If you didn\'t directly know him, or were involved in his life, the. You\'re not mourning anything.
Not being insensitive, being realistic.
Sorry Robert but I have to disagree with you here. I did not personally know Sid Barrett or Richard Wright of Pink Floyd but I mourned their passing because the music they created touched my life.
I did not know Heath Ledger but his movie performances will be missed.
I can name may others that fit into that category as well.
Just because you don\'t personally know someone who influences so many people across the world it doesn\'t mean that you can\'t mourn the loss.
Like him or not, Steve Jobs\' company produced not just one product but many different products that changed the lives of almost everyone here on this forum. I don\'t really know of any one person in our lifetime that has done that. From iPods to iPhones to iPads to computers they changed the way we live our lives. Not only as photographers but as people in general. Every single photography, and other board that I am involved in has a similar post about the passing of Steve Jobs whether it has anything to do with that board or forum.
No one is trying to make you the bad guy here but unfortunately you have seemed to take offense at this particular thread and that seems to be what people are taking offense at. Looking at the main page of the Canon forum I see no less than 4 other topics that have nothing to do with Canon cameras but they are relevant to people who own Canon cameras. I don\'t see people complaining that they shouldn\'t be here, they just seem to ignore them.
Many of us here think of the others on this forum not only as fellow photographers and camera enthusiasts but also as friends. And when a friend experiences a loss of someone who has had an influence on how we live our lives we support them.
Oct 06, 2011 at 01:39 PM
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