Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/12/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim offered: Subject: [Leica] Another Door Closed on Processing > For the past year and a half, I have been shooting digital images. I had > one remaining roll of film in my SLR, containing a few images. I decided > to finish the roll and get the film processed before storing the camera > away. > > When I took the film to my local Wal-Mart, the kind lady said they stopped > providing 1-Hour processing in January 2008. She suggested I try the > local Walgreen, which provided the service, but the CD contained images at > 72ppi, which works for small prints, but is not as good as I recall > getting from Wal-Mart in past years. Drop-off processing is still > available, but takes about 6 days. > > One of the shots on the roll was a sunset photo taken while waiting for my > wife to get her hair done. Shot through the windshield at the end of a > rainy day. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Waiting+at+Sundown.jpg.html > > Comments and critiques welcomed. Hi Jim, An interesting moment... By that I mean the car and lights in blurred motion moving through the frame. It adds life to the image. Simply because "LIGHT IS THE LIFE OF A PICTURE!" And without the car movement and blurred lights it would just be sitting there like cold water on a plate! cheers, ted