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Subject: [OM] Re: REAL photographers use film!
From: Earl Dunbar <edunbar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 20:57:51 -0500
Barry:

With all due respect, Ansel's genius was in his visualization, his 
ability to interpret the negative (the score) into a print (the 
performance) in a masterful way.  I (and others here) have the darkroom 
skill on a technical level to produce well-crafted images.  But to 
fulfill his vision is a whole different story.

Earl

Barry B. Bean wrote:

>On Sun, 13 Mar 2005 23:02:51 -0000, robert smith wrote:
>
>  
>
>>Even I, with no skill, could get that sort of final result with hours of
>>fiddling with the computer
>>    
>>
>
>I've always felt the same way about film. I mean, hell, given enough time in 
>the darkroom, a large format printer, and access to the right locations, I 
>could do 
>Ansel Adams quality work. For that matter, given enough time to practice, I 
>could play the saxophone like Charlie Parker, paint like Botticelli, or  write 
>like 
>Faulkner,  But I haven't done those things.
>
>The crux of the matter is the image, not whether you used photoshop or D-76 to 
>get there. In the end, digital versus film is of no more significance than 
>Nikon 
>versus Olympus. We all have preferences, and some of us may use a variety of 
>tools and techniques, but in the end, its the image you produce, not the tools 
>you use.  
>
>
>--
>Barry B. Bean
>Bean & Bean Cotton Company
>Peach Orchard, MO
>www.beancotton.com
>www.beanformissouri.org
>  
>



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