To me, the interest in bird watching is the learning things but the aesthetic of the enjoyment is often about “being in the moment”. Whether “being in the moment”
is enhanced by capturing the moment on a device, is a curious point. That is quite apart from the benefits of having the photo for the sake of demonstrating what was there. Sort of like being at a great music concert or being at home watching one that you
weren’t at, years later, on your TV. They are different experiences.
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On Behalf Of Rosemary Blemings
Sent: Monday, 18 October, 2021 5:35 PM
To: Archer Callaway; Canberra Birds; David Rees; Lachlan Read
Subject: Re: [Canberrabirds] Bird photo comp - shortlisted entries
And for thousands of people the point-press-and-hope-photograph recalls what otherwise might be an incomplete or fading moment in time.
