[LargeFormat] Hello all

[Dave Hornford]

I think the hurdle I have to jump is the lens in box, the undeveloped film
in the freezer, the test prints stacked in my office. (I've always enjoyed
the apparent ambiguity whether lens is plural or singular)

She always asks the same devastating question - "I think that is a great
idea, when will you use it?", often followed up by the cutting "I really
like your photographs, I wish I had more finished prints." Spiteful, simply
spiteful.

I have thought of Uncle Dick's suggestion of threats - sadly both are bigger
(regular feeding was clearly a mistake) and I take undefended naps. The
younger trained in fencing before switching to the even more dangerous
electric guitar - "Dad used to listen to Metallica, I thought he'd like it".
The elder would have downloaded the score & highlighted the riffs. My only
defence is partial deafness (see Dad used to listen to...)

Uncle Dick takes pictures of 1920s belly dancers, Don searches out the more
visually appealing clear-cut logging & I take pictures of snow (yet again
Fine Focus' Snow & Ice workshop is pencilled in). What do the rest of us do?


Brock, I'm looking forward to a picture of your Alfa Spider with the
Adamesque photography platform. I was thinking last night it might fit on
the portage path to Myrtle & you are close.

Dave


-----Original Message-----
From: Wilkes, Don LCS:EX [mailto:Don.Wilkes at gov.bc.ca] 
Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2008 9:36 AM
To: Dave Hornford; f32 Large Format Photography Mail List
Subject: RE: [LargeFormat] Hello all

Dave said:


> Somehow the acquisition of a 16x20 will solve this. My wife remains

> unconvinced. I think it is simply a matter of belief


Dave!  Long time no see!

Do you think approaching the better half with the theory that 16x20 will
*simplify* things would work?  After all, there will be no scanning, and
no enlarging necessary (nor likely possible), so it actually cuts the
equipment down considerably.  And there would likely only be one or two
emulsions taking up room in the freezer, too.

I know, I know...it's pretty thin on the logic side, but we haven't got
a whole lot to work with here...

Next time you're in town, I hope there's time for lunch or something --
I'll buy!

Cheers,
\donw