Re: MAGNAchrom hybrid issue

[Diana Bloomfield <dhbloomfield@bellsouth.net>]

Thanks, Katharine.  I haven't yet had a chance to do so, but I look  
forward to reading all the articles in this issue as well.  I'm  
especially intrigued, too, by Guy Glorieux's room-size pinhole work.

As far as downloading, I have a DSL connection, so I didn't have any  
problem.  I also saw the comments yesterday about the small print  
(and need for magnification).  I must have a different screen or  
something; just looking over it briefly yesterday, I didn't seem to  
have an issue with that at all-- the type seems to be sharp, clear,  
and big enough for my eyes (and I'm getting older by the minute, it  
seems, and have terrible eyesight).  So I wonder what the difference is?

Anyway, thanks for your comments yesterday, too, Chris and Judy.   
I'll have to add that I think Michael, the editor, does a great job  
with Magnachrom-- layout and all.  He really was a pleasure to work  
with, and I'm impressed with what he's able to do.  The last time I  
worked with an editor so capable, smart, honest -- and pleasant(!) --  
was with Judy and her PF Journal.  :)   A labor of love for each, I'm  
sure.

Diana


On Sep 20, 2007, at 1:16 PM, Katharine Thayer wrote:

> On Sep 19, 2007, at 6:57 PM, ryberg wrote:
>
> > Folks,
> >     I went through the legal stuff without reading much, filled  
> > out the other form, got my password accepted and downloaded the-- 
> > drum beat--
> > 19+ megabyte file--not for the faint of heart or the dial-up modem.
> I have to agree with Charles that it's a real chore for the dial-up  
> modem;  I did finish the subscription proces this morning  but it  
> took exactly an hour, from 6:56 to 7:56, to download the issue.
>
> But I'm glad I did, because reading this issue has inspired and  
> cheered me.   I'm only a little more than halfway through or so,  
> but I just wanted to take a moment and say how much I've enjoyed  
> reading Diana Bloomfield's article; the writing is great and the  
> pictures are outstanding. Great job!
>
> I also want to say that the hybrid spirit of this issue feels  
> similar to the spirit of a fairly new forum called hybrid photo, an  
> offshoot of APUG.  Many people assume that it's just for  
> discussions about digital negatives (it does a very good job of  
> that; I've learned so much there from people like Michael Koch- 
> Schulte) or other digital questions, but it's also a place where  
> people are coming together to explore new forms of photographic  
> image-making.  For example, Denise Ross, who is featured in an  
> interview in the MAGNAchrom issue under discussion,  has been doing  
> some innovative work with tricolor gum over handcoated gelatin silver.
>
> http://www.hybridphoto.com/forums/
>
> Katharine