LAND SIX FEET UNDER

HISTORY'S TIDBIT - In 2001, a decade after his death, Edwin H. Land must have rolled over in his grave when the Polaroid Corp. the company he founded, declared bankruptcy. LARRY ELKINS - ELKINSPHOTOS FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY

BYRD OF THE BEATLES

HISTORY'S TIDBIT - Bisbee Arizona photographer Richard Byrd toured for a short time with the Beatles in the mid 1960's, photographing the iconic rock band.. He lost his first paycheck as the band's photographer in a poker game the same evening he received it. He had to sign the entire check over to John Lennon. Larry Elkins - Elkinsphotos Fine Art Photography

KWANON

I SAY KWANON - YOU SAY CANON - LET'S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF. Well, luckily they didn't. The Kwanon was introduced in the mid Thirties. Over 75 years later, Kwanon - er - Canon is still going strong. Actually, the change in spelling from Kwanon to Canon was instituted early on. Whether Kwanon or Canon, the brand is named for the Buddhist goddess of mercy. Today, Canon has diversified and is as known for its printer products as for its cameras. Still, as a major camera and lens producer, Canon has made its mark on the world of photography.

GULF OIL SPILL UPDATE

THE PEOPLE OF THE GULF REGION, NOT TONY HAYWARD, DESERVE TO GET THEIR LIVES BACK. LARRY ELKINS - ELKINSPHOTOS

BYE BYE FILM

FUTURE'S TIDBIT -- That's right. We're gonna inogurate a bran noo lite harted feechur. Evry so oftejn, Weel go bak too thah fyoocher. - Film is so yesterday. In the very near future, film will join tintype, albumen and cyanotype as an alternative photographic process. For good or bad, it's the wave of the future. LARRY ELKINS - ELKINSPHOTOS FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY