Digital BW, The Print

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:
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> 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.
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> Paul
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> In a message dated 7/19/06 12:45:11 PM, paul.roark@verizon.
> <mailto:paul.roark%40verizon.net> net writes:
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> > I'm finding that the dslr is so easy (and fun) to shoot hand 
held and the
> > color is so inviting, that it's going to take considerably more 
discipline
> > to use the tripod and visualize in B&W when using these new 
tools.  (If
> this
> > sounds like a confession of a B&W shooter who's trying to resist 
the
> > addiction of the dslr -- it is.  I may need a "dslr 12-step 
program.")
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> Or at least a Digital Zone System program... <G>
> 
> C. David Tobie
> Product Technology Manager
> ColorVision Business Unit
> Datacolor Inc.
> CDTobie@colorvision <mailto:CDTobie%40colorvision.com> .com
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