Today I recieved new hardware in the mail. Well... I say new. It's a 1975 model SRT 201 Minolta camera. It has a 53mm standard lens, but also in the package was a 230mm telephoto zoom lens. The items may seem a little thread bare, old and outdated, but this is the kind of equipment I learned on. This is the stuff memories are captured with. Oh.... I can't wait for the weekend to go and try it all. Anyone interested in real photography, Not Digital, should check into an older 35mm SLR MANUAL camera. In my very muchly not professional opinion, the Minolta SR series cameras were some of the best ever built. There are others a beginner photographer might look into that are just as sound and reliable. The Pintax K series and the Ricoh KR series were good cameras, or for an updated model you can look into the Quantaray RZ series.
With the right equipment you can hopefully take photos similar to this one, taken of the Smokey Mountains in eastern Tennesse.There's always something to be said about the light. Many people think this photo is ruined by the sun-spots, but I think they're what make the whole image come together.
Then there's this photo from the Texas-Oklahoma border, the Red River. There are no sun spots but the glistening water was almost too much.. Oh, but the depth that it creates with the rich shadows. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a great photographer, but sometimes you get lucky, and there are those times when you think a picture is trash until you look at it a time or two more. (If you're lucky enough to have access to a dark room, you can also play with your frame size/shape, and your exposure on the developing side of things.)
Windmills have a new image and meaning these days but this one in West Texas (region not town) has found a way into my heart. It lies in the heart of one of my favorite back drops, The National Ranching Heritage Center.The photo oportunities there are never ending.
Well enjoy your week, and never miss an oportunity to take a picture.
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