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Subject: [Leica] Amazing Photos Brought Back to Life!
From: kanner at acm.org (Herbert Kanner)
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2012 12:07:20 -0700
References: <CA+yJO1A+gpWCY-3AfHLFciTiZg_0=mqoUoXpVEFqA0Bb9GmAAQ@mail.gmail.com> <D6B2E0914A734EFA9ED43E4B8E46AFAB@syneticfeba505>

I'm in full agreement, Dr. Ted. When I was twelve years old, I thought it 
was a neat thing to use some watercolors (I think it was a Kodak product) on 
black and white prints . Fortunately, I outgrew it.

Herb


Herbert Kanner
kanner at acm.org
650-326-8204

Question authority and the authorities will question you.




On Sep 30, 2012, at 9:18 AM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> <tedgrant at shaw.ca> 
wrote:

> Tina Manley SHOWED:
> Subject: [Leica] Amazing Photos Brought Back to Life!
> 
> 
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=VkhpOUxQksg
>> 
>> NOT!!! <<<<<<<<<<
> 
> Hi Tina,
> 
> ABSOLUTELY!!!!!!!!  Whatever were these ignoramus techie morons thinking 
> they added anything to these classic powerful B&W photographs?  ONLY 
> IDIOTS WOULD THINK IT WAS INTERESTING AND THOUGHT IT ADDED ANY IMPACT TO 
> THE IMAGE! TECHNOLOGY? BAH! HUMBUG!
> 
> The impact of the originals is denigrated by playing stupid moronic games 
> with some sort of technology that might work if they were happy snaps of 
> flowers??????????? Even then?????????
> 
> But people and the classic story telling B&W of the times? I can 
> understand giving it a try to learn how the technology worked? Fair enough 
> on a couple of frames! "THEN TRASH THEM INTO FILE 13!" My most powerful 
> rebuke of this stupid garbage is completely un-printable. However I'm sure 
> the crew understand it would be quite colourful!!!!!!!!!!!
> 
> But be assured, take the "toys away from these techie freaks!!!!!! Before 
> we have some of our most historical iconic photographs showing the times 
> ripped from our souls!!!!
> 
> A somewhat annoyed Dr. ted. :-( :-(
> 
> Dr.ted
> Victoria, Canada. 
> 
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