Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Doug Brewer wrote: >> In many ways, the "bits and bytes" talk is analogous to the talk of >> dark room techniques and equipment. It's about the getting and >> extracting "latent image".
>Not really, Doug ... Oh yes it is. You have a better chance of making the most of what you've captured - whether it's on film or digital - if you have a thorough understanding of what's going on inside. That "inside" covers film emulsions, development chemicals, CCD chips and computer file formats. No, you don't *have* to know about this stuff to create good images, but it never hurts to have extra arrows in your quiver, so to speak. Galen Rowell was diligent in this regard and it paid off many times. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
