Alkahest my heroes have always died at the end

I like taking pictures. When it comes to outdoor/wildlife photography, I like taking lots of pictures. K and I went on vacation to Yellowstone for two weeks, getting back at the beginning of June. I wound up with 22 rolls of 36 exposure slide film. For those of you keeping score at home, that’s almost 800 slides. Considering the number of “37 exposure” rolls I took, I feel safe calling it 800.

Now, unless you want to come to my house where I can show some of the better slides, the majority of people won’t see these pictures in their current form. To make them more accessible, I needed to get the good shots scanned. So, a short check list:

1. Get 22 rolls of slide film back from the developer [Check – received mid June]
2. Put 800 slides into transparancy holders so they are easy to look at on the light box [Check – took two nights]
3. Go through 800 slides to determine which are worth scanning [Check – took another two days]
4. Scan 120 or so “good” slides [Check – finished tonight after three nights of scanning]
5. Color correct the images in the GIMP [ ]
6. Remove dust from scans because my slide scanner doesn’t have an infrared channel [ ]
7. Upload the results and put ’em online [ ]

After all of that, I can’t help but wonder if it is worth the time and money to shoot slides as opposed to digital. On the other hand, everyone needs a hobby to keep them out of trouble.