Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/27

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Darkroom in a manufactured home
From: Allan Wafkowski <allan@sohogurus.net>
Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 16:36:32 -0400

B.D., no reason to get sarcastic just because I disagree with every 
breath you take. Hey! I'm a live and let live kind of guy.

Allan


On Monday, May 27, 2002, at 12:36 PM, B. D. Colen wrote:
> Ah, Allan, you have such a gracious way of putting things.
>
> Forgive me if I don't see standing in the dank dark on my feet for 
> hours as
> any more mentally enriching than sitting in a room with decent 
> lighting, in
> an extremely comfortable chair;
>
> Forgive me if I don't thrill to the tactile rush of having my hands
> constantly in and out of chemicals, with my nails turning brown and my
> finger tips shriveling - been there, done that, btw;
>
> Forgive me if I find working with a trackball, or an optical mouse, or 
> a an
> optical pen, to be tactile and satisfying;
>
> Forgive me if I find watching the changes I make appear on the screen 
> as I
> make them to be more of a rush than going through all the focusing,
> adjusting, burning, dodging, inserting of paper, dipping and dunking 
> BEFORE
> discovering that I didn't get it quite right and have to start over 
> again.
>
> Basically, forgive me for not see the world precisely as you do - for 
> that
> obviously make me and the countless people who see the world as I do 
> lame.
> ;-)
>
> B. D.
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Allan
> Wafkowski
> Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 7:02 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] Re: Darkroom in a manufactured home
>
>
> Because sitting on your ass for hours in front of a computer screen (God
> forbid, maybe even watching TV!) is not the same thing as being in a
> darkroom doing darkroom work. It omits the tactile element, the same
> soothing element that makes oil painting such a joy.  Asking the
> question is as ignorant as asking, "Why buy canvas, brushes, and paint,
> when you can make pictures on your computer?"
>
> The question is lame.
>
> Allan
>
>
> B. D. Colen wrote:
>> but why in
>> God's green doublewide anyone in his or her right mind would chose this
>> point in the history of photography to invest in a wet printing set up
>> is
>> beyond me. Sure, if you've already got the darkroom and are already
>> printing, I can understanding -sort of - continuing with it, given how
>> hard
>> old habits die.....but...
>
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