Much like when you decide on a new car, and then see them all over the place, the very idea of a camera made all manner of photographic opportunities seem to materialize. Maybe I had shut out that part of my brain so it was just resting. So in the last few days I have seen: a blue work glove stuck in the mud, a huge and messy pile of torn-open padded envelopes (okay, that's underneath the desk in my office, but still...), and an active robin's nest about eight feet from my living room window. That last one isn't normally fodder for my camera but, oh man, those little blue eggs are so endearing.
Probably the most interesting sight I've seen came as me and TheWife™ were making our way up the stairs at a subway station on the way to the Springsteen show: right below where a handrail was bolted to a red-tiled wall was a pair of false eyelashes, stuck to the tile. What the heck? Where's my camera?!
Yes, I've been saving up my writer nickels and dimes, loose change at the end of the day, and redeemable bottle caps. It's time to take some pictures, cuz I deserve it.
Article comments
1 - Connie Phillips
Man, I'd love to see some of those pictures. I bet they're fantastic.
Hopefully you have the camera in your hands soon.
2 - Tom Johnson
I would love to see what you take pictures of, Mark.
I've been wanting an SLR for ages, too. It's a daunting market to even be curious about. One of my concerns is finding a camera for which I can find a reasonably-priced macro lens, as I used to do a lot of macro photography with a Nikon Coolpix 995, which I so loved for seemingly similar reasons that you love the abstracted images you want to take. Fun hobby, but boy can it get expensive quickly!
3 - MarkSaleski
exactly. which is why my old slr and macro zoom lens have been in the closet for so long.
4 - Lisa McKay
Now that everything's digital, the costs aren't as continual as they used to be, though, which is nice. We used to have a B&W darkroom many years ago, and that's costly on an ongoing basis, what with film, chemicals and paper needing to be replaced regularly. With a digital SLR, once you've made the initial (admittedly large) investment in a decent camera and one or two versatile lenses, you don't really need to keep spending unless you want to.
Mark, I hope you're going to find a venue in which to share some of your photos with us!
5 - MarkSaleski
oh don't worry, i'll figure out something as far as having the photos on the net.
i was a photo nut way back in high school. didn't have a dedicated darkroom but i used to take over the bathroom, taping black garbage bags over the window, etc.
people were always banging on the door to use the toilet. too bad!!!! ;-)
6 - Mary K. Williams
I was big into photography when I was in college too. Even got zapped from an enlarger in the dark room. I too, would love to get back into it, but I've got too much going on now to keep me wrapped up for a while. So Mark - it's up to you!