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<p>[QUOTE="Juan Blanco, post: 1563434, member: 41665"]Just a general observation (re: "performing magic," etc.)</p><p>I love photography and old coins... and know how to shoop too. The three can mix in unfortunate ways: 'things are not always as they appear.' Increasingly wary of what's displayed on the internet I'm jaded & cynical by the image-game of polished simulacra. Slick Madison Avenue gimmickry was passed down to anyone with a rudimentary grasp of Photoshop over a decade ago. </p><p><br /></p><p>I'm also opposed to most cosmetic surgery, disinterested in the electoral farce and quite happy to see doper-hero Lance Armstrong and legend-monster Jerry Sandusky stripped of their titles. America desperately needs a reality check - we're still enmeshed in the fantasy/delusion it's all o.k. That ain't so and the 'Age of Truth' cannot arrive soon enough for me. </p><p><br /></p><p>In that most mercantile of terms (because it's all about money) <i>caveat emptor. </i>We cannot trust pretty pics anymore.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Juan Blanco, post: 1563434, member: 41665"]Just a general observation (re: "performing magic," etc.) I love photography and old coins... and know how to shoop too. The three can mix in unfortunate ways: 'things are not always as they appear.' Increasingly wary of what's displayed on the internet I'm jaded & cynical by the image-game of polished simulacra. Slick Madison Avenue gimmickry was passed down to anyone with a rudimentary grasp of Photoshop over a decade ago. I'm also opposed to most cosmetic surgery, disinterested in the electoral farce and quite happy to see doper-hero Lance Armstrong and legend-monster Jerry Sandusky stripped of their titles. America desperately needs a reality check - we're still enmeshed in the fantasy/delusion it's all o.k. That ain't so and the 'Age of Truth' cannot arrive soon enough for me. In that most mercantile of terms (because it's all about money) [I]caveat emptor. [/I]We cannot trust pretty pics anymore.[/QUOTE]
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