Doug, thanks for asking and Sid, thanks for checking in. I was
concerned about you, my "mental map" of that part of the country is
quite hazy and I had mentally placed you much closer to the storm
track. Glad all is well with you.
Stan
On Aug 30, 2005, at 11:19 PM, Sid Barras wrote:
Hey Guys,
I'm touched. Not only in the mind, but now in my warmed heart.
I'm OK; in fact, being on the opposite end of the state in South
Louisiana, we missed the storm, and it sucked all the moisture out of
our air, so we've now got 98 degrees (fahrenheit) and no chance of
rain. My gardens are wilting.
But I only complain glibly, at this moment I am watching the
devastation on TV. Terrible. I have in-laws close to NO, they report
all is well, just lots of water.
What is most depressing is the looting; the baser elements of human
nature that inevitably arises in stressful situations.
All is OK on this end, nothing is in NO. And I hear that Biloxi,
Gulfport, other major towns just east of NO, were hit as hard or
harder.
Thanks for the kind words.
BTW, still mainly a lurker on PDML these days, so I don't "stay in
touch," but I have recently rebuilt my darkroom at our new home, and
man oh man, that aroma of ammonia-based fixer is intoxicating. Lots of
old fashioned, fiber based, silver filled prints filling up my drying
racks. And in the interim, whilst no darkroom fix was available to me,
I bought PS CS2, forced myself to read the books and work the
tutorials, and have become pretty good at the program. My color work
never looked better. I even dabbled in BW with PS, and have been
generally pleased with the results.
I may just invest in some of the new archival inks available for my
Epson 1280...
Or, when I graduate in December and actually start working again,
invest in an updated printer, like the 2200. Then again, I'll be
drawing a teacher's salary. So it won't be like I'm making much more
money than before...
Might have to actually accept a couple of wedding photo shoot
opportunities that I always decline immediately <insert shudder>
Sid, on the safe end of Louisiana.
