Re: My Chicago weekend trip...

[P3D Dr. George A. Themelis <fj834@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Paul Talbot writes:

>>I went wild in Chicago this weekend...  Shot a total of 13 rolls in
>> less than 3 days!
>
>Are you sure you want this information to be made public, George?
>Heck, folks are liable to start thinking you've adopted the stereo
>photo competition equivalent of the "infinite monkeys" theory.  ;)

What is the "infinite monkeys" theory?  For your information Paul,
I like stereo photography and take plenty of stereo pictures because
that's something I enjoy doing... I was taking plenty of pictures
even before I got involved with stereo photo competitions.

>Your post gives me the opportunity to remark on something I read the
>other day.  (I have it in front of me this time. ;) )  In his book
>published in 1953, Herbert McKay wrote:  "Today the stereographer
>considers an afternoon a loss if he fails to expose a half magazine,
>that is, some 15 stereo exposures; and 50 or 100 is a normal week-end
>production."
>
>Sounds like DrT is trying to bring the averages up a bit, since
>some of us apparently aren't pulling our weight.  ;)

Yeah... 1953... the good old days... But in 1997 the average 
photographer shoots more film which is also cheaper than ever...
My shooting was not a normal weekend production.  It was a 3 day 
weekend and I was on vacation in Chicago.  This was one of only two
vacations that I am taking this year.  My 13 rolls result in about 260
stereo pairs but I bet I paid less than the photographer in 1953 to
shoot his 100 pairs.  The Fuji Sensia 100 that I use cost me about
$3.60 per roll. Total cost for film and processing is less than one
night at the Westin Hotel that we were staying.  

This coming Sunday I am leaving for my second and longer vacation, 
for two and a half weeks to Greece.  Will you be shocked if I take 
40 rolls of film with me?   Again, buying, processing and mounting 
this film is only a fraction of one airplane ticket.  After the 
vacation is over, all I'll have left will be the memories and the 
pictures.

I love stereo photography and don't have to apologize for the number 
of rolls that I shoot.  Now with my 7p Realist that gives me 19 or
20 pairs per roll, I am using even more film than previously.  And 
if I were using an RBT S1 stereo camera I would be shooting even 
more...(as owners of this camera have already discovered, right 
Bill? :-))  

I just spent a wonderful evening mounting 9 rolls.  Two more are 
coming tomorrow and the Slowchromes maybe by Friday... I bet this 
year I am going to break the barrier of 100 rolls and I am darn 
proud for that!!!

-- George Themelis


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