This really should be a sunrise...
Rob Long ·
May 20, 2010 at 5:30am
But it's a good illustration of three things:
- How amazing California is. I've really come to realize that as much as I love the east coast, and despite the fact that I will one day live in Beaufort, South Carolina, it's California that always takes my breath away.
- My absurdly impulse purchase of a tiny Canon Sureshot was a good idea, though I'm a Nikon guy. And, finally...
- It's not that hard to post photographs on Ricochet.
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May '10
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I'll give: How do you post photographs on Ricochet?
May '10
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A Nikon guy? Sigh.
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Well, I really don't know how I published the photo -- there's a little photo icon on my input window. (Isn't that a nice phrase? "Input window.")
And yeah, I'm a Nikon guy, but I'm not, like, a freak about it. I've had Canons and Nikons and liked them both, but these days I find I'm leaving my big old Nikon D70 at home, and taking something smaller.
The camera I really like is my old Konica Hexar, which is small and super-solid. And 35mm, too, which is like writing in ancient cuneiform.
May '10
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Heh.
At the risk of some shameless self promotion, you can check out the glories of my Canon DSLR here.
But I must agree with you about California. The most beautiful state in the union, run by the biggest fools. Southern California was a wonderful place to live (as a photographer) for five years.
May '10
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Oh, and non-contributors don't have the "add picture" option when typing in comments.
May '10
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Well, you can paste photos into the comments...
May '10
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But they don't show up.
May '10
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I think this feature is on the roadmap.
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Hey John, I love the picture of the Sidecar. Made me thirsty for one, and it's barely 9:30 here. Not that I stand on such bourgeois distinctions as "too early for a cocktail...."
May '10
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The camera I really like is my old Konica Hexar, which is small and super-solid. And 35mm, too, which is like writing in ancient cuneiform. · May. 24 at 8:47am
I use a Nikon for my professional work, but these days for fun I'm shooting with a 1952 Leica iiif. It's very small, but quite heavy for its size. Machined out of single block of brass, and all that. Makes beautiful pictures, in cuneiform.
May '10
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My daughter (sweet 16 this summer) has found photography. We've given her a couple of point and shoot digital ones but recently she found my old Nikon FTN and Nikkormat. She loves them along with my old Canon EOS. Yes, yes, all film.
(Sad to say that I priced out my Nikon on ebay and it's only worth $50 or so. *sigh*)
Digital makes things so much easier but there's a lot of romance gone. No citric smell in the basement darkroom. No magic of watching the image come forth.
However, all is not lost. The best way to become a proficient photographer is to simply take as many pictures as you can, evaluate them (with and without help) and continue shooting. That's the beauty of digital. Boo-boos go away quickly and cheaply. One doesn't have to think "only two good shots on a roll of 36." Take a zillion, delete a zillion, learn from your shots.
May '10
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My wife wears the photographic pants in the family; she's a Canon girl (40D at the moment).
I selected a Panasonic TZ1 when we went to China a few years ago, and she ended up "borrowing" mine quite a bit. I drool over newer cameras, but the Panasonic just won't die.
And I'm with Rob - I can't imagine retiring here, though I was born and raised in L.A. county. But every time I stop and actually look, California visually re-seduces me.
Bring on the frogs and locusts. I bet they'll look fabulous at sunset.
May '10
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sounds like my tablet. :P
Daniel Frank:
The camera I really like is my old Konica Hexar, which is small and super-solid. And 35mm, too, which is like writing in ancient cuneiform. · May. 24 at 8:47am
I use a Nikon for my professional work, but these days for fun I'm shooting with a 1952 Leica iiif. It's very small, but quite heavy for its size. Machined out of single block of brass, and all that. Makes beautiful pictures, in cuneiform. · May. 24 at 10:36am
May '10
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California "takes my breath away" too.
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