Olympic Trials in Black and White

[Damaso]

An interesting article about using film way back when...

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/20/s...1972-olympic-track-and-field-trials.html?_r=1

"I used Kodak Tri-X film (black-and-white negative film), processed the rolls of film (36 exposures each) manually in metal tanks, and created 8x10 black-and-white prints that were used for transmission on a drum scanner. Telephone land lines were used for transmission." 😀

 

[charjohncarter]

Damaso, thanks for posting that, the photography process was very interesting. I was in the US Army in South America when the trials were on, and I was listening to the radio and reading about them in the paper. We wouldn't put up with slow news now.

Jim Ryun winning the 1500 was a great image for me, in the fifties I set an Oregon High School class B record on that track. It still stands, as they changed the classification of high schools a few years later. Other photos had memories too, like the marathon with Kenny Moore, my dorm was in that shot.

 

[kknox]

Great time machine, love the smoke break between events. Thanks for sharing.

 

[charjohncarter]

Damaso, are you a Track and Field fan? I wish others in the US would embrace it. But we are a media oriented society.

 

[dasuess]

That was a cool trip in a time machine. Been a track fan for 50 years. I think I actually cried when Jim Ryun was beaten in the 1500 by a guy named Kip Keino in Mexico City.

Every sports photog used a Nikon F and that's why I wanted one. Bought a brand new black body F in 1973 and it's still in my drawer. I still take it out, look at it, fire the shutter just to keep it limber.

 

[leicapixie]

It was not relaxed! Getting your films into the chemicals and answering the phone from a photo-editor from the 2nd biggest circulation paper in the country,telling you"We are holding the printing presses for 45mins!"
Drying with alcohol, printing as fast as possible, one rinse of water after fixer and driving to the Land-line scanner. Cigarette break indeed!