>Mike,
Sorry, but to say that, IMHO, is B.S. For one thing,..........
Stephen, Maybe i spoke while still "blinded by the light". I especially
dislike being blinded by something I'm not going to get for a while :>)
I agree that it is more the person than the equipment and so stated. I
can see where digital in the right hands can be a learning tool.
mike
(whose new digital camera has just metamorphosed into a new car for his
wife)
S'okay...I will admit to comments about film photographers being
better photographers than digital shoters is a subject that pushes my
buttons. While I don't always agree with everyone here, I respect and
admire the photographic talents of everyone here and still love the
old cameras they all love.
There are many, many fine professional photographers out there
shooting digital, extending their craft, and creating timeless and
provocative images. Whether you realize it or not, virtually all
photojournalists shoot digital now. Any thing you see from Reuters on
the Web or photographs in a city newspaper is photographed with a
digital SLR. There's no longer the time or inclination to hassle with
film anymore, not in this day and age of Internet based
telecommunications, powerful laptops and Inmarsat BGANs. I've worked
as a track photographer for many professional roadraces for both cars
and motorcycles this year in California, and I've spent a lot of time
in the media centers (if you want to see examples of work from this
year, go to this link:
http://imageevent.com/puma_cat/worldsuperbike2003). The guys still
shooting film are way outnumbered now; the old-timers who are just
doing it for fun and are still well-networked enough to still get
credentials. Anyone who is working "deadline press" is shooting
digital. Pick up the the latest issue of Digital Photo Pro, and look
at the war correspondence stuff. Tell me any of those guys weren't
thinking about their craft when taking the images they captured. Pick
up any issue of Sports Illustrated. It is now entirely digital in
content. Look at the work of James Nachtwey, David Hume Kennerly,
Jeff Gruber, Robert Hanashiro, John Paul Caponigro, James Abend, John
Soo Hoo, Michael Kamber (see his blog from Iraq here:
http://digitaljournalist.org/issue0311/dis_kamber.html ) and many
others and see what digital photographers are producing these days.
-Stephen.
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2001 CBR600F4i - Fantastic!
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