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sdommin
2nd of September 2004 (Thu), 06:38
I've been published before, but I never got this much money ($200) for a 20-year-old photo. I used to be a Hurricane Hunter in the U.S. Air Force, and I put together a web page with some photos that I took on the job in the early '80s. The site became fairly popular with folks interested in weather (and especially when a hurricane threatened the U.S., like now). Anyway, an editor for National Geographic "Explorer", which is the children's version of National Geographic, saw the site & used one of my photos for a well-timed article in this month's issue. Here's the pic...

http://home.att.net/~sdommin/hurr3.jpg

This and all the photos on my site were taken with a Canon A1 (film) camera, and 200ASA Kodacolor print film. I used a Sigma 16mm fish-eye lens for most of them. In its day, the lens was considered good, but today you would really laugh at the quality compared to an "L" lens. The editor wanted a high quality scan, 300dpi, approx. 8 inches wide. (Actually, she wanted access to the original negative, which I will not grant, even for Nat. Geo.! Those negatives do not leave my house!) I emailed the large file to them, and voila! a check arrives soon after! :D

Here's the full website address...

http://home.att.net/~typhoon1/index.html

Lots of folks say its an interesting trip. I need to rescan the negatives and make the photos a larger size, though. When I first made the site in 1997, most peoples' computer resolution was 640X480 or maybe 800X600. That has changed since.

scottbergerphoto
2nd of September 2004 (Thu), 07:13
Excellent!
regards,
Scott

HJMinard
2nd of September 2004 (Thu), 07:28
Congrats :!:

CyberDyneSystems
2nd of September 2004 (Thu), 09:05
That's just plain awesome news!

Good for you! 8) 8)

Andy_T
2nd of September 2004 (Thu), 11:10
Great news, and a great website!

You certainly had some very interesting work then!!!

Best regards,
Andy

3p0rtlnd12
2nd of September 2004 (Thu), 23:18
Congradulations, thats so cool. 200 dollars ain't bad either! What are you going to do w/ that money?

just one question, why so anal about negatives? You just dont want it circulating out there or, ?? not sure.

-Amber

timmyquest
2nd of September 2004 (Thu), 23:45
I'd have to say this is the coolest publish i've seen of our members.

There are two magazines that i buy simply because of the photos, SI and Nat. Geo.

Thats just awesome...and hey, $200 aint bad either.

sdommin
3rd of September 2004 (Fri), 06:46
Hey, thanks everyone! :D It was a neat experience to be dealing with the "big boys".

just one question, why so anal about negatives? You just dont want it circulating out there or, ?? not sure.

It's a good question, but if you look at the site, you'll see that the photos are so specialized and so unique that you won't find any others quite like them (and I'm not saying that to brag or anything - it's just true). So I don't want to let the negatives out of my control. I've been asked quite a few times to send them to different places but I always refuse, especially since I can make high quality scans anyway.

stopbath
3rd of September 2004 (Fri), 09:24
Nice site on an exciting subject. 8)

You're correct about not letting the negative out of the house. Now, a dup, that's different. Once the original is lost or damaged... :cry: