My first camera was a K 1000 and a 50mm lens bought about 20 years ago. I
used it for a year or two--mostly taking pictures of my friends, a few
hiking trips, and to record subjects I wanted to draw or paint. Then, one
month, I decided to sell it and some other things to make rent. About 4
years ago , to record the birth of our son, I bought my second camera, a
Yashica T4 Super. While it frequently produced decent photos, I was often
frustrated by its limitations.
Last summer, we misplaced the Yashica, and I decided to replace it with a
more controllable camera. Reading an article online that listed the '25
Best Cameras', I saw a familiar name, Pentax, and a likely candidate, the
ZX-5n. Searching on it, I found the PDML archives, the PUG, the Lens
Gallery, and Yoshihiko's website. Then I came across a name, Cassino, that
I had first seen on an awesome insect website I'd found while looking up
bugs on the web some time before. A ZX-5n and an FA 35/2 soon came home
to live with us, and I joined the list. One day, on my way home, I stopped
at a spot of bright color peeking up out of a concrete drain and took my
first photo of a wildflower. Soon, I started finding wildflowers in vacant
lots, along roadsides, fencelines, and just about everywhere. Through them,
I've discovered a new appreciation for my otherwise non-descript,
tracthouse neighborhood. Now I've a second-hand macro, a tripod and a few
other things that help me do a better job shooting wildflowers--and I love
it.
I love the solitude, the focus, the hunt, the subjects, the gear, and the
photographs. I love tracking down the ID of my latest find and picking up
anything I can on its history or the origin of the name. I love sitting
over my photos, trying to figure out what went right and what didn't, and
thinking about how I'll shoot it differently next time.
So, what do you shoot? And why that?
Dan Scott
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