On 6/29/07 6:39 PM, in article , "Malcolm
Smith" wrote:
Somewhere here Malcolm said something about his ‘old eyes’ – wonder how old his eyes are:-)))
Dave
Dave
my eyes are 65 years old! My main problem is deterioration in the blood vessels at the back of my eyes caused by diabetes and which have leaked blood (thankfully not massive leaks or I would be blind) into both eyeballs which at its worst was like looking through a star field with clumps of galaxies here and there. The eye surgeons have sealed up the leaks with laser and the spots are very gradually fading. If any of you have diabetes don’t muck about and get it under control.
I had to stop wet darkroom work as I couldn’t see the grain in the scope for focussing and have been digital for the last three and a half years. Anyway I now find that the control I now have with Photoshop way surpasses anything I could do in the wet darkroom. Photoshop CS3 is great and Camera Raw 4.1 is magic. The Photoshop newsgroups have been of great interest and (so far) the problem above in this thread which you guys helped solve has been my only problem
My passion for photography (and all things arty) keeps me going flat out and I say I will never retire!
regards to all
Malcolm
Malcom,
Great to hear you have been able to overcome your vision problem and is now recovering from your surgery without any post-operative complications. I wish you the best and hope you will get your vision back the way it was before.
Your story is an inspiring one and shows that nothing can move us a away from the things we love in life. Sometimes we have to make "adjustments" but in the end they seem like a good exercise in versatility.
The move to digital is a very exciting one. There are so many tools and possibilities we didn’t have in the dark room it is quite overwhelming at first but also amazingly interesting.
There are many newsgroups on the Internet and not just Usenet groups. There are groups hosted by Yahoo and Google, Adobe’s web site and many other sites. Topics include software (Photoshop and others), computer graphics and Photography (both general and camera-specific).
Good luck with your projects and keep working.
Joseph Chamberlain