is.
Another might be: your creative side only gets you so far.
:)
Mostly Windows 2000 and a few leftover NT boxes. The only unix systems I have here at the moment are running our telephone switch and voice mail systems. I also have a couple DEC VAX boxes that are older than anything else around here..
This kinda reminds me of a quote my grandfather told me: "Don't let your books get in the way of your education." In other words, don't get so tied up in facts & figures when there's so much to learn in everyday life.
Likewise, this quote is suggesting that even if your eyesight is perfect, you can still refine the perception of what you're seeing.
This kinda reminds me of a quote my grandfather told me: "Don't let your books get in the way of your education." In other words, don't get so tied up in facts & figures when there's so much to learn in everyday life.
Well said! Books can only get us so far... They show us the door, but we have to walk through it ourselves
Mostly Windows 2000 and a few leftover NT boxes. The only unix systems I have here at the moment are running our telephone switch and voice mail systems. I also have a couple DEC VAX boxes that are older than anything else around here..
Ha, those VAXes are what I learned typesetting and word processing on, actually first on its predecessor, the PDP 11/70. I had (have, actually) a 300 baud modem to use it remotely.
Luckily I'm now using Windows 2000 and Mac OS 8.6/9 (actually, our imagesetter RIP runs on a PowerComputing Mac clone runing OS 7.5.3!).
I agree that the quotation is about the separation of perceptual skills and visual acuity. Good thing for me!
I heard that our eyes can perceive x many tonal ranges, while a camera can only pick up a fraction of these. Does anyone know the specific numbers?
Do you mean how many distinct shades, or the maximum density range (from brightest to dimmest)?
For the latter, I think the eye can see at least four or five orders of magnitude difference, while color films have a range of about 3.4. I think (but am not sure) that these are comparable ratings.
