Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Eric, The problem with sites like Flikr is that you have to engage in proper database indexing. Who cares if the image is there somewhere if no one knows it is there. The same thing happens in cemeteries. After about three generations, if the family isn't in the same place no one remembers where grandmother is. I can't tell you how many cemeteries I have come across in the middle of a field somewhere, or buried in a subdivision, or by a high rise. Mostly falling down with the names barely legible. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 8/14/06, Eric <ericm@pobox.com> wrote: > > Jim: > > >My biggest complaint about digital imaging is that we will likely lose > the > >"shoebox" to the ages--no tangible receptacle, like an old shoebox, for > >prints or negatives. What's the likelihood that ephemeral digital images > >will survive? Not bloody likely, unless you're a computer expert like > Brian > >and copy all your work regularly. > > Or, maybe some photos will survive longer on places like flickr or myspace > than they would in a shoebox. At the very least, more people will view > and > enjoy them. > > > > -- > Eric > http://canid.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >