Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ah! Fingernails ! phx now you know why I keep smoking exit ;-) Walt Johnson wrote: > Daniel > > From time to time I load c-41 for the ease of processing (at > Walgreens) Unfortunately, I've yet to be convinced Walgreen's machines > are as consistent as my Nikkor Tanks. I may be suffering from the > "look backward" affliction. This is the same disease which keeps folks > salivating about 50 year-old lenses. > > In any case, the digital age is here. What I've noticed about it is > the push for excessive shooting and over cataloging. The hunt for the > image (by shooters) seems to have been replaced by massive > categorizing(by editors) I wonder when photographers will be totally > replaced by security cameras mounted just about everywhere? I can > imagine effete intellectuals sipping latte and pulling the days news > up on demand. Banks of screens telling all. Winston, that time is > coming and you will love /*BIG BROTHER*/.. > > Until then, Daniel, try some Kodak Ultra 400. It behaves more like b&w > film than any other color I've tried. Whatever you do, don't feel bad > about not craving the smell of hypo. I just count myself lucky my > fingernail didn't turn black. :-) > > Walt > > > > Daniel Ridings wrote: > >> On Jan 23, 2008 2:42 PM, Walt Johnson <walt@waltjohnson.com> wrote: >> >> >> >>> After all these years I finally realized... I didn't care that much for >>> the darkroom. I did like good prints and worked hard at it but only >>> because it was necessary. I still love to shoot but once the image is >>> captured my interest starts to fade. :-) >>> >>> >> >> >> Thank-you so much for summing up my attitude as well, Walt. >> >> For me, the darkroom has always been a necessary evil (necessary >> because I can't afford to have someone else do it for me). If I ever >> got a feel for color and went over to that instead, I'd never look >> back. >> >> I'm sure there are photographers who are great in the darkroom too. >> But we read about them in books. It's a rare combination and curiously >> they all take pictures of peppars and moons. >> >> Daniel >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >