My son shares his birthday with the Buddha and we will be celebrating it in Japan

[Godhumor]

From what I have been told, I should expect to see a lot of temples and priests with my little guy (turning two). Good times.

[talkingmime]

1. Take a lot of pictures. He probably won't remember much of it by the time he's 13.

You'll never forget.

[Godhumor]

2. but of course

From what I understand, he will be the center of attention at some of the places, so I want to capture the experience.

[talkingmime]

3. I fear for the future of photography. Digital formats come and go.

We've all got thousands of digital images, but how many will we be able to view in 20 years? I've got shit on 5 1/4" floppies and only five or so machines that can read them. They don't have USB so I can't easilly transfer the images without using e-mail on a dial-up modem to send them to myself. I've got images on 3 1/2" discs, Iomega ZIP discs, and even cassette tape. One way or another I can get them off, but taking the time to do it is the problem. I've got all of the hardware tucked away.

That said, old photographs, even Polaroid, are still there. They're physical. Digital prints don't last long. They degrade after four or five years, even with the current technology. You have to spray-seal them to keep them viable for longer than that.