Rob Peterson
Member
A couple of days ago I ran across someone's reference to OPF, and immediately came over for a visit. (Of course, now I can't find the reference!) For some years I've routinely visited and occasionally posted in DPR, RG, FM, Luminous Landscape, etc., etc., and learned a lot.
My dad was editor/publisher of the newspaper in a town of 11,000. He gave me my first camera, a Yashica D twin lens reflex that used 120 film, around 45 years ago. I still have a few prints from that camera. I learned to process Tri-X in the paper's darkroom. When I visited Europe as a teenager, he loaned me his Japanese 35mm camera, which was 100% manual, and told me to figure out the exposure for myself.
For many years I used a pair of Canon AE1 Program bodies. Somewhere in the late 1990's I purchased an HP film and print scanner, then upgraded to a Canon FS4000. When my daughter started riding horses competitively I quickly realized I wanted better equipment. As a stopgap while waiting for digial cameras to offer what I felt I wanted, in 2001 I purchased a Canon 1N, a 540EZ, and a 70-200 f/2.8L.
In 2002 I bought a Canon 1D, which I still have and use regularly. In 2004 I added a 20D. Along the way I've also added some good lenses, but that 70-200 remains my favorite.
I'm now at the point that my Photoshop skills aren't good enough to realize the image I see in my mind.
I'm not a pro. I'm probably not an artist. Professionally I design and write distributed software systems.
Establishing the culture of a new set of forums is hard. (I ran a forum on Compuserve way back when, and operated a dialup BBS for 10 years.) We're off to a very good beginning! I will contribute what I can in a manner that promotes and extends the positive atmosphere we're creating. I look forward to continuing to learn from others, too.
http://www.pbase.com/rwzeitgeist/
Bob
My dad was editor/publisher of the newspaper in a town of 11,000. He gave me my first camera, a Yashica D twin lens reflex that used 120 film, around 45 years ago. I still have a few prints from that camera. I learned to process Tri-X in the paper's darkroom. When I visited Europe as a teenager, he loaned me his Japanese 35mm camera, which was 100% manual, and told me to figure out the exposure for myself.
For many years I used a pair of Canon AE1 Program bodies. Somewhere in the late 1990's I purchased an HP film and print scanner, then upgraded to a Canon FS4000. When my daughter started riding horses competitively I quickly realized I wanted better equipment. As a stopgap while waiting for digial cameras to offer what I felt I wanted, in 2001 I purchased a Canon 1N, a 540EZ, and a 70-200 f/2.8L.
In 2002 I bought a Canon 1D, which I still have and use regularly. In 2004 I added a 20D. Along the way I've also added some good lenses, but that 70-200 remains my favorite.
I'm now at the point that my Photoshop skills aren't good enough to realize the image I see in my mind.
I'm not a pro. I'm probably not an artist. Professionally I design and write distributed software systems.
Establishing the culture of a new set of forums is hard. (I ran a forum on Compuserve way back when, and operated a dialup BBS for 10 years.) We're off to a very good beginning! I will contribute what I can in a manner that promotes and extends the positive atmosphere we're creating. I look forward to continuing to learn from others, too.
http://www.pbase.com/rwzeitgeist/
Bob
