I
have to admit that I'm liking my digital camera. When I
first started making pictures, I used an old Nikon S-1
rangefinder camera, which I carried around in an old Army
surplus gas mask bag (along with a light meter, extra film,
filters, gray card, gadgets, etc.). That camera went with
me everywhere! It got to the point where I felt naked if I
was walking around without that old gas mask bag slung over my
shoulder. Nowadays, my basic film camera is a 6x7 Bronica
GS1 camera. That's a big honkin' camera! It's great
for studio work, but it is a big effort to carry it around
much. Thus, I stopped making casual pictures of the places
to which I walked, and I stopped "documenting" my
neighborhood. But with the digital camera, I can carry it
around. Making pictures like this one helps me remember my
roots.
And
I've got to say that I'm loving the addition of a brownish tint
to my digital pictures. Sure, the original is in color,
but the subject matter was basically gray-scale anyhow.
(Image
posted June 29, 2004)