Although this historical excavation could have gone back another 10 years, in retrospect, I am grateful the available slides begin in 1976. Some are beginning to fade-to-black badly. Since they were not stored under climate-controlled conditions, many are losing their colour.
The scanner can handle 4 frames at a time; previewing and correction takes time. Granted there are plenty from the previous life that will not be saved making the progress a bit faster, but the time spent tweaking is substantial and I can imagine this project lasting far into the winter, and that's OK.
I am viewing and reliving some long forgotten trips, outings, street fairs, holiday celebrations and just days of shooting for fun, mostly around NYC. I am grateful for having what I do and will save and re-sample as many as I can salvage; tossing away the rest. What I can't see is already lost, anyway.
It is also a learning experience to find that all the film developed in Kodak Labs has faired much better than those processed by other, cheaper labs. Glad I shot mostly Kodachrome for the important stuff.
The scanner wasn't a planned purchase, but I'm glad I went for it; I am thrilled by what I am seeing 35 years later.
And so it goes.
*
No comments:
Post a Comment
Your comments are welcome if they are positive and/or helpful.
If they are simply a tirade or opinionated bullshit, they will be removed, so don't waste your time, or mine.