Technology's trap.

One of the biggest and oldest problems in photography is the trap that technology lays and snares many of us as we walk our terrain in search for better images. It's always the same story. Getting an edge; getting more resolution; making the photo more "real."
Here lies the problem:
I reproduce my answer to a post where the individual listed many advantages that technology gave photographers:
Although I agree with most of what you say, I take exception to the bit about micro focus. Every shot you has only one point is in focus. Micro focus in the shot you posted makes really no difference at all since you are focusing basically at infinity. Also, there is always depth of field. I do not buy all this techno BS that actually makes pseudo scientists out of many of us. I used Leicas for over 30 years and has you know the RF system is basically an approximation. I got extremely sharp photos. So go figure. Do not get too bogged down on the technical side. If it's an art it must be coming out of your heart not your brain. Art is irrational, thank God. All this racing to get better resolution will in the end kill photography. Once you can reproduce reality it's not photography any more.
What makes photography what it is is the fact that it's nor reality but something more surreal; something different.
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