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>Am I missing something? After all that digital >wizardry, someone can be considered a black and white >photo purist? > >>My opinion is that Dean Beattie is the best >>photographer at the Trib, hands down. It's a shame >>that he spends all his time trying to make that damn >>press print color properly. If management would only >>give him a chance to show his stuff he would put the >>rest of the staff to shame. >>He even has developed a unique photoshop technique of >>multi-layering which allows him to turn his poorly >>exposed color photos into properly exposed black and >>white pictures. This amazing process enables him to >>maintain his black and white photo purist status. But >>he gets no credit for it. The accolades always go to >>Palla, Murrin and others. >> >>>Chaz Palla is the best photg at the Trib, hands down. >>>Pavely and Schisler, Horner, Murrin, Hodan and a few >>>others also can be very good at times. >>>Trib ought to get the kinks worked out of that fairly >>>new color press, and they'd be doing thse photogs >>>justice. >>> >>>>Not only that, but there was a great blurb in the >>>>Tribune-Review about it with Mike Tomlin showing >>>>refreshing humility by saying "Don't put me in the >>>>same sentence as Noll. He has four Super Bowls and >>I'm >>>>still trying to take it week by week." >>>> >>>>I can't tell you how happy I was to see Noll at the >>>>game. I thought he was dying, but I did not see a >>>>dying man on the crown of Heinz Field. >>>> >>>>Unless you want to say one of the Rooneys are, Chuck >>>>Noll is Mr. Steeler. >>>> >>>>Not mentioning this was inexcusable- and I'm a >>>>Post-Gazette fan! >>>> >>>> >>>>>There was one photo to have from Sunday's >>>>>Steelers-Seahawks game: Chuck Noll on the >sidelines. >>>>> >>>>>He hasn't been seen for years. He has major back >>>>>problems (now has to walk with a cane) and rumors >>are >>>>>he has at least the beginnings of Alzheimer's. >>>>> >>>>>Tribune managed a photo of him. P-G did not.

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