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John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia
----- Original Message -----
From: "Malcolm Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 3:49 AM
Subject: RE: What inspired you?
I am concerned that what they have taken will be lost. I already know
people
that have put memory cards in the rubbish by mistake and formatted hard
drives with 18 months worth of family pictures. The old pack of prints and
negs that gets tucked away in a drawer and forgotten has a much better
survival prospect. A lot of social history for the future will be lost
because so many will not recognise the importance of backing images up
until
it's too late; the culture of losing a print and still having the negative
is still set in stone. If you read camera magazines or you're part of a
mailing list this is old old news. If you take a few pictures a week with
your P&S, recording whatever hobby etc that does interest you, and months
pass and you have a computer crash or whatever, it's a tough way to learn.
Malcolm
Even those who know the risks can get caught out: I spoke to Ryan today, and
he has lost all but 20 of the pictures he's taken since March due to two
hard drive failures!
I'm even more glad I use both Cd's and HD's for storage...
