Re: I am an amateur, to cry out loud!!!!

[P3D George Gioumousis <georggms@xxxxxxxxxx>]

P3D Dr. George A. Themelis wrote
> 
> My Fujichrome slides from 1988 stored in shoe boxes are doing great so far
> with vivid colors and not a hint of fading.  That's all I care about!
> If they go on like that, maintaining a reasonable color for the next 50 
> years, I'll be happy.  That's all I want.  But even if they fade sloooowly
> I would not mind.  Only if they fade overnight I'd be upset.  But it
> appears that this is not going to happen if the first 10 years are any
> indication.
> 
My sisters and I have a few black and white prints taken when my parents
were in Greece many years ago. Some are a bit faded, but some are 
perfect. We treasure them. One is of my mother, probably 18 or so,
looking charmingly peeved at having to sit still for a photo. We
have one of each of our two daughters with an almost identical
expression.

When our children were young, which was somewhat before Dr. T was young,
my wife and I took mostly slides, but I took an occasional roll of 
black-and-white (say one in five). These I know will still be around
to amuse my chidren's grandchildren.

Three of my grandparents died before I was born, and no pictures of
them exist. I did have the pleasure of meeting my maternal 
grandmother, even though I was born in the US and she under the
Turkish Empire. It is good that photos of her exist to refresh my
very childish memory.

Dr. G
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