Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, John Anderson <ccjrand@...> wrote:
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John, I appreciate your comment that Jimbo or I may be able to produce a superior print.. true or not <G>.. but...

> 2. More generally, photography has changed. To produce an acceptable
> quality image requires far less skill and experience than driving yourself
> across town safely. The ability to produce a good image is somewhat rarer
> but still more common than good driving skill. Neither skill is
> really sale-able though there will always be hacks. To make a living at
> driving you either have to be exceptional (F1 driver) or be very good and
> drive something that uses technology beyond the norm. Same with
> photography.

I just have to disagree with almost all of this.. in fact looking at most of the work we are talking about on sites along the lines of this discussion, I'd say evidence clearly points to the contrary...
But that may be the opinion of an elitist <G>.

Anyway, to try and relate this more to what this group used to be about... the advancement of techniques and high craft standards in the pursuit of making a stunning B&W prints as an object... it would be interesting to consider how these on line image "sharing" communities and the world of creating art objects will ever begin to converge somehow.
Tyler