I enjoyed Norvig's post a great deal because he broke down a fascinating and complex topic into easy to understand pieces. By doing so he also revealed some of

I enjoyed Norvig's post a great deal because he broke down a fascinating and complex topic into easy to understand pieces. By doing so he also revealed some of the beauty inherent in photography and dancing and the mastery great photographers display in their work. I'm not a photographer but I imagine that many enthusiasts and pros would find his writing very helpful in learning to become better photographers. People got to learn the basics before they can find their own voice, they need to know the rules before they understand how and why they can be broken. The fact that the author doesn't seem to realize any of this makes me think he's over-valuating the importance of being artistic, artistic discovery of the basics and the fact that his and Norvig's views of photography continuously complement each other nicely as they do in any context of learning and mastery.