Time; noun: the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole. In photography capturing the moment, freezing time. Also the duration of an exposure typically measured in fractions of a second as in 1/125th.
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“Only a Photographer can stop the time. Just by one click.” - Biju Karakkonam
“All photographs are time exposures, of shorter or longer duration, and each describes a discrete parcel of time.” - John Szarkowski,
“Only Photography posses the quality of freezing time.” - Pavan Desa
“If you don’t capture the moment, it will be gone forever.” - Lailah Gifty Akita
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On the camera, the shutter speed that measures the duration of the exposure to light of the photosensitive medium is controlled by the shutter speed dial - here marked in 1/n ths of a second or in a number of whole seconds or A for Auto where the camera's built in meter and electronics choose the shutter speed for you.
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I guess that's why so many fellow photogs also have an interest in accurate time keepers like this ETA 251.264 thermocompensated super accurate quartz movement COSC certified to +/- 10 seconds per year powering my CW C65 AM GT Limited Edition chronograph watch.
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In the end it's all about our obsession with using precision instruments to capture moments in time.
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Finally, I leave you with the words of the late, great Douglas Adams of THHGTTG fame, "Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so".