Hello everyone: We have been asked to assist with a community project involving the on-going photographic recording of the development of our city and surroundings using the same vantage points on a regular basis on an on-going basis. It is envisaged that eventually the city will have an excellent record of changes over a long period of time. As in many cities, I guess, such a project is about 100 years overdue but it is felt that now is better than never and on-going funding is available to begin immediately. I was wondering if anybody has been involved with similar projects around the world and, if so, can offer insights into logistics, etc. Specific questions we are currently grappling with include: 1. What is a reasonable frequency for taking the photographs? i.e. Is annually too frequent? Two years, five years, what?? 2. How did you choose the vantage points? i.e. How did you decide what were the most important aspects of the city to document over time? Commercial development, civic amenities, landscapes, what?? 3. Black and white or colour?? Both? Why? 4. What provisions for long-term care and storage of the images, negatives, etc.? Digital? We would certainly appreciate any advice, suggestions or feedback anyone might be able to offer. Thanks in advance. Greg McManus Director Rotorua Museum of Art & History Te Whare Taonga O Te Arawa Government Gardens Rotorua NEW ZEALAND Tel. 64 7 349 4350 Fax. 64 7 349 2819 Mobile 025-2714328 [log in to unmask] ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).