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you have used - an operable illusion that brings the pretense of order to the silence of the universe.
Am I correct?
Falcon: Impressively so.
Francois: So, you are looking for a metaphor that helps explain the experience of the Merlot Effect.
Falcon: I couldn't have said it better. Perhaps you can interview yourself on the subject since you
clearly have gotten so far in my head that you know exactly what I think.
Francois: Ouch. (Laughing) Now who's being sarcastic. And no, I would never want to be in your
head. I can only imagine what that would be like......... or, no, I don't want to imagine what that is
like.
Falcon: (Laughing loudly) Keep that up and this interview will become a roast.
Francois: Okay (also laughing) we should both behave.
Falcon: I'll try. No promises
Francois: So, lets start at the beginning.
Falcon: Well, I am going to assume you are referring to what happened in Savannah not long ago.
I was teaching the afternoon session of boot camp and I was using the same historical marker to
illustrate the Circle of Confusion -
Francois: If I might interrupt -
Falcon: You just did -
Francois: For the sake of those who aren't photographers, the Circle of Confusion is that area of an
image that isn't crisply sharp but it isn't out of focus either - correct?
Falcon: Yes. We often refer to it as soft focus.
Francois: Thank you. And?
Falcon: (Shakes his head) Well, despite having created that same photo countless times over the last
four years, it felt different visually. Before you interrupt me again, yes, it felt visually different and I
began to think that I was seeing something I should have seen long ago, but now, for the first time
I was.
Francois: Why did it suddenly 'feel' visually different?
Falcon: No idea. But I won't forget the moment I realized something had changed - I was looking at

Emotion is a function of the relationship to an object and the dynamic range of color.

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