Post #403328 by Ojaitimo on Sat, Aug 23, 2008 1:33 AM

When I started up in photography back in the seventies, most of the time I used Tri X. (B+W) ,(( Black and White)) for economic reasons. Color film was about 3x more money.
I bulk loaded my own film which kept the costs down. Did my own developng, proofing and 8x10 prints and it was still expensive.
Then the Hunt brothers cornered the silver market in the late seventies and I was screwed.
Film, paper, all went up alot! So I cut back, much like gasolne today.
Then we became digital. I reverted to my old ways. One 2GB chip was giving me 10 or more 36 exposure rolls of film which would have cost a few C notes ($100.00) back in the day. Now I can take 12MB pictures to my hearts (not others) content for basically free.

Most of you don't know how well you have it these days wth photography.
Don the Beachcomber rarely allowed photography in his place nor Trader Vic's. Never in Las Vegas until recently. So if any of you think I take too many pictures? (I do, sorry but I am on a mission), long after we are gone, Hanford's great, great, grand children can share Tiki Central with ths world.
Maybe help make it a better place. So for our future childrens children sake,
use your camera people!

For instance, the Malibu pier was damaged by a storm and nearly torn down n the nineties. Now it s a state park and the site of the Beachcomber and Malibu Per Club bar. The owner Doug Cavanaugh, hired Bamboo Ben, Tiki Farm abd Tiki Ray to build the Tonga Lei tribute room.

Tonga Lei Room to the left and the former Tonga Lei site in the distance where the Malibu Beach Inn now stands.

[ Edited by: Ojaitimo 2008-08-23 01:39 ]