Digital BW, The Print

Tyler,

>Photography tools evolved for decades and decades to the point 
>where we could capture pretty much anything we wanted, and this 
>makes the art of photography more and more compelling. If it's 
>there, and sparks some idea in a brain, a skilled imager can make 
>it happen for us to consider.
>Do we really want to so rapidly abandon these hard won tools, so 
>the manufacturers like Agfa drop as fast as we are witnessing, 
>and thereby suddenly limit the actual pictures we can make? I 
>don't want to go backwards, I want to be able to make any image 
>I want. And what really >pisses me off, is that those choices have 
>been taken out of my hands. This evolution is happening in spite of 
>us users, not for us, argh!!!!
> 
>I could not have made this image with the technology touted today.

An eloquent statement.  I had my reasons for switching but I applaud
anyone who sticks with film.  I hope Elwood's predictions will be
true.

Regards,
Clayton


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