Al Kaplan
Veteran
I was going through my files looking for something to post on my blog http://thepriceofsilver.blogspot.com tonight, Sept. 30, 2009. I came across some photos I took back in January 1972 of Edward Muskie's presidential campaign.
Four things struck me as I looked at the photos. First, I made the scans directly off the contact sheets, but when I checked the negatives they still looked like new after 37 years. Second, I'm still using the same camera bodies and lenses that I used way back then, and they weren't new then. Third, there are times when you have to use direct flash if you want to get the picture. Fourth, girls are back to wearing the same hair styles and short dresses as their grandmothers wore back then. The photo of the girl in the black dress was available light though. And she's probably a grandmother now.
Four things struck me as I looked at the photos. First, I made the scans directly off the contact sheets, but when I checked the negatives they still looked like new after 37 years. Second, I'm still using the same camera bodies and lenses that I used way back then, and they weren't new then. Third, there are times when you have to use direct flash if you want to get the picture. Fourth, girls are back to wearing the same hair styles and short dresses as their grandmothers wore back then. The photo of the girl in the black dress was available light though. And she's probably a grandmother now.
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