I often wonder what it is that I find so interesting about an interesting sight/photograph/light. The images alone seem like footprints, as if I were collecting traces left behind by some mysterious and elusive creature. The meaning remains mysterious. I am particularly attracted to human artifacts dissolving back into the air/water/earth from whence they came.
I must have carried my camera and tripod hundreds of kilometres for every frame exposed. I’m slowly learning to release the shutter more frequently; digital equipment helps.
I have a large archive of digital photos (which require processing before posting online), and many slides which have yet to be scanned. I look forward to making them available; meanwhile, the old photos remain.
For those interested in the equipment I used…
One does not need an expensive and complex camera to create a beautiful and useful photograph.
I remain somewhat disillusioned with the 35 mm SLR format (digital or otherwise). For fine photography, cameras with movements are preferable, and high resolution is essential. However, digital cameras have finally exceeded the practical resolution of 35 mm film (though colour and dynamic range may remain disappointing), and with the addition of tilt/shift lenses, the format is becoming more interesting.
For my own purposes, the difference between images produced with a good compact camera and those of an SLR is too small to inspire my interest in enduring the greater mass/size/cost of an SLR. In short, smaller cameras make more pictures, and if quality is first priority, then carry a heavy tripod and a large format view camera into the field.
The digital camera market is (like so many markets) rife with hyperbole and misleading information, not to mention too many choices. The results of my research are available as a list of recommended cameras…