How true. I spent one of my careers in the wine industry in Napa Valley. Wineries there have worked closely with UC Davis to better understand grape growing and winemaking techniques in order to improve their products. Something I learned was that the very greatest of the great wines actually have some sort of slight defect. This is more noticeable in French or other European wines, which I really enjoy and seek out. On the other hand, many (not all) Australian wines are too perfect, too "Davisized," rendering them a bit boring.
We had a similar experience this summer when we had our passenger side front window take a hit making the coach nearly impossible to drive. After limping into the tiny town of Alpine Wyoming, population 1,200 we found a glass shop to replace both sides. It took two weeks for the two windows to arrive and a few hours to install the glass.
So we were stranded!
By the time the windshields arrived we felt like we knew half the town and had made all sorts of new friends.
That two “unexpected” weeks stranded in Alpine Wyoming turned into a very pleasant and surprisingly memorable experience.
Loved this article and part of that was that it was outside the normal scope of your offerings. Anyway, for me, photographs can convey everything you ascribed to painting and music. There are countless examples of stunning portraits, street scenes, landscapes and close-ups that can trigger every emotion imaginable. Ansel Adams often said that he “makes” photographs rather than “take” them; if you read about how he made the famous “moonrise” image, you will realize that he was painting, but in a different medium than brushed pigments. Anyway, this niggle aside, the article was spot-on and very entertaining. Thanks!
How true. I spent one of my careers in the wine industry in Napa Valley. Wineries there have worked closely with UC Davis to better understand grape growing and winemaking techniques in order to improve their products. Something I learned was that the very greatest of the great wines actually have some sort of slight defect. This is more noticeable in French or other European wines, which I really enjoy and seek out. On the other hand, many (not all) Australian wines are too perfect, too "Davisized," rendering them a bit boring.
So well said!!!!
We had a similar experience this summer when we had our passenger side front window take a hit making the coach nearly impossible to drive. After limping into the tiny town of Alpine Wyoming, population 1,200 we found a glass shop to replace both sides. It took two weeks for the two windows to arrive and a few hours to install the glass.
So we were stranded!
By the time the windshields arrived we felt like we knew half the town and had made all sorts of new friends.
That two “unexpected” weeks stranded in Alpine Wyoming turned into a very pleasant and surprisingly memorable experience.
Loved this article and part of that was that it was outside the normal scope of your offerings. Anyway, for me, photographs can convey everything you ascribed to painting and music. There are countless examples of stunning portraits, street scenes, landscapes and close-ups that can trigger every emotion imaginable. Ansel Adams often said that he “makes” photographs rather than “take” them; if you read about how he made the famous “moonrise” image, you will realize that he was painting, but in a different medium than brushed pigments. Anyway, this niggle aside, the article was spot-on and very entertaining. Thanks!