Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ruralmopics@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 12/28/99 5:21:29 PM, jimbrick@photoaccess.com writes: > > << The picture-a-day is an interesting concept. Jim Brandenburg (world famous > nature/wildlife/Geographic photographer) did just this, in the Minnesota > wilderness (near where he lives) and both the National Geographic and a > book publisher published his chronological photographs. > > Jim's picture-a-day was exactly that. "One" 35mm frame each day. Nothing > more, nothing less. Starting in the autumn solstice and ending on the > winter solstice. When he came out, he had used 2-1/2 rolls of film. 90 frames. > > Jim explains why he needed to do this, in the book. The photographs, for > the most part, are very good. Some really good, some OK. But under the > constraints, I don't believe I could have done as well. >> > > Personally, I thought the project was stunning. There were no clunkers in the > take from what I could tell. Some of the images were awesome. Truly an epic > project. > > Bob I'm sure it was but if it were me I would be tempted to shoot the PAD concept with sheetfilm and consider doing it 8x10. That might be the only way I could feel comfortable picking up my camera and shooting an exposure not a roll. Perhaps 80 square inches of film feels the most comfortable no matter how it breaks down. Mark Rabiner