[LRflex] Kodachrome, Dr. Ted, Bluebirds and the CBC.

Fellow Flexers:
Since last Saturday morning I been spending my days out at Gottan Lake, helping Rose look after 22 horse riders. She's the cook.
Today (ok, yesterday, it's now just after midnight) I managed to slip away, for an hour or so, and headed first for a known Osprey nest, where I had some success.(I'll post those pix, later.) I then headed for a location where I'd spotted some Mountain Blue Birds, when I was heading out to the lake.
As I got closer to town, I turned on the car radio, hoping I could pick up our local CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corp) station and catch some news. By the time I got within range, I'd missed the news, but heard the announcer mention that on the last newscast, they'd carried Kodak's announcement that all the remaining forms of Kodachrome were now discontinued.
And, to my surprise, I then heard the dulcet tones of our own Dr. Ted, being interviewed about the loss of Kodachrome to photographers! Naturally, I had to pull over and listen to the rest of the interview.
Ted: I have only one argument with your comments. You said it was "impossible" for anyone to home develop Kodachrome. Not true. I have been in the darkroom of a chap who was probably the only guy in North America, to do it, but I've seen it done. (And yes, I have a witness!) Back in the early 1970's, I interviewd him for Modern Photography, an article which was never published. He lived in Nanaimo and, some day, I'll tell you the whole story.
Eventually, I did get to my destination and got this... http://www.furnfeather.net/Temps/NB-Bird.htm
First, I struggle for a decent Mountain Blue Bird shot, for years, and then get two in just a few days. Never rains, but it pours... 

C&C welcomed, as always.

Cheers!

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David Young
Logan Lake, BC

Wildlife Photos: www.furnfeather.net
Rodeo Photos: www.galleries.furnfeather.net
Personal Website: www.main.furnfeather.net

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