Carles Mitjā (cmphot@sendanet.es)
Sat, 13 Feb 1999 16:15:31 +0200
>>Too much talk on Scanners go to computer newsgroup for pete's sake.
>
>In case someone one the list hadn't noticed, the digital component of
>photography is here to stay. Unless one assumes (for whatever misguided
>reason) that alt-photo refers to nothing more than antique cameras and
>arcane chemical formulas, it should be accepted that discussion of
>electronic methods is a natural part of the group's subject matter. With
>few exceptions, the digital posts have dealt with issues that DO relate
>to alt-photo processes.
>
>One of the frustrations for many digital newcomers is that digital
>imaging is driven by the COMPUTER industry more than by the PHOTOGRAPHIC
>industry. Strange as it may sound, some of the most useful digital advice
>can be found on lists like this that are populated by those who actually
>cherish the beauty and intrigue of the photographic process (and all the
>hardware and technology that has always accompanied it), rather than
>massaging their latest digital gizmo.
>
>I really think the frustration that some feel is owing to the fact that
>Photography (with a big "P") is much larger than it was just a few years
>ago. The spectrum of information and techniques has exploded. How the
>list deals with this expansion may be a viable and pressing issue. But to
>dismiss interest in any part of the medium is to display an ignorance of
>the very nature of what we do with light, lenses, chemicals and electrons.
>
>Anyway, I refuse to listen to gripes by anyone who's not using wet
>plates! Ha!
>
>Dan (who sold his 11 X 14 camera seven years ago to put more RAM in the
>Mac and never looked back)
I completely agree with you, Dan.
Also I want to evoke that, in fact, chemicals have their roots in electrons.
Carles
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