Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Where's the nudes? Jim Dante Stella wrote: > Ok, the tally is in. The three films were 21, 22 and 23 years old, > meaning that I was 11-13 years old when I took the pictures. > > There were 37 frames that could be printed. The film came back in 16 > days, with 36 faces that could be recognized if you knew (or > remembered, in my case) the people in them. > > Of the 12 entries, Jerry VanBrimmer takes the prize with his guess of > 15 days and 40 faces. Jerry, email me directly with your postal > address to collect the prize. > > The pictures are not good, they don't flatter the subjects at all, and > frankly, I am surprised anything could be recovered from C-41 film that > old. Sic volvere parcas, as they say. > > http://www.dantestella.com/discpage/index.html > > I'm taking down the gallery on Wednesday. We're going to forget > pictures like this ever happened. > > Dante > > NO ARCHIVE > > > > On Dec 20, 2006, at 1:34 AM, Dante Stella wrote: > >> >> Ok, since Dr. Fischer of Geneva is one of my favorite books, I will >> give you this contest. >> >> While cleaning up the basement I ran across three exposed rolls of >> Kodak Disk film. Based on the manufacturing code, the film was made >> sometime between October 1984 and November 1986. These are >> presumably from my Disc 4000 camera (abandoned in 1986 for the >> erstwhile Autoreflex T my father gave me). On Monday, December 18, I >> sent these via first-class mail (from Detroit, USA) to Dwayne's Photo >> (Parsons, KS, USA) to be processed and printed. Film is C-41a. >> >> The contest is guessing the correct number of frames with visible >> human faces (rather than muddy brown... mud) (maximum is 3 rolls x 15 >> shots = 45) and the number of days from mailing before the prints >> are received. Closest guess wins (both parts are given equal >> weight). If two or more entries tie, the winner will be the first >> entry. >> >> The prize is (1) roll of Kodak Verichrome Pan 120, last run ever made >> (1/2004), sealed in the box, currently in my freezer, and still good. >> >> So who's going to step up to the plate? >> >> Dante >> >> >> ____________ >> Dante Stella >> http://www.dantestella.com >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >