On 17/10/06, gfen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, 14 Oct 2006, Digital Image Studio wrote: > > On static subjects a combination of image combining (can secure > (1.21 jigawatts, etc, much deleted crunchy bits) > > to do manually but there are some really nice automation kits out > > there for serious work. > > Yow, am I the only one who finds all the digital bits of New Photography > boring? I look for reasons to NOT do "work" at a computer, not seek them > out. > > Sure, points and clicks can leave my LF gear "in the shade," but I'd much > rather be out in the shade, taking a photograph with a lovingly crafed > view camera than indoors waving a mouse. Hell, the reason I bought a DSLR > finally is so I could spend more time TAKING pictures and less time > wasting on things like darkrooms, scanning, futzing in PS, etc. > > -shrug- I guess my priorities are all off. Maybe I shouldn't have given > this digital revolution a shot, hey, is there room by JCO for another > luddite? I want back in... ;)
I enjoy the process of taking a photo but I also enjoy the making of a photo. The fact is that large format photography is expensive and it's a hassle to have processed, it's also often unwieldy especially if you are also lugging about SLRs etc. With my little back pack of gear when I'm travelling I can have all my kit with me so I don't have to leave bit unattended. I can trudge up a mountain side and take macros along the way then make a honking pano at the top. It's practicality, the post processing just allows me to do a whole lot more with less kit. It's no imposition really, I actually enjoy regaining complete control over the process, in the old days I was beholden to lab techs. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
