Digital BW, The Print

Scott,

>Just wanted to thank all for their thoughtful responses. Lots
>more digital capture and less negative scanning than I would
>have anticipated. Lots of food for thought.

There is certainly a lot less discussion about scanning than there was
3 years ago.  The digicam technology has improved so much since then
that it is steadily and relentlessly, like a glacier, taking over. 
Most likely, one by one, often without fanfare, individual
photographers are reaching that point where they give it a try, like
what they find, and begin their own personal transformation.  It can't
be stopped or slowed, any more than the automobile could in horse and
buggy days.  It happened to me.  I thought I'd never switch.  But once
I tried it I was hooked and the process was set in motion.  

I'll never forget when I bought my first el cheapo P&S digicam (a
Kodak no less, the digital equivalent of the Kodak Brownie, my first
film camera on my 8th birthday), took it on a trip, and shot with
complete abandon with no concern about film/processing costs and/or
hours in the darkroom.  It was a revelation.


It's only a matter of time.


Regards,
Clayton


Info on black and white digital printing at    
http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm