When do we actually let go of our past? Why do we hang on to the trappings of our past for so long? Yesterday I strained my body moving the Durst Laborator 184, with CLS 301 color head out of the old Mequon Road House darkroom; with the help of Chad Davis; who drove up from Chicago to get the enlarger for his brother Chris Davis; who purchased the beast and will actually put to good use. Sad to see the end of an era for me. Very glad that the Durst, a state of the art professional tool, will go back to work instead of to the recycling center.
Perhaps Chris can slow the inevitable — The Dying Art of Darkroom Printing — Well worth the read.
A couple weeks earlier all the paper went into the back of an SUV; into the hands of someone who may actually project light on to the surface and magically bring images to life.
Now all that’s left is to find a good home for the two Durst Laborator 138 S and the Leitz V35 w/Variable Contrast head.
Leica M, 28 mm Summicron Asph
That’s quite a beast of an enlarger 🙂 Ah, if I am only of Clyde Butcher caliber 🙂