Chuck Norcutt OFFERED:
Subject: Re: [OM] MONOCHROME COMMMENT.
>I can't imagine shooting 500-800 rolls of film in one go. Maybe 1% of
> that. :-)
Hi Chuck,
It's quite easy really when say your assignment is documenting wheat
harvesting on the Prairies for a month day break until sunset every day and
on many days after dark if the farmer must make repairs to a piece of
equipment. Or you are on assignmnt in the High Arctic for six weeks
documenting the crews working on the Polar Continental-shelf Project.
I never counted rolls almost from my earliest days starting May 27 1950. The
more you shoot by gut motivation the better you become as a photojournalist!
Well let's say....... "One should, if you have the magic in yur gut to
"SEE-SHOOT!" :-) There is very little, if any analytical process that
creates a bunch of thinking, that in turn you miss the the magical moment
that triggered your initial gut/ soul/heart feeling! CLICK!
cheers,
Dr ted
tedgrantphoto.com
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> On 6/9/2012 11:33 PM, tedgrant@xxxxxxx wrote:
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>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Ken Norton"<ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion"<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2012 3:00 PM
>> Subject: Re: [OM] Welcome, Tina!
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>>> For our new arrivals, I'll link an article I wrote recently about the
>>> M-Monochrom. I'd be interested in your take on it.
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>>> http://zone-10.com/cmsm/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=689&Itemid=1
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>> Hi Ken,
>> I have only one thing to add. :-) The camera is 50 years to late! As is
>> digital photography!:-)
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>> Given when I was assigned to shoot some of the documentary features way
>> back
>> when. I'd have to take 500-800 or more rolls of Tri-x or whatever was the
>> film of the day. :-) It was always a big pain in the butt! However with 2
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>> 3 M-monochrome bodies and a few cards and a spare battery or two in a
>> pocket, as would be the case today. It would be a dream.
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>> When we shot the book ... "Women in Medicine. A Celebration of their
>> work."
>> I shot 500 rolls of Tri-x. Sandy Carter my co-author shot around 300
>> rolls.
>> I souped and made contact sheets for editing. Then we made 11X14 prints
>> of
>> those selected for the art director to choose from.
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>> Today? Digital, it would have been a wonder not having to re-load after
>> the
>> 36th frame all the time. :-)
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>> Your review is very interesting and once again moves the clock back to
>> many
>> assignments in the long ago past when having to always shoot colour and
>> B&W
>> on nearly every situation. Today if that were the case I'd certainly have
>> one Monochrome and one M-9 and shoot away at my hearts content. :-)
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>> cheers,
>> Dr.ted :-)
>> TEDGRANTPHOTO.COM
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