I look forward more to the surprises rather than the certainty that I got a good picture. What's more, I find more "gift" pictures over the years when I am mining heaps of old negs. There are images that I just didn't see years ago plus pictures that I didn't want to take the time to print because they were technically flawed or difficult. Now with PS I can resurrect them. This "image mining" BTW may benefit lot of photogrphy lovers who haven't the luxury of darkroom time. One can work on a picture at sessions of PS over hours, days, or weeks. I shoot GB's of digital snaps now, devil-may-care, knowing most will be junk. Just for the exercise (or more likely mental nervous pacing) I try things un-considerable with film. I am certain that is why my seeing continues to satisfy and keep me going in the film panorama mode. AZ Build a 120/35mm Lookaround! The Lookaround Book. Now an E-book. http://www.panoramacamera.us > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [SPAM] Re: Out-of-date equipment > From: MichaelHughes7A@xxxxxxx > Date: Tue, October 14, 2008 7:34 pm > To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students > <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > In a message dated 15/10/2008 00:17:22 GMT Daylight Time, marphoto@xxxxxxxxx > writes: > I've never been much for nostalgia, an emotion that I think is based more on > faulty memory than anything else. > Sadly nostalgia isn't what it used to be. > > Getting back to the real topic I must say I am surprised that you claim to > know, or have known, that you have a good picture as soon as you have pressed > the button. With photographic film so much can and did happen between > exposure and the completion of the printing process that the best that might be > thought or said was 'I have a potentially good picture' at that point in the > chain of events. > > Michael
