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Subject: [Leica] walt - all kidding aside
From: philippe.amard at tele2.fr (Philippe AMARD)
Date: Wed Jan 23 07:39:20 2008
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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 image (by shooters) seems to have been replaced by  massive 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
>>
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