skooter

I am primarily just providing the link here: this article was referred to on /. and I

thought that many in this forum would be interested.

Briefly, Peter Lewis talks to Richard LoPinto about whether he thought Ansel would

have made the switch: LoPinto thinks, "Yeah"

http://www.fortune.com/fortune/ontech/0,15704,560361,00.html

My 2 cents, offered gently and not as flame bait:

- I think Ansel would certain have used digital equipment, as most of us do in some

content (I still stubbornly shoot slides, to the shock of most of my friends; they just

don't get it!)

- I don't think digital can yet match the majesty of the large format film & plate based

equipment Ansel loved, so I think it would have been a partial switch at best; it's not

just about resolution (which is why I so love shooting with my Bronica S whenever I

can.)

With that, I leave to go and visit the exhibit of Ansel's photos that is literally AT THE

END OF MY STREET IN NORTH VANCOUVER! How freaky is that!

Comments are certainly more valuable than ratings. This change, however,

reflects an annoying truth about these forums: most people who post their

photos and ask for comments and/or ratings really only want POSITIVE

comments. They get annoyed when you don't give them good ones.

I think the best change is to require a comment with rating, not simply to pander

to these people by pushing the 'numbers' up.

Besides, Phil's ratings guideline article suggest some pretty harsh rules...I was

definitely under the impression that the goal of the site was not to produce high

ratings. The vast majority of photos on the site (mine included) are probably

pretty average.