Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tossed, and I trust incinerated in an environmentally safe manner. Regards, Dick On Jan 30, 2008, at 11:19 PM, H. Ball Arche wrote: > So, did you toss or recycle? > :-) > > > --- Richard Taylor <r.s.taylor@comcast.net> wrote: > >> Ted - I'll be watching. Thanks for letting us know. >> >> Ruthless editing is the key. I just threw out about >> 5000 slides and I >> still have way too many - about 4500 left. I'll >> weed again after I >> get over that first bout with the archive. I'd like >> to get it down to >> a few hundred of the ones my family is most likely >> to want. >> >> This is to say nothing of my negatives, of course. >> That's a whole >> other problem. >> >> After 50 years of photography, I've just go too much >> stuff! >> >> Regards, >> >> Dick >> >> >> >> On Jan 30, 2008, at 8:48 PM, Ted Grant wrote: >> >>> Steve Barbour asked: >>> >>>>> what will the future hold?<< >>> >>> To keep this on topic, future and our pictures, >> negatives or digital >>> I'd >>> like to say we finally have the premier broadcast >> date on BRAVO TV >>> for the >>> documentary film about this old fart who's career >> spans over a half >>> century. >>> :-) Who's basic life work is now housed in the >> vaults of the National >>> Archives of Canada. It's in the film to see. >>> >>> So mark your calendars, those who have cable or >> satellite dish it's, >>> March >>> 4th 8 PM EST. adjust to your local time. The >> title, "Ted Grant. The >>> Art of >>> Observation." >>> >>> >>> >>> Now back on topic "what happens to our pictures in >> the after life >>> and who >>> cares?" >>> >>> My recommendation? Be a ruthless editor without >> ego! Not every >>> exposure is >>> to die for, dump the "crap" we've shot and keep >> only those with some >>> reasonable historical value. The more you keep the >> bigger the file, >>> particularly if you don't edit severely! Then >> hoping someone in the >>> family >>> may look after what we've done when we're playing >> "angel shooter in >>> the >>> clouds." Or location of your choice. ;-) >>> >>> And the people of the future, a hundred or more >> years, are they >>> going to be >>> holding their breathe to see our happy snaps. >> Like, get over it! >>> >>> Sure a guy like Capa and other notables published >> world wide during >>> the >>> great days of magazine reportage is seen as >> "historical photography" >>> for a >>> number of reasons. The times of turmoil and world >> development, but >>> most of >>> all the magazines every week had bold photo >> layouts we could hold in >>> hand >>> for as long as we wanted looking at pictures. >>> >>> That kind of material is collectable and that's >> why we know the >>> names of the >>> greats of the past. >>> >>> Quickly without thinking, name three notable >> photojournalists of >>> today with >>> the same international reputation as Capa, Smith >> and Eisenstaedt. >>> Not likely >>> you can quickly, as we don't have the magazines we >> did back in the >>> good old >>> days of appreciating a photograph for a period of >> time. Unlike today >>> it >>> flashes on the TV screen and it's gone. Or if in a >> magazine it's lost >>> amongst the whores of Hollywood and other so >> called celebs! >>> >>> Sorry getting off track. But these days whether >> you shoot digital or >>> film >>> the bottom line is, do you really believe anyone a >> hundred years >>> from now >>> are going to give a rats ass about whether your >> pictures are there >>> or not? >>> >>> ted >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca@leica-users.org >>> >> > [mailto:lug-bounces+tedgrant=shaw.ca@leica-users.org] >> On Behalf Of >>> Steve >>> Barbour >>> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 4:07 PM >>> To: Leica Users Group >>> Subject: Re: [Leica] On Both Sides >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jan 30, 2008, at 4:52 PM, Lottermoser George >> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> And further - each can be archived, sensibly or >> not. >>> >>>> The life expectancy of film, paper, and / or >> digital information >>> >>>> depends on the intelligence and interest of the >> archivist; and / or >>> >>>> their heirs; dependent on air quality, light >> intensity, time and >>> >>>> temperature; they will all affect film, paper, >> cd's, dvd's, hard >>> >>>> drives, etc. >>> >>>> Ultimately, those handling the material, over >> time, need to have >>> >>>> real interest in preserving it. >>> >>>> >>> >>>> Do you film folks know what your great grand >> children will think of >>> >>>> your collection of tri-x? >>> >>> >>> >>> can you imagine, if we were just finding 3 old >> suitcases full of >>> >>> Capa's CD's... ? >>> >>> >>> >> > === message truncated === > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! 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