Much as I love the landscapes of St. Ansel, and the detailed images of Weston, not to mention the inspirational work of Paul Strand, the fact is that what really makes me want to get out the old view camera and it's 500 pound tripod, and all the necessary accoutrements and accessories, is when my local PBS stations decides to run Ken Burns' "The Civil War."
It makes me want to get out and shoot 4x5s or 5x7s, and print them on Sepia paper.
This week they ran "The Civil War" and "Mark Twain" and it was wonderful to see the improvement in quality (especially sharpness) in that 40 year period.
Anybody else inspired by these fuzzy, dreary old photographs?
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