Alexis, I don't know what to say to you. I'm totally frustrated by
your inability to descriminate among the various points that I make.

These photos are representative of my 'shooting skills' at the age of
20 years, more than 30 years ago, and that's **all** they're intended
to represent. As such, if I may say so, I think damned few people
could match my reflexes, anticipation, and eye-hand coordination. I
know, because quite a few photographers drifted in and out of the
Makio office during the years I was there, and nobody could touch me
on those points, except Lee Jenkins, who could often come up with even
better stuff than I did on sports, though his style was different. If
that sampling is of any value, and I think it is (after all, a lot of
young people were into photography during those years) I think it says
a lot about my shooting skills.

But to your point: As a student, I did not have the time to process
and print hundreds of rolls of film a year. No-one on the yearbook
staff did. That's why the yearbook used a lab for routine pictures.
Have you ever been in college, taking 18 hours a quarter, and working
part time to boot? If so, you'd know that it would not be possible to
do this. I reserved my 'custom' processing and enlarging for isolated
images that were used in special sections, such as the Introduction or
seasonal dividers. Then, all my efforts were in vain because the
publisher dropped out all the shadow detail that I had very carefully
left in. (See 'Girl on Steps' as an example.)

As it was, I devoted far too much time to the yearbook, and I hope you
understand that whatever one's capabilities, the ability to be in two
places at one time still eludes our grasp. Or am I mistaken?

So, if you want to comment on the composition or artistry of the
photo, fine, I welcome that, but to criticize the scan from a printed
page of an image which I neither developed nor printed is unfounded.

More stuff up today.

http://zd.csimultimedia.com/

By the way Alexis, your comments are completely inappropriate. I was
not a professional while in college, at the age of 20 or 21, and the
printer/publisher did not do a good job with some rather carefully
made prints I supplied. They had done a good job in the two previous
years. I had no reason to believe they would not continue to do so.
Remember, I was not the editor and did not see the proofs. This was 32
years ago!

By looking at my recent photos, you'll see much greater control of the
medium.