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    Re: Should Nude Sections Remain Unenforced

    Boy does this cry-out for a political reply. What nonsense. Can you get your money back?
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    Re: What Artist, if Only One Could be on Your Walls

    The new criteria adds an important element to the selection (namely focus upon something essential in the viewers conception of art). But ultimately they underscore just how difficult it is to...
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    Re: Your favorite photographers and genres?

    Man Ray
    Edward Weston
    Ansel Adams
    Paul Strand

    And a soft spot for Margrethe Mather
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    Re: "Ansel Adams in Our Time"

    Haven't seen the show, but I never grow weary of Ansel Adams --spent hours with a roomful of his prints just last week. Every time I see a collection of Adams' prints I marvel at his talents as...
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    Re: Defending the Darkroom in Education

    The questions raised here are deeply political and only deeply political responses will cast real light on the matter. In the meantime, its very good to hear that counter measures are afoot. ...
  6. Thread: Forget boring, ...

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    Re: Forget boring, ...

    My response to the query, “What is a good photograph?” stresses two basic elements in the making of a good photograph: (1) the photographer’s understanding of and respect for the unique power of the...
  7. Thread: Forget boring, ...

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    Re: Forget boring, ...

    A good photograph demonstrates that the photographer understands that the camera is a powerful, unique device for reconstructing nature and re-presenting it according to certain aesthetic,...
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    Re: Considering an 8x10 - Chamonix or Richard Ritter

    I purchased a 20 x 24 from Richard Ritter. I found him to be a very straight shooter, an excellent craftsman, and very cooperative in negotiating the hurdles of overseas shipping; in short, a real...
  9. Thread: Art Appropriation

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    Re: Art Appropriation

    The recent Koons case is a fairly obvious and direct representation of the original photograph in another medium. It would be hard to object to the finding of a copyright violation in this case...
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    Re: Slavich Embossed Glossy - texture?

    Sounds like you have either Bromportrait or Unibrom, embossed. I use what Slavich calls the "smooth glossy" versions extensively. In my view they are both excellent papers, and both develop nicely...
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    Re: Where has all the Ilford Ortho Plus 4x5 gone?

    Do you purchase these rolls directly from Ilford? What is the cost? Thanks!
  12. Thread: 5X7 Tmax 400

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    Re: 5X7 Tmax 400

    Ah. Thanks for the pointer. I never would have thought of that strategy.
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    Re: 5X7 Tmax 400

    The price is ridiculous.
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    Re: Vintage racing on film

    Awesome! Absolutely awesome! Lord. I was out there for the first time ever a few months back and drove my VW Bus all around the beach --and man I was in heaven --certainly as close as I'll ever...
  15. Re: New book on making silver gelatin dry plate, paper, and film

    Don't do it. The "E" philosophy is the first runner-up root of all post modern evil.
  16. Thread: My Durst 138 Setup

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    Re: My Durst 138 Setup

    Okay. Good. Miller is one of the guys that I had in mind re: Durst 138 point source experiments. Please let me know how your halogen works out.
  17. Thread: My Durst 138 Setup

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    Re: My Durst 138 Setup

    Not sure, and I naturally have no personal information, but I believe that Brett Weston used a 138 with a point source of some sort for some of his work. Others on the forum, I believe, have...
  18. Re: MADNESS IN FRANCE! Express Mail parcel held for almost 3 weeks in customs....

    "stupid VAT"

    If I were European I would revolt. This sort of government (and frequently private) theft is outrageous and totally inconsistent in my experience. I never hesitate to produce a...
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    Re: Ilford 2015 ULF/custom film order window is open

    But the point is, "why isn't Harman set-up to perform otherwise?" It's no answer that the established process is to sell wholesale to dealers. After all, it used to be the established process to...
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    Re: Film of Clyde Butcher Kickstarter

    I am quite curious about all of the details of how Butcher makes and handles such large prints. But it seems to me that a such a video could made for about $50.00.
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    Re: Which Of These Shots Do You Like - B&W or Color?

    Just ONE question: Color or B&W or both?

    Color photographs always seem to fail.
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    Re: Ansel and his roof platform question

    I have always loved Adam's car and platform. But I have resisted the strong temptation to follow his lead. I am absolutely certain that in an excited moment with my head under the dark cloth that I...
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    Re: SFO near-horror story

    Generally, I keep supplies of film, paper, and developing chemicals in Europe and the USA in order to avoid the need to ask regularly for hand checks. LAX and Pudong, China airports are about the...
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    Re: $6.5 Million for a Peter Lik

    Many of the auction sales, of course, smell just as bad. Well, it would be a marvelously good sign if there is at least something legitimate or hopeful about the alleged sale and the print is...
  25. Thread: Chicago LFP Group

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    Re: Chicago LFP Group

    Maybe.
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    Re: Chicago LFP Group

    See you there.
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    Re: Chicago LFP Group

    See you there!
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    Re: Robert Frank: "There are too many images."

    Why should we presume a thing to be above its true name?
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    Re: Minor White at The Getty .

    Thank you Mark.

    It looks like Bunnell is indeed a special source of information and insights concerning White and photography.
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    Re: Minor White at The Getty .

    This looks very promising. Apparently, the museum has an extensive archive of negatives and prints, including note cards with printing details. I will be on the East Coast next month, so I think...
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    Re: Minor White at The Getty .

    Good. Thank you guys. I am digging. Seems White wrote quite a bit -not sure yet how much on methods or materials.
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    Re: Minor White at The Getty .

    Wayne:

    Thank you. I will follow-up on Ron Wohlauer. It looks like his estate may have something. It's also good to learn about Wohlauer. I will let you know, if you don't mind, if it turns...
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    Re: Minor White at The Getty .

    Thanks again. I will follow-up yours suggestions.

    And yes, right, I am beginning to see in my own work that once I fix a strong impression in my mind of the sort of impact that I want a print...
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    Re: Minor White at The Getty .

    Thank you. Right. Stieglitz, too.

    White's photographs certainly look pyroesque, but I am still digging for details about his precise methods and materials. There seem to be many photographers...
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    Re: Minor White at The Getty .

    Adam’s and Weston’s enormous influences upon White are plain from White’s photographs. But aside from confirmation of White’s commitment to the Zone System and various philosophies, I am having...
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    Re: A Question about Ilford Delta 100 Developer

    I shot one of my most interesting negatives (in terms of acutance, sharpness, and tonal subtlety) on Delta 100 (8x10) with a 19" Apo Ronar lens, and developed it in ABC Pyro.
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    Re: Beijing Airport Security?

    I have never departed from Beijing before, but I have flown out of Pudong many times. I have never had a problem with a hand check at Pudong. In fact, they have always been very fast to agree --no...
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    Re: Recent US to Europe travel with sheet film?

    I have never had a problem getting a hand check at LAX. I could not get a hand check in Paris or London, and it seems that European airports refuse them. Your return will almost certainly be an...
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    Re: Artists & Alchemists - What ever happened?

    I hope that it finds legs. It sends a good message.
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    Re: Can't Stop shooting film - 3 minute video

    Bravo! Check out their Web site: http://goa-cap.com. These guys are inspired. I am enlisting!
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