Hi, Dan.
Around this time of year, and again in early October, I like to wake up
early and try and capture the sun rising from behind Mt. Hood. I live in
Portland, Oregon. One never knows if the weather will permit a view of the
mountain from the west side of the Willamette River. Some days, I get lucky
and am treated to a spectacular sunrise that I try and capture with an LX
and a 70-210 Takumar F zoom. Soon, the sun will no longer rise from behind
the mountain. Then I wait until the Fall.
Jim A.
> From: Dan Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2001 22:39:37 -0600
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> Subject: What do you shoot, and why?
>
> 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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