The ACME School was a landmark along Hwy 126 between Mapleton and Florence OR. It was in bad shape as the whole building was collapsing slowly and had interesting windows and boards. I took this image with a 6x9 Fuji Camera made a 8x10 print last year. I scanned the print and cloned over some of the junk around the building. I colored the door using Corel Painter Essentials4 and toned down the roof. I put the White & Black border around to frame the image in PS CS2.

I was assisting with an Elderhostel Group that was on the Oregon Coast for Hiking, Tide Pools and Photography. The bus we were on was headed for a hike and as we past the ACME School we promised everyone we would stop on the way back to photograph this interesting landmark, it was torn down by the time we got back. The moral of the story is take the first opportunity you have to get the picture, you may never get another chance as it may be gone when you return.

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Ed Gervais

Not until 1980 did Ed turn serious about photography. Building his darkroom and processing film, modifying – building tooling to do color prints and monochrome prints opened a new field. He enjoys teaching Darkroom Etiquette, printing and shares his knowledge of photography with youths and adults as well. He is a member of the Boise Camera Club and the Photographic Society of America (PSA). Ed had been a print chairman for the Boise Camera club for several years, color print chairman several years for the Columbia Council of Camera Clubs (4C’s) and past president of the 4Cs which have 33 member clubs. He is the Director of International Print Competition in PSA and chairman for the Pictorial Print Division of PSA. Photography has been changing very rapidly with the introduction of digital cameras and inkjet printers. However there will always be an interest in Monochrome Print Process which Ed really enjoys best.