March 10th, 2005 issue #0410

March 10th, 2005

Camera bravura: Carpenter defends digital

In his 37-year career of shooting pictures, master photographer Jim Carpenter has seen technology change from the Speed Graphic of the early 20th century to 35mm film to digital. But the secret to making good photographs hasn't. "It's still about lighting and composition," says Carpenter, who owns Gitchell's Studio. "You still need the basics, whether digital or film. As a photographer, you need to put depth into photographs."

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The F-stops her: Digital kills Barracks biz, but threatens magic moments

PHOTO BY JEN FARIELLO [email protected] Instant gratification. That's why one-hour film processing was just the ticket for those who couldn't wait a week to get their vacation prints back. Now film photography and processing are tottering down the eight-track path to obsolescence.

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The week in review

Smallest tax cut: City Manager Gary O'Connell and Vice Mayor Kevin Lynch propose reducing Charlottesville's tax rate of $1.09 per $100 to $1.05– in the face of real e...

Mono Loco's new twist

After a brief but apparently very productive three-week break, Mono Loco re-opened last week under the new ownership of Coran Capshaw. For those who may have missed the ori...

When we marched for Selma -- and freedom

Forty years ago this month it was Wednesday, March 17, 1965 UVA students, staff, faculty, and spouses walked up the sides of the Lawn, under the arcades, to the north side ...

$old

ALBEMARLE 1/21 Gaffney Homes LLC to Gregg A. and Connie L. Martin, 1213 Hatcher Court, Mosby Mountain, $511,910. Pierson Properties LLC to Thomas R. Donohue, unit i...

SOLD

APPEARED IN THE HOOK : January 6, 2005 in issue 0401 ADDRESS: 2636 Jefferson Park Circle DAYS TO CONTRACT: 3 ASKING: $389,000 SOLD FOR: $380,000 SELLER'S AGENT: Willia...

Spacey: Inside and out, plenty to spare

ADDRESS: 1620 Far Hills Road ASKING: $850,000 BUILDING: 3,535 fin. sq. ft., 1700 unfin. LAND: 2.0 acres YEAR BUILT: 2001 NEIGHBORHOOD: Far Hills CURB APPEAL: 9 out of 10 LI...

Property auctions

March 15, at 8:45am at the Fluvanna County Courthouse Property: 16.390 acres on State Route 712, Kent's Store Debtor: Mary P. and Harry A. Gooding III Amount owing: $130,1...

Empty? Full? World offers more options

We've all heard the question, "Is the glass half empty or half full?" Supposedly, the optimist opts for half full, while pessimists notices only what's missing. But in our ...

Chop shop: Robots revisit the makeover

Talk about a workout! Robots is the most exhausting movie in some time. It combines the manic energy of Robin Williams as the voice of a major character with one warp-speed...

Dynamic duo: Collaborators create magic

Handsome Boy Modeling School: White People (Atlantic Records) Lately a few people have commented that I have a very "fair" way of reviewing acts– in the sense t...
Wide range: Turbine continues the streak

MUSIC REVIEW- Wide range: Turbine continues the streak Published March 10, 2005 in issue 0410 of the Hook TurbineFellini's No. 9Thursday, March 3 BY MARK GRABOWSKI TUNES@...

Leaf-ing office: Mitch says goodbye

Delegate Mitch Van Yahres is finally calling it quits from the General Assembly. "The environment has changed, and it's not for the good," says the longtime Dem, who has wa...
Lit up: Neighbors angry over Pen Park lights

"Let there be light!" God said. While Charlottesville officials may have taken His command to heart when they planned the renovation of Pen Park, neighbors say the new tenn...
Mall double-cross: Merchants want easier access

Ten years ago, developer Lee Danielson's demand for a Downtown Mall auto crossing beside his Regal Cinema ignited controversy and fears that Charlottesville's vaunted pedes...
New hope: 'Conditional approval' for ALS study

Nearly four months after UVA Health Sciences Center pulled the plug on an intriguing study of a drug to treat Lou Gehrig's disease, the study's ailing volunteers have new h...
Our year: Hook awash in VPA awards

You're holding a winner in your hands. Judges for this year's Virginia Press Association competition awarded the Hook 15 prizes, a tally that ranks the three-year-old publi...
WAHU: Fox TV station takes PAX spot

That Gray Television is starting a third station here has been whispered for months. Now it's official. The company that opened CBS and ABC affiliates last year has acquire...

Bounce back: Learn from Martha Stewart

Career success depends on how you cope with failure. Whether it's a big failure or a small one, you must be able to bounce back. Much of the grand success in life comes fro...

Happy cat?: Pain can prompt purring too

DRAWING BY DEBORAH DERR McCLINTOCK BY BILL SONES AND RICH SONES, PH.D. Q. Has science figured out a cat's purr yet? –J. Fariello A. Cats purr when "contented,...
Spurts: Baby Jack sprouts up

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Out of the 'box': Doc's extra test saves life

On the morning of August 13, freelance graphic artist John Wade had a pain in his abdomen. Since he was pretty sure it was a fairly simple problem– he'd had a kidney ...

Not over: Horwitz can't escape <I>Confederates

The 1998 Civil War cult classic, Confederates in the Attic, continues to put author Tony Horwitz in the hot seat. "I still occasionally get angry letters," he says. "It st...

ALS sufferers have rights

Thanks for your article on the ALS drug trials that have been stopped [February 24 cover story: " She's dying: His drug could save her"]. Since I have a friend with ALS, so...

Cultural calendar, March 10-17, 2005

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Panel-mania: choose from over 230 events

So you didn't make your Book Festival lunch reservation in the first three hours after the speaker was announced, and you won't be hearing Alexander McCall Smith on Thursda...