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Randy Libner
{K:4084} 4/19/2010
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Thanks again Shirley. Even tho digital is cheaper by far, I can't use my two best lenses on a Canon digital camera.
Two lenses and a 1.4 converter cost me around $2500 15 years ago. Take a look at my three Hale-Bopp images on page three of my portfolio and you will immediately see the difference between a top end and a standard lens. The wide angle and the 300MM "L" series lenses showed the blue ionized gas trail of the comet.............. the other was taken with a standard glass Canon zoom lens. Those photos taught me a lot about lens quality. For as little photography as I am doing now, it's not cost very cost efficient to take the plunge.
......... OK OK, I may be a young old geezer, but some day I must make the change to digital. Thanks so much for your advice.
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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor
{K:174199} 4/19/2010
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I also loved film, but it was getting quite expensive to buy and process. MAYBE you qualify as a 'geezer'...haha.
My Mom bought me a Nikon D80 for my birthday a few years ago, and now I am totally committed to digital...SO much easier and cheaper, and just as good quality as film now, if you have a good camera. Now the higher end digital cameras are cheaper than this one was, and more megapixels.
By the way, I was looking for something else in my portfolio and came across the Splash at Arch Rock http://www.usefilm.com/Image.asp?ID=1201078
Unfortunately, I don't have any people in it to give scale, but the waves were splashing higher than those trees at times, which was very high. I sold quite a few prints of this in a gallery at Depoe Bay for awhile...The Dancing Coyote.:)
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Randy Libner
{K:4084} 4/19/2010
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Yes, it does, but life goes on.
It's also that I have so many $$$ invested in my F-1 and few expensive Canon lenses plus a couple other Canon camera's that at this point in time, can't come close to starting a digital outfit.
.......and to be honest, I like film and the way it behaves. ........ OK, so now do I qualify as an old geezer? :)
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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor
{K:174199} 4/18/2010
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Guess like so many other people you're out of work. That does make life difficult. I mostly used Fujichrome, and loved it.:)
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Randy Libner
{K:4084} 4/18/2010
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Yea, not the first time I've been called that when asked my age. ;) I think my feeling old is from lack of work and not being able to afford taking my weekend trips into the hills like I used to. That was my stress relief. I kinda feel like a fish in a bucket now ..............and then of course they took my Kodachrome away. For now, I'm just happy I had taken all those images when I did.
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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor
{K:174199} 4/18/2010
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So...you're just a 'baby'...haha. Most of the time I don't feel old at all. In some ways, I feel younger than I did years ago. I guess it's all in the mind.:)
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Randy Libner
{K:4084} 4/18/2010
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52.......... and a half. :) I guess I just feel old.
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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor
{K:174199} 4/18/2010
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So, Randy, how old a 'geezer' are you? Haha. I'm 63.:)
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Randy Libner
{K:4084} 4/18/2010
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I've lived here my entire life and can't imagine living anywhere else. Coos Bay is a good "launching pad" to go to other places.
I'll be looking. If you find it first could you show me the link? I'm an old geezer still using dialup.
I had my camera set up and waiting in case a good wave appeared here................ I wonder if someone was behind ME, .........and he was taking a photo of a me taking a photo of a couple taking a photo. ;)
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Shirley D. Cross-Taylor
{K:174199} 4/17/2010
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Very cool, Randy! I have a photo in my portfolio (I'd have too search it out...you know I have 42 pages...haha...) of a huge wave like this called 'Splash at Arch Rock', taken at Depoe Bay.
Coos Bay is one of my favorite cities on the coast since it is central to a lot of my favorite scenic areas. My late husband and I used to stay at the Thunderbird Inn there. I had one of the best steaks of my life at that restaurant.:)
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Supriyo R. Sarkar
{K:7582} 7/22/2009
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very fantastic work. very nice tone.
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