I got a new camera yesterday.
I’m joining the digital SLR ranks with a Canon Rebel T3. Also on order, a white umbrella, some slave flashes, and a remote control (all the better for those “bulb” extended exposures like star shots and light painting). Then, I’m going shopping for supplies to build some do-it-myself tripods for the flashes and umbrella (I’m thinking of bugging the local hospitals to see if they have old IV stands for sale/free, and maybe repurposing some old office chairs and such), and maybe even setting up a muslin backdrop and tie dyeing it with the leftovers from the Great Dice Experiment.
So what’s the first big photo shoot? Something old, if I can help it. That’s just where my mind inevitably goes when I think “explore and take pictures“.
Maybe not a trip to Pripyat or Battleship Island (though those would be awesome to go shoot in, the ol’ budget isn’t too kind to such ideas), and I missed the time window for Kowloon (though I’d be afraid of what I’d find there), but there are a few ghost towns around here I can get to without a ton of travel. That’s one nice thing about living in the western U.S.; there are a lot of old prospecting towns out in the deserts and mountains, so there’s plenty to see beyond taking panorama sets of the terrain itself. This new camera even has some HDR potential, so I’m looking forward to experimenting with that.
Yes, that means I’ll be taking photos of the Real World instead of adding to my 9,000+ MMO screenshots, but I hear that “fresh air” is good for you. Maybe it’s time to find out.
I want tree pics!
Photography is a wonderful hobby. I’m no pro by any means, but if I had the money I’d go for an oldschool Hasselblad camera – awesome pictures. 🙂
looking forward to your results!
There are some good trees in this album… and I’m sure I have some others around here somewhere else. I’ll see what else I can find out in the wild once I make the time for a trip. Ghost towns often have cool old trees, too. 🙂
https://plus.google.com/photos/103174637396123415098/albums/5591513237500458641
Can’t wait – big fan of your picutres as you know oooo things to look forward to!
picuturis? pictures…… not awake propoerly yet 🙂
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