Digital BW, The Print

Hollo Digital Eyes,

I'm truly in this "business" Piezo, Curves , pigmented color, and Dye,
I'm happy with it..My hasselblades and my three Epson 1290's (1280 in 
US) and my minolta multi pro etc MF scanner!

However I am honest and in my photoclubs now I am regarded as 
an "experimental photographer" - I made certainly good prints on the 
epsons.

*But* I left those lovely photoclubs of mine - as I was only allowed 
to be in the corner of "experimental photoes" - and I can't and have 
no power left to defend my photoes ("Epson experimental print - that 
is!!!???)

At start I did say nothing - just put them in the B/W and color-
section - and did *very* *very* good --UNTIL I told them my technics -
and that was nothing odd about it - about the same job as in the 
darkroom - ahh .. you know all this!

Being member of two Photoclubs - suddenly they told me to keep the 
groups in competision or exhibition "CLEAN" - that is that I was put 
in the corner as an "experimental photographer" in the "left corner".

I'm now a passive member of those clubs doing it on my own - and plan 
to make my own exhibitions in the future. If I have the power to do 
that alone....Most of You certainly know the job with that.
By being a passiv member I contribute anyhow to yhe "youngsters" and 
others interested in the *PICTURE*.

What do You feel - is all photography to be "cleaned out" in silver 
only and true "wet" darkroom colorphotoes?

I have a wet darkroom but mostly now for developing films and helping 
my teenagers to learn "photography" as my father tuoght me!

In a sence I feel they are right - if only the "technic" and material 
used are the main factor....but stop....hmmmm...the *pic*??????

But for me - there has been only one thing the whole time - the 
*picture* - and that *picture* shall be placed under the technic 
used - any time.

OK - before that - I was also against any photocompetision!
No art can compete!
Wich one is best Mozart, Bethoven, Beatles ..etc..thing??? For me it 
like placing the art of *picture* under other expressive arts. It 
make photographing rediculuos compared to other artforms.
But that's another issue - however as important as the "experimental 
shelf" as I was put into.

Some photoclubs near Copenhagen???? - that can take me for an 
ordinary photographer ( I live in Sweden but has only two hours to 
get there!)

I'm 55++ and have done film as well - and have temper and a will to 
express myself through the *picture* still or moving!
I also do drawings! Nothing there is "experimental" for sure.

Are not this photclubs doing the art of picture - ridiculous???
Lowering the common feeling for a *picture* taken by an photographer!

Fiat Lux (Let There be Light!)

Regards
Bo Wrangborg
Moderator of just openened Minolta Multi Pro Yahoo group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/multipro 
WBG-film
Sweden