
I fondly
remember the first serious camera I ever owned. I was in
high school and thought it would be fun to be a yearbook
photographer. Rather than use my
Dad's Bell & Howell
"Electric
Eye 127", or his seemingly archaic
1950's Kodak
"Pony 135
Model C",
I asked him if I could have a fancy 35mm single-lens-reflex
(SLR)
camera: "Sure!", he replied, "All's you have to do is earn enough money
to buy it." After a prolonged period of doing the chores of grateful
neighbors for money, my Dad and I walked into a local Lechmere Sales
where I bought a
Fujica
ST-701 SLR: A camera that persevered
through several yearbooks, numerous vacations, dropping into a lake,
and
the loss of the America's Cup. I eventually outgrew the camera,
selling it and all it's accessories at a tag sale to a young family
looking for their first "true camera"; however, I never outgrew the
lesson my
Dad taught me: To really appreciate something
(or someone) you've got to work for
it.
Although I enjoy photographing sports, candids, and landscapes
(ie: "postcard" shots), most of the
galleries right now involve the Boston Red Sox: I've been a big Sox fan
for many years, and have been blessed wth sitting in some fantastic
seats during my visits to Fenway Park. I plan to add some photos from
my "film
days" as I dig them out and scan them in. Not too many, just a few of
my better photos.
Hardware & Technique:
My equipment is fairly basic: A Canon PowerShot S3 IS, 6-megapixel
digital camera that I'm very
impressed with, and a seldom-used, now-classic Nikon FG SLR 35mm film
camera
with a variety of lenses. "Automatic" is my preferred exposure setting,
although years of using a manual film camera have taught me when to not
to trust it. I never use burst mode or motor
drives
(just a good sense of
anticipation!), and usually bracket exposure on important
landscapes.
Thanks for reading!