>That requires a reliable and cheap transportation infrastructure that >I don't think is present in these villages just getting electricity >for the first time. David If you read my post (the one to wit you reply) you would note I had (at least intended to) very specifically left out any mention to "villages without electricity". The postal system in the UK was certainly not cheap by todays standards (a penny being worth a lot more then than now and all that) but strangely it was no less efficient. Indeed, a lletter posted first thing in London would be delivered in Bristol the same afternoon - that is not achieved in today's modern system. We don't need to dwell on how fantastic the technology behind digital imaging is - that almost goes without saying. But neither do we need to go into denial of the benefits / characteristics of "the old ways". For me the anticipation of waiting for the films to come back was a real part of my early love of photography. Same in another way as waiting for the print to magically form in the developing dish. Watching today's kids that is not a part of life (it's not a feature of the new ways) - images are largely transient, taken and shared without a second look - it does not make them less, just different. The future of photography is indeed (as was it Karl said?) less about digital slrs and more about mobile phones. Less about technical quality and more about the act of communication. The real images are in our minds anyway, not on paper. Indeed, I've never seen a 2D picture that can match imagination ... Bob ___________________________________________________________ FREE weekend phone calls! NO monthly fee, NO contract! http://www.tiscali.co.uk/services/smarttalk/?StartupCode=OL063&srccode=COD_563
