On the day the Twin Towers fell, still photography was reborn. And, according to the New York Times Picture Editor, "It will never be the same again."

She said it. I believe it. And that's that. The New York Times, News Week Magazine, The National Review, and untold other News Bureaus around the world clamored for still pictures that revealed the gruesome, detailed, personal stories that will remain for centuries as images the civilized world will recall. The Law of Unintended Consequences* was invoked upon the radical Muslims by their own hand on 9/11, and it will never be forgotten.

In 1903, there were two cars in the state of Ohio. They promptly ran into each other. The newspapers sensationalized the event, without pictures, reporting how the vehicles dashed around emitting loud noises that frightened horses and disturbed the domestic tranquility. Some labeled them weapons of destruction, and a menace to society. During the next year the president declared that no one should have to go faster than fifteen miles per hour. (The speed of a good horse)

I have been asked a few times where to get digital printing done. This is a fair question since there are few places in this area that are equipped to provide this service. All the retailers like Costco, WalMart, the drug stores, and grocery stores fall into the category that have a service they can send slides, negatives, or digital files to, but generally speaking those services take a long time and tend to provide straight production prints. It's generally a hassle to get custom work done and way too expensive for what they provide.

The opportunity to try out some front and rear curtain features provided in Nikon's flash system that I had never used effectively before was provided by the A.V. Fair Friday night. The brightly lit carnival midway with the colorful Ferris wheel, merry go rounds, and various spinning, zooming and acrobatic rides provided the action that only a carnival can.

The bungee jump concession on the other side was especially exciting, too.

As you see more and more photographers turning to Digital Cameras you wonder what the big attraction is. After all, there are many examples in magazines and contests of film camera pictures that do as well or better than their digital counterparts.

Part of the fun of photography is the enjoyment you get from having a fine piece of equipment in your hands, knowing how to use it, and anticipating the creative results you will get with it. Sometimes, the challenge of using it to its full advantage is compromised by your eagerness to use it before you have learned what all the controls are for.

Photography will be 200 years old in 2026, 24 years from now. In historical terms that’s an infinitesimal length of time.

In archival quality of photographic images it’s a very long time.

In fine art photography light can be your best friend or your worst enemy. Your eye has 2,000 times greater latitude than film and your brain has taught your vision system to compensate for the ever-changing light source. Red, green, and blue look the same to your eyes whether what you are looking at is in the shade or bright sunlight, and whether it’s early morning, noon, or late afternoon. You still see the colors as red, green and blue until the light is so dim that you see them only as black and white. (The rods and cones function in your eyeball)