Digital BW, The Print

Tom Baker wrote:
 
<AHHHH!!!!  Life is good.  I spent a good part of the day out in the
wind and rain taking pictures <of the stormy sea with my 4x5 and real
b&w film.  A tourist came up (there are ALWAYS tourists <here) with a
puzzled look on his face.  "Not many of your kind of photographer left",
he said.  <"It's even worse than that" I said.  "I'm shooting black and
white".  At that point his <expression was something like "Man, YOU ARE
NUTS."  He promplty said, "Well, I guess I better let <you get on with
your work.  My wife and son are waiting for me in the car."  He turned
and left.

<I don't know what the message is here.  But,  LIFE IS GOOD in the large
format b&w lane.

<snip>
 
Cool story Tom.  Every time I go out with my Wisner 4x5 I have similar
experiences.  I always get onlookers, and sometimes small-format
photographers, coming up and asking questions or often just watching.  I
always try to be friendly and accommodating.  However, most of the time
their questions and expressions don't say to me, "Man, you are nuts,"
but something different.  Even though they most likely don't really know
exactly what I am doing, they think, "Man, this guy is doing something
special."  Or so I choose to believe! :-)
 
Jeff Moore
 


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