Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Wow, how strange is this? That is way too similar to a dream I had last night. I was back to working in darkrooms and I just couldn't keep from exposing my film to ambient light before processing! Dream? It was a nightmare! Is this my justification for my choosing digital? :-) I really miss working in a darkroom. Maybe some day, if I keep my M cameras, I'll pick up an enlarger and give it another try. On Monday, September 1, 2003, at 06:46 AM, Thomas Schofield wrote: > A few months ago I saw a TV show on North Vietnamese > Combat Photographers. They had to process the > negatives in the field. The darkroom was the nearest > forest at night. The photographer carried 2 dishes > and pouches of powdered developer and fixer. A few > teaspoons of powder in each dish, stir, and run the > negatives back and forth through the dishes. Worst > part is they only had 50mm lenses, no telephotos, so > close-ups of combat scenes were particularly > dangerous. > > Watching way too much History Channel! > > Tom Schofield > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > Eric Welch Carlsbad, CA http://www.jphotog.com "There exists a limit to the force even the most powerful may apply without destroying themselves. Judging this limit is the true artistry of government. Misuse of power is the fatal sin. The law cannot be a tool of vengeance, never a hostage, nor a mortification against the martyrs it has created. You cannot threaten any individual and escape the consequences." - -- Frank Herbert - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html