Charlie:
I can appreciate all those points, and am even copacetic with all but
#4. Heck, I would even go for #4 if it weren't for the fact that it's a
contest adjudicated by others, and I am "up against" others, which isn't
very meaningful to me. Up against myself? No problem!
And I REALLY like the camping in otherwise restricted areas ... that
might be worth the price of admission for me.
The bit about "how will they tell" what is massive manipulation is also
a concern. Undoubtedly there are telltale signs, but I suppose that
depends on the knowledge and skill of the judges.
Thanks for the explanation!
Earl
Geilfuss Charles wrote:
>Earl,
> I won't try to change your mind about it, but I will share some reasons
> why I DO like it:
>
> 1.I enjoy the locale. Grandfather Mountain is a beautiful area along
> the Blue Ridge Parkway with great Summer weather that gets me away from the
> heat and bugs of the South Carolina Lowcountry.
>
> 2.I get to meet a lot of people who share the interest of photography.
> Most are more than willing to share methods and technique, so I've learned a
> lot.
>
> 3. I get to hear lectures in the evening by world-class photographers.
> This year there was a talk by a guy who was an expert in Photoshop CS/ Adobe
> Camera Raw, but that was a little bit more than I wanted to know.
>
> 4. I enjoy the challenge of trying to get a "keeper shot" in each of
> the three catagories, in a fixed period of time on different parts of the
> mountain in weather conditions that range from perfect to severe.
>
> 5. I get to bring a whole bunch of camera gear and then really find out
> what is useful (my Tokina 90 macro has become a real friend and my mundane
> 200/f5 has proven to be a gem ).
>
> 6. I get to do some camping and hiking in areas that are usually
> off-limits to both.
>
> I share your concern about the switch to digital. The ability to
> correct your "mistakes" on a laptop will do little to make me a better
> photographer in the field. And while the people who run the event have stated
> they do NOT want massive manipulation of images, I don't know how they will
> control it. I have pretty much decided to join the digital ranks, so this
> time next year I will let the List know how it went. Hopefully I will see
> some of you there in 2006.
>
>Charlie
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx]On
>Behalf Of Earl Dunbar
>Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 11:27 AM
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [OM] Re: [OM]Grandfather Mtn/Appalachian Trail
>
>
>
>I've never understood the interest in contests such as this anyway, but
>with the added restriction to digital while allowing for image
>manipulation, it's an even less inviting event. I understand many
>others will have a different take, but I'd rather go shoot with simple
>internal motivation.
>
>Earl
>
>Geilfuss Charles wrote:
>
>
>
>>Scott,
>> In refering to "dim viewfinders" I meant the DSLR's not the OM's. I've
>> never had a problem seeing/focusing with an OM body.
>> The Film/Scan route would not work in the contest due to time
>> constraints. In past years the shooting period is between 3pm friday until
>> 2pm Saturday. All film is collected and sent to Asheville for overnight
>> processing (about 160 rolls). Your slides are returned to you Sunday morning
>> and you have til 9 am to make your selections to submit. Now that the event
>> is going digital, they have no arrangements for film processing , etc.
>> Under the new digital rules, you will need to bring or have access to a
>> laptop to download, edit, and burn your images to a CD for submission. You
>> will be allowed to adjust contrast, saturation and sharpening but after that
>> its a little vague as to image manipulation.
>>
>>Charlie
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx]On
>>Behalf Of ScottGee1
>>Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 12:59 PM
>>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [OM] Re: [OM]Grandfather Mtn/Appalachian Trail
>>
>>
>>
>>Charlie, have you considered continuing to use your OM system and having
>>your film scanned? That would meet the 'digital' requirement and allow you
>>to use the tools you know so well.
>>Also, if your VF is dim, you might try a '2' series Oly screen or send a
>>couple of your existing screens to Bill Maxwell to have him apply the HiLux
>>process to them.
>>hth/ScottGee1
>>
>>
>>On 6/16/05, Geilfuss Charles <Charles.Geilfuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>Greetings All,
>>>This past tuesday evening I attended our monthly church Men's Club meeting
>>>mainly to hear the guest speaker, a fellow in his early 40's who, back in
>>>1988 after getting out of the Airforce, decided to take some time and hike
>>>the entire Appalachian Trail start-to-finish in one trip. He began his trip
>>>on Mt. Spencer, Georgia in mid-April and 2100 miles later reached the summit
>>>of Mt. Katahdin (sic), Maine around mid-October. His presentation was an
>>>informal account of his adventures while showing color transparencies he
>>>took along the way. During the question-and -answer period I posed the
>>>following questions: how many pairs of boots did you go through?; how many
>>>rolls of film did you shoot?; and what camera did you use? The answers:
>>>three pairs of good quality boots, 20 rolls of Ektachrome
>>>and........................(drum roll please)............. an Olympus XA! It
>>>warmed my heart.
>>>
>>>Some months back you may recall I posted a message about an upcoming Photo
>>>contest at Grandfather Mtn, NC. Well the event was held the weekend of June
>>>3rd and I had a very good time. The weather was a bit dicey on Friday
>>>(rained all day), but Sat/Sun were great...bright cloudy both days. So not
>>>much in the way of sunset/sunrise photos but great light for just about
>>>anything else. The winning entries should be posted any day now on their
>>>website:
>>>
>>>www.grandfather.com/ <http://www.grandfather.com/>
>>>
>>>Look for Special Events 2006.
>>>
>>>The only bad news (at least for me), they announced that this would be the
>>>last year of the contest for film; from here on out digital only. Scattered
>>>boo and hiss drowned out by the cheers from the younger crowd who made the
>>>switch a long time ago. Well this may force my hand into making the digital
>>>plunge. I've looked at a number of DSLR's the last few days and I must says
>>>that none of them are anywhere near as comfortable as any of my OM's and the
>>>array of buttons and menu's make my head spin. I must admit though, I could
>>>get used to auto-focus. Kind of makes up for the dimmer viewfinder. So far
>>>I'm partial to the Pent*x D ist and the C*non Rebel XL/ 350D. Would love to
>>>check out Oly E-300 and E-1 but I can't get my hands on either in
>>>Charleston. Will likely in the next few weeks be putting up the FS sign to
>>>finance what ever I decide to buy. All advice on selection welcome since I
>>>don't know didily about digital.
>>>
>>>Charlie Geilfuss
>>>
>>>
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