Digital BW, The Print

That's pretty much where I am, especially after learning how to get good b&w
out of the DSLR and good b&w prints from the Epson.  For me, the DSLR
represents freedom, as Aretha would say.  Few technical issues, just hunt
for images.  No tripod most of the time, no hugely bulky stuff on the
airplane, no time wasted developing and scanning film, no changing out film
holders in the middle of the night in the hotel bathroom, no need to be
super selective in what to photograph because of all the baggage that goes
with it, no being stuck with one film speed, no bank account balance :).
Sort of like finding out that you can buy paint brushes without chains
attached.

Ken Carney
www.kencarney.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
> joshscapes
> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 2:12 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: request for sample files
> 
> Paul you hit the nail right on the head for me as to why I am
> finally getting serious about getting into digital capture.  When I
> was in Sequoia last week I had to pass up so many spur of the moment
> shots due to my gear.  Because of the rainfall this year the meadows
> were still lush, there were bear, dear, squirrels, and countless
> other animals everywhere and the light was changing constantly due
> to the thunderstorms overhead.  I had about four or five really good
> shots that I never got because that "decisive moment" passed before
> I was ready to shoot.  Atleast with a digital camera, while it might
> not be the quality I am getting from my setup, it would atleast have
> been captured at a decent quality and preserved with a digital
> camera.
> 
> That trip really was my breaking point to make me finally realize
> that I am not Ansel Adams or Ed Weston.  I do not have the leisure
> to have months hiking through the woods photographing.  I get a
> weekend here, a couple days there, and that's my opportunity.  I
> need to maximize that opportunity when it comes.  While I believe I
> will always shoot my medium format b&w setup, I don't want to
> continue to miss those "spur of the moment" shots that a digital
> could help me capture.  And I'm definately not too old to learn
> (29).  :-)
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
> <paul.roark@...> wrote:
> >
> > I might also add that while I agonize about the times I carelessly
> shot hand
> > held with the dslr when the tripod really should have been used,
> the image I
> > just posted on my web page would probably not have been taken with
> my slow
> > B&W film setup.  Setting up a metal tripod on a ridge top in a
> thunderstorm
> > may not be a wise idea.