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From: rwalker on 27 Jul 2010 22:37 Forwarded from alt.obituaries On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:05:29 -0500, "DGH" <perinatl(a)eudoramail.com> wrote: >- > >http://www.kansas.com/2010/07/14/1403115/last-kodachrome-roll-processed.html > >Last Kodachrome roll processed in Parsons > >By COLLEEN SURRIDGE > >The Wichita Eagle > >PARSONS, Kansas - Freelance photojournalist Steve McCurry, whose work has >graced the pages of National Geographic, laid 36 slides representing the >last frames of Kodachrome film on the light board sitting on a counter in >Dwayne's Photo Service in Parsons. > >He placed a lupe - a magnifier that makes it easier to view film - over one >frame and took a closer look at the film. > >McCurry told Dwayne's vice president Grant Steinle how he had chosen to >shoot the last roll of Kodachrome produced by Eastman Kodak by capturing >images around New York. > >"Then we went to India, where I photographed a tribe that is actually on the >verge of extinction. It's actually disappearing, the same way as >Kodachrome," he told Steinle. > >Kodak announced last year that it would retire Kodachrome, a brand name of >color reversal film it had manufactured since 1935. McCurry, well-known for >his 1984 photograph of Sharbat Gula, or the "Afghan Girl," published on the >cover of National Geographic magazine, requested from Kodak to shoot the >last roll of 36 frames it manufactured. > >National Geographic has closely documented the journey of the final roll of >Kodachrome manufactured, down to its being processed. Dwayne's is only photo >lab left in the world to handle Kodachrome processing, so National >Geographic Television producer Yvonne Russo and National Geographic magazine >senior video producer Hans Weise found themselves in Parsons Monday, along >with McCurry, with the final roll of the iconic film of the 20th century. > >As a professional freelance photographer, McCurry has used Kodachrome film >for 35 years. > >. > >
From: Michael on 31 Jul 2010 23:53 On 2010-07-27 22:37:33 -0400, rwalker said: > Forwarded from alt.obituaries > > > > On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:05:29 -0500, "DGH" <perinatl(a)eudoramail.com> > wrote: > >> - >> >> http://www.kansas.com/2010/07/14/1403115/last-kodachrome-roll-processed.html >> >> Last Kodachrome roll processed in Parsons >> >> By COLLEEN SURRIDGE >> >> The Wichita Eagle >> >> PARSONS, Kansas - Freelance photojournalist Steve McCurry, whose work has >> graced the pages of National Geographic, laid 36 slides representing the >> last frames of Kodachrome film on the light board sitting on a counter in >> Dwayne's Photo Service in Parsons. >> >> He placed a lupe - a magnifier that makes it easier to view film - over one >> frame and took a closer look at the film. >> >> McCurry told Dwayne's vice president Grant Steinle how he had chosen to >> shoot the last roll of Kodachrome produced by Eastman Kodak by capturing >> images around New York. >> >> "Then we went to India, where I photographed a tribe that is actually on the >> verge of extinction. It's actually disappearing, the same way as >> Kodachrome," he told Steinle. >> >> Kodak announced last year that it would retire Kodachrome, a brand name of >> color reversal film it had manufactured since 1935. McCurry, well-known for >> his 1984 photograph of Sharbat Gula, or the "Afghan Girl," published on the >> cover of National Geographic magazine, requested from Kodak to shoot the >> last roll of 36 frames it manufactured. >> >> National Geographic has closely documented the journey of the final roll of >> Kodachrome manufactured, down to its being processed. Dwayne's is only photo >> lab left in the world to handle Kodachrome processing, so National >> Geographic Television producer Yvonne Russo and National Geographic magazine >> senior video producer Hans Weise found themselves in Parsons Monday, along >> with McCurry, with the final roll of the iconic film of the 20th century. >> >> As a professional freelance photographer, McCurry has used Kodachrome film >> for 35 years. >> >> . If you have any Kodachrome left (I just finished one roll, have another in the camera, and the last in the freezer) it needs to make it to Dwayne's by noon on December 30 or forget it. That is the last processing run for Kodachrome. Anywhere. -- Michael
From: Martin Riddle on 1 Aug 2010 00:47
"Michael" <adunc79617(a)mypacks.net> wrote in message news:2010073123535892572-adunc79617(a)mypacksnet... > On 2010-07-27 22:37:33 -0400, rwalker said: > >> Forwarded from alt.obituaries >> >> >> >> On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:05:29 -0500, "DGH" <perinatl(a)eudoramail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> - >>> >>> http://www.kansas.com/2010/07/14/1403115/last-kodachrome-roll-processed.html >>> >>> Last Kodachrome roll processed in Parsons >>> >>> By COLLEEN SURRIDGE >>> >>> The Wichita Eagle >>> >>> PARSONS, Kansas - Freelance photojournalist Steve McCurry, whose >>> work has >>> graced the pages of National Geographic, laid 36 slides representing >>> the >>> last frames of Kodachrome film on the light board sitting on a >>> counter in >>> Dwayne's Photo Service in Parsons. >>> >>> He placed a lupe - a magnifier that makes it easier to view film - >>> over one >>> frame and took a closer look at the film. >>> >>> McCurry told Dwayne's vice president Grant Steinle how he had chosen >>> to >>> shoot the last roll of Kodachrome produced by Eastman Kodak by >>> capturing >>> images around New York. >>> >>> "Then we went to India, where I photographed a tribe that is >>> actually on the >>> verge of extinction. It's actually disappearing, the same way as >>> Kodachrome," he told Steinle. >>> >>> Kodak announced last year that it would retire Kodachrome, a brand >>> name of >>> color reversal film it had manufactured since 1935. McCurry, >>> well-known for >>> his 1984 photograph of Sharbat Gula, or the "Afghan Girl," published >>> on the >>> cover of National Geographic magazine, requested from Kodak to shoot >>> the >>> last roll of 36 frames it manufactured. >>> >>> National Geographic has closely documented the journey of the final >>> roll of >>> Kodachrome manufactured, down to its being processed. Dwayne's is >>> only photo >>> lab left in the world to handle Kodachrome processing, so National >>> Geographic Television producer Yvonne Russo and National Geographic >>> magazine >>> senior video producer Hans Weise found themselves in Parsons Monday, >>> along >>> with McCurry, with the final roll of the iconic film of the 20th >>> century. >>> >>> As a professional freelance photographer, McCurry has used >>> Kodachrome film >>> for 35 years. >>> >>> . > > If you have any Kodachrome left (I just finished one roll, have > another in the camera, and the last in the freezer) it needs to make > it to Dwayne's by noon on December 30 or forget it. That is the last > processing run for Kodachrome. Anywhere. > > -- > Michael Thanks! Did not know that. Cheers |