Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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... > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html