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Was a waning email actually sent out? How is it that I have not received it?

In case you can't fond a repair service shop --- A good start here (total of four videos) - extensive notes to be read: And another extensive series of videos on overhaul: Kodak Brownie Target Six-16 Restoration Part 1 | Music Jinni

Side-stepping around the bugs, I had arrived at a more-or-less consistently "stable" use of P'net. When opening the site for the first time of a morning, only sometimes did I have to logon anew. Until this morning: clocking through "new posts", I was involuntarily logged-off in mid-session; while locking through a thread, I went to "like" a photograph only to discover that the like button was missing, and that I was no longer logged-on. That's a first.

Sony DSC-U-30, all 2 mp of it.

N2000, scanned Kodachrome 64

I have, but by chance, because they did not "identify" (to use the current parlance) as being an "artist." But, to expand on the thought, I was interested to know how younger persons who are the demographic 'blowing up' photography (say, 'GenX' and forward) were engaged with picture making: for its own sake, or as adjunct or even gateway to the their social media presence, or some of both, and what the proportionate mix might be. So I asked on Reddit, where the members were younger than other photo sites I frequent (or so it seemed. I am just south of 71). While generally responses showed that folks were enjoying photography for its own sake, I was surprised at a few respondents who strongly expressed a growing distaste for what seemed to them to be the overweening pursuit for 'likes' and followers. That autoreflexive chase is part and parcel of the social media milieu; its own reward.

Have been thinking about how photography has sort of "blown up" in the past few years or so, even while camera sales have contracted and cameras within cell phones have improved.. This begs the question I posed on reddit yesterday. I was surprised at the volume and passion of responses, so I ask here once more: "Thinking of the life and work of Vivian Maier leads to the serious question: If, for some reason, you could not post images somewhere online, would you continue to make them? If your work was for your own satisfaction alone? In the arts generally, it is not unknown that people sketch, paint, write, etc., out of personal drive, and for the sheer solitary pleasure of it. How true is that of people who make pictures, absent audience and feedback? What is the "mix" of motivation for you: sheerly personal satisfaction vs. the acknowledgement of others?"

Wonderful shots, Sir, and marvelous colors. Now there's yet another vintage camera to be on the lookout for.

roughly "We are new, do not know what. But this is a good solution for many of us who have not yet decided whether we have problems navigating the forum or not. Clearly defined." No kiddin'.

or...maybe spoke too soon...21 seconds to reach this thread....