Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/12/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> As we approach the end of the calendar year I've asked myself if I've made > my Picture A Day or Roll A Week goal a reality. Not quite, but getting > there. The excersize has kept my skills from eroding too much. How 'bout > everyone else? Well, this has been a very interesting year for me. I've taken more pictures than I have in my entire life. This was due to a number of factors: the birth of our son, my re-discovery of photography as a result, my involvement with Leica M and this list. I owe a debt of thanks to the people on this list who have made me think hard about what to do with a camera. In particular I'd like to thank Ted Grant for getting me to turn the flash off, and Mark Rabiner for his countless ideas about both cameras and darkroom work. As far as PAD is concerned, I won't end up with a photo album with a picture for every day. It simply hasn't been that organized. I have certainly fired a camera shutter on every day of the year, though. I estimate very roughly that I've shot about 500 rolls of film (35mm and 120) in the last year. A lot of that came over a wonderful summer trip to Greece, England and South Africa. And there are a lot of baby pictures to choose from, of course. Byron.