tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post654997755840099282..comments2024-03-27T00:32:29.877-07:00Comments on Photos and Stuff: Attention to Detailamolitorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15743439184763617516noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-654754338632526091.post-18330359948570949732019-03-14T12:16:57.079-07:002019-03-14T12:16:57.079-07:00On a bit of a tangent, one reason why we may not a...On a bit of a tangent, one reason why we may not always notice the detail is that we need mental filters to avoi information overload. When living in towns and cities we don’t greet everyone we see, or even look them in the eye, there’s just too many people. Yet take us out of that and put us into an environment of only a few people, and humans will generally be sociable with strangers.<br />Re noticing the absence of detail, I’ll guess that part of that is cultural. Watch a decades old movie that doesn’t have musical cues / soundtrack throughout, and the silences really stand out, especially for those not raised in the eras when these films were made.<br />City life brings with it a pace that just doesn’t allow time to stop & smell the roses / note the details, and that’s before we overly it with digital connectivity.<br />I will give it a crack, just as soon as I find a few spare minutes ;)Not THAT Ross Cameronnoreply@blogger.com