No Paul, my message was not meant to provoke, but to open up discussion and look at a side of the issue that certain people seem to ignore. There are a few people on this list that have been seemingly totally dismissive of film, almost to the point, or perhaps reaching and crossing the point, of being judgmental and condescending to those who either advocate the use of film, prefer or enjoy darkroom work, or question the validity of digital as "the one true way." I'm sure that as many times as I've been critical of broad, generalized statements about the superiority of digital, and the negative comments about film and working in the darkroom, I've made comments that support the digital workflow and have commented upon some of the great digital work I've seen.
One may argue that the condescending and superior attitude presented by some digital advocates on this list are meant to provoke rather than stimulate open and frank discussion. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Paul Stenquist > The message you cited was in response to a message from > Shel that was obviously meant to provoke. In any case, I am over it as > well.
