zvos1
Well-known
It is now obvious that "street" photography started as "cave photography", however cavemen could never agree what constituted cave photography. Some cavemen argued that anything painted in the cave and around cave was it but others insisted that only candid black and white paintings were geniune cave art.
tjh
Well-known
Wow, the forum says this thread that was started an hour ago has had 12,907 views already. There must be a lot of people who appreciate cave art, or else the copyright lawyers are gearing up for a massive infringement lawsuit against Leica. Maybe a class action suit with all of humanity in the class.
Humans can't sue - The injured class weren't humans.
(Sorry I just noticed that someone beat me to this.)
Paulbe
Well-known
This absolutely proves Leica was the first, and therefore the best.
Conclusively.
No further need to look...
Paul
Conclusively.
No further need to look...
Paul
igi
Well-known
I went to the next news... the one who painted the red dot was confirmed to be a dentist 
Jamie Pillers
Skeptic
I guess that settles it then. Now we know the answer to the age-old question: "Which came first, the dot or the camera?"
reagan
hey, they're only Zorkis
It is now believed that the original inhabitant of the cave was none other than the first president of the LHSA, Grob (the snob).Oldest confirmed cave art is a single red dot
pakeha
Well-known
some ape from the Ukraine may have wandered down there and left his mark? So who is genuine now huh?
ampguy
Veteran
rxmd
May contain traces of nut
Gabriel M.A.
My Red Dot Glows For You
...and then the Yellow Square (or was it Red Line?) people hijacked the cave.
rxmd
May contain traces of nut
...and then the Yellow Square (or was it Red Line?) people hijacked the cave.
Cro-Mondrian?
Sparrow
Veteran
oftheherd
Veteran
I bought this cave in France off ebay. The seller assured me it is a real German cave from before World War II ...
It really looks good except for a hideous red dot someone painted on one of the nicer walls inside.
How much is it really worth ...
It really looks good except for a hideous red dot someone painted on one of the nicer walls inside.
How much is it really worth ...
Gabriel M.A.
My Red Dot Glows For You
Gabriel M.A.
My Red Dot Glows For You
I bought this cave in France off ebay. The seller assured me it is a real German cave from before World War II ...
It really looks good except for a hideous red dot someone painted on one of the nicer walls inside.
How much is it really worth ...
It's Soviet knock-off.
astro8
Well-known
No, no, no guys...it was meant as a warning to others. Caveman recorded in paint the last thing he saw before he was flashed and temporarily blinded by a visitor from the future.
lynnb
Veteran
Australian archaeologists have discovered corroborating (or is that Corroboreeing?) evidence of an international red dot dealer network 40,000 years ago:
Of course service was very slow, typically taking several generations.
Archaeologist Sue O'Connor at the Australian National University has found a buried fragment of rock painting preserved in the limestone rock-shelter of Carpenter's Gap in the Kimberley (near Windjana Gorge National Park) in a layer dated to 40 000 years old. The red pigment seems to be the remains of paint on a rock art fragment fallen from the ceiling above.
http://www.aboriginalartonline.com/art/rockage.php
Of course service was very slow, typically taking several generations.
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Exact replicas of the red dot on handy sized pebbles which can be worn proudly round your neck are now available from the gift shop.
noimmunity
scratch my niche
As if more proof were needed that the red dot is vestigial...
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