"Look and think before opening the shutter. The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera."-Yousuf Karsh
Your Monday Photo Shoot: Take a picture of something in your house you used to use a lot, but now hardly use at all. This could be a piece of obsolete technology, or some equipment for a hobby you no longer pursue, or just something you stopped fiddling with for no good reason at all - the basic idea is simply to highlight something that no longer has that much use for you, for whatever reason.
-John Scalzi (By The Way)
I have always been a shutterbug. For as long as I can remember anyway. Among the different types of cameras I have owned are a Brownie, a pocket 110, a Polaroid One Step, and the beauty in the above photo. That was my very first serious 35mm, a Minolta Maxxum 300si. I have all kinds of interchangeable lenses and specialty items to go along with it, and it was a pretty great camera. I thought I would use that camera forever, but Alan gave me a beautiful digital camera for Christmas 2004, and I have been in love with digital photography ever sense. I like being able to see the photo I have just taken, and know if it is a good shot or not. There's nothing worse then missing a great photo moment. Oh don't get me wrong, I haven't truly given up on the non-digital camera, I do use it from time to time, but in most ways, I prefer my digital. :)
-OndineMonet
Minolta Maxxum 300si
Berkeley, California
September 19th, 2007
Late Afternoon
2 comments:
i was considering a similar pic for the photo shoot.
i have only had my digital for 7 months and i don't want to use anything else.
I was going to post a phot of all my film cameras, also. I have not touched a film camera since 2004, I think. Ü
Good choice for the Monday shoot!
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