Don Roberts <droberts@xxxxxxxx> wrote/replied to: >Recently, a friend who is a forensics teacher read me a quote from one >of the great Greeks. It was "Great minds talk about ideas, mediocre >minds talk about things, inferior minds talk about people.". With that >in mind, I have to say that this list is mostly comprised of great >minds. At least, of late. Some of the recent discussions, which I felt >at first got too didactic and involuted, are strongly supportive of the >first part of the quote. I am glad such a forum exists. In spite of >the strife and stress it undergoes from time to time, it still remains >an oasis in the cyber jungles out there. Thank you all for continuing >the tradition that Andy and colleagues have started and nurtured. Now, >don't rest on your laurels. Keep up the good work. More controversy, >more advocacy, more strong feelings, please. While social entropy drags >us all toward mediocrity, keep this forum moving upward. At least, if >the server will let us post. Here's some things I've been thinking lately: go off the well travelled trail stop, take a deep breath and use all your senses, drink nature into your pores keep your camera ready to shoot look for: patterns, reflections, colours, and shapes good luck -- Jim Davis Nature Photography http://jimdavis.oberro.com Replies in plain text only please!