context, relational information to the subject matter, environment, surroundings, even limitations in the tools that transfer issues to the data, photos from a point and shoot that aren't cropped or edited, so instead of limiting to the important stuff, there's other things, side things, someone's head, someone's arm, also included in the picture. listening to music with an EQ set to flat, instead of that all too often seen valley of higher bass and treble levels, wasn't that done by the artist? doesn't the environment add or detract from the music? i've heard things i've never heard before in music listening in the car, picked up nuances listening over headphones with an iPod, colorations, interference, additives. character.