At 9:01 AM +1000 5/17/05, Rob Studdert wrote:
On 16 May 2005 at 22:58, Jens Bladt wrote:
Most people buy digiatal cameras without realizing why they want
it. If you want
4x6 print for your family album (that's what most people want),
thers no reason
to go digital. I believe history will remember our generation as
the generation
that didn't leave any photographs for the next generatoin. They
will die as fast
as the harddrives, CD's and servers within which they only exist for a few
years, perhaps as much as a decade. Then they'll be lost forever.
I'm with you regarding the environmental impact aspect of changing phones
yearly (or more) I personally have a hand-me-down and have only owned 4 mobile
phones since 1992. I think it's a very sad state of affairs that you can often
buy a new phone and service cheaper than it costs to just maintain a
service on
an existing phone.
regarding the environmental impact of cell phones:
<http://www.chrisjordanphoto.com/image_detail.php?id=10>
<http://www.chrisjordanphoto.com/image_detail.php?id=9>
He shoots 8x10 scans and then photoshops the hell out of 'em.
--
Alan P. Hayes
Meaning and Form: Writing, Editing and Document Design
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Photographs at
http://www.ahayesphoto.com/americandead/index.htm
