WHO YOU CALLIN' SNOWBIRD?

Vero Beach, FL- February, 2010

I guess it is an occupational hazzard of being a new retiree and spending some (alright well ALOT) of time in the sunshine state (aka 'paradise' or as I like to call it Happyland) people are starting to refer to me as a snowbird. Here is some proof that I do occasionally make it back to New York.

Cold Spring, NY- February, 2010

Poor guy didn't quite make it as far south as his seagull cousins. As for myself I'm back in the Empire State for a good two weeks and entirely, it's official, ALL DIGITAL BABY (and lovin' it).

He's a convert!

Royal Palm Pointe, Vero Beach, FL - February, 2010

Now the photographer can actually publish his work to the blog within hours of taking the pictures. No reason to even come back to New York although he met a portable Canon printer at the Cortlandt Towne Center Best Buy that he has fallen in love with and love makes you do some funny things.

He's morphed into Digimon, what's next?

FILM'S SWAN SONG

Vero Beach, FL- January, 2010

Yeah, yeah it's a pelican, not a swan but the way the photographer is feeling about film.. well let's just say elegant swan doesn't come to mind. More like pidgeon... droppings that is.

Let's recap... when we last blogged the photographer had NO IDEA what was going on with the brand new Vectis which was also producing washed out prints (the above pelican was one of maybe two or three clear prints on a roll of film and a throwaway camera). Clearly (oops a pun!) the processing is to blame. Without many processing options out there left him with little choice but to go digital.

The man vowed never to go digital. Just look at the response from Facebook at the mere mention he was considering converting.

Cynthia Dehnert Cervini Brian going digital? No more film? Mark the date, raise the flags, close the schools (oh yes Mary Albarino likes that one)
January 21 at 6:20pm

Beth Lubrano Dwyer
wow!!!!
January 21 at 6:59pm ·

Bede Camera
I can't believe it!
January 21 at 8:28pm ·

Roseann Vinciguerra
Has he really been using film all this time? I didn't know they even sold it anymore.
January 21 at 8:48pm ·

Maria Felten
Wow! But I'll bet he won't be happy. My bet is he'll go back to film.
January 21 at 9:13pm ·

Meaghan Cervini
i dont believe it. no way. " i will NEVER go digital,never meaghan!" -dad
January 21 at 9:56pm ·

Never say never right?

As much as well meaning family, friends, acquaintances, strangers, friends of friends, well you get the picture? (that's two bad puns) tried in vain to convince him it took one Robert G. Neaman (and you want to see some great pictures? http://robertgneaman.blogspot.com/ ) someone who has known him longer than all of us combined did the trick in a single afternoon.

He's back and he's all digital- stay tuned for the results.