Digital BW, The Print

Amen to that.  Your comparison is very apt, i.e., it's like the traditional
darkroom where you have to learn to work with the materials instead of
against.  I wouldn't want a slow version of Word or a slow VPN while I'm
drafting a tax opinion in my day job.  Right now I don't feel disadvantaged
(print size is limited to a 2200, say 10x15 with nice borders, but I'm not
wound up about larger prints), but if I do start working with much larger
files it will definitely be upgrade time.  This is a hobby and my free time
is _really_ expensive.  Anyway, the home PC cost is pretty small compared to
the cost of getting the images...plane tickets, hotels, rent cars, lost
charge time, whatever.  Good point.

Regards,

  --Ken Carney
    www.kencarney.com  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Baker [mailto:tbaker1328@...] 
> Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 9:40 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Computing power
> 
> 
> Paul  -
>  
> I think you're missing the point.  This is a 
> thinking/creating process.  Most people don't do that very 
> well if they're constantly interrupted, and a very slow 
> computer is an interruption.  This is not about the computer 
> doing your work for you.  It's about working with you instead 
> of against you.  It's sorta like having hammer with a loose 
> head that keeps falling off.  Try building something with that.
>