Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/07/26

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Trashing slides
From: Doug Herr <telyt560@cswebmail.com>
Date: 26 Jul 2000 11:48:37 -0700

On Wed, 26 July 2000, AppleMac97@aol.com wrote:

> 
> I never trash my 'rejects'.  I look at them and learn about mistakes made in 
> technique or composition.  I have also discovered that after a decade or so, 
> the old blurry, fuzzy, out of focus subjects start to look very artsy and 
> chic!  Since most of my slides are of family and friends, there is also some 
> sentimental and historical value associated with slides of people who are no 
> longer among the living.  I also have plans (never realized!) of using parts 
> of old slides in montages made in Adobe Photoshop for future generations.  As 
> a result, I now have 10,000+ slides sleeved and stored in archival slide 
> album boxes.  
> 
> Muhammad Chishty

I use different standards for my family photos vs. wildlife photos.  A roll of wildlife photos = 90% trash.  A roll of family photos = 90% keepers.

Doug Herr
Sacramento
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