WAY OT: Rant, since it's slow, and I'm due

[timjmcconnell at gmail.com (Timbo)]

I have a problem with that evil silver black and white film
specifically. Like - I have about 2000 negatives I have to scan for a
project. My film scanner has Digital ICE - which removes all the dust
and scratches by scanning with an infrared channel and canceling out
that data. HOWEVER - silver also reflects the infrared - so you can't
use the Digital ICE on those negatives.

These have been sitting out in somebody's attic - so they are not
clean at all. so - I get to Photoshop out TONS AND TONS of crap out of
like 2000 pics, each one with a resolution of 4482x2870!! GaR!!

//Rant over!

Yeah - the weather here in PA has been WINDY. But it's ok - it's gonna
blow all the leaves off the trees and that's fine by me!

--Timbo

On 10/29/06, C Boyko <roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca> wrote:
> Okay, overall, life is good. I have no serious complaints. BUT
> 1. I go to get film, the fridge is EMPTY at the camera store (okay, there
> were like 10 small rolls), I used to be able to go get a 100' roll off the
> shelf, with about 8 choices no less. I realize digital is the end all/be
> all and besides, a dSLR is like 3X the price of an equivalent new film SLR,
> so why not. But I resent being forced out of doing something I really
> enjoy. B&W has never been the mainstream choice, colour film can vanish as
> far as I'm concerned (I shoot digital colour), but stabilise and leave me
> my damned primitive silver film. Agfa's gone, Kodak's going out of film
> totally, and Ilford will be able to set prices where ever they want
> (they're 30-50% higher than a few months ago), if they too don't go under.
> Stockpiling may be my best option.
>
> 2. This is MORE SERIOUS. Local rednecks drink Coors and Bud, so the beer
> store is NO LONGER STOCKING Unibroue. WTH???? I'm all about supporting
> Canadian culture here, including some goods from la belle province. Gotta
> go to the city for beer now. :(
>
>
> 3. Can someone do something about this weather??? I mean, I think I
> remember what the sun looks like, I saw it in September. And every shoe I
> own is wet.
>
> That's it, have a nice morning.
> cathy
>
>
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