A Year in Photos

Photography, fiction, and personal essays form my three primary creative outlets. For this blog's first 18 months, I used it primarily for photography. As I've returned to creative writing, I'll use this blog for fiction, too. Sometimes, when reality needs to be discussed more than truth, I write personal essays.

This blog will continue to showcase as many above-average photos as I can muster. Hopefully my written work will be as good or better than the visual. Whichever drew you here -- photographs or fiction, I hope you enjoy both.
Showing posts with label Canon EOS 2000. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Canon EOS 2000. Show all posts

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Farewell, Eos 2000

Last week I remarked that this camera was up for sale and someone could buy it on Amazon if they liked. I did not actually expect that to happen. And I hope that whomever is getting this camera will enjoy it and take great photos. It's a fantastic camera, very light, very easy to use, and of great quality.


1/750th, f3.5. I forget this building's name. It's a nifty-looking one, though.


1/45th, f4.5. Some really steep stairs. Really steep.


1/45th, f5.6


1/60th, f5.6. The camera isn't perfect. In poor lighting the autofocus hunts a lot. And, sometimes, doesn't focus on the insect centered in the frame. THis shot would have benefitted from manual focus.


1/60th, f8. At f8, this lens is razor sharp. Definitely seems to be the sharpest setting for the kit 28-80mm lens that came with the Eos 2000.


1/60th, f19. This was what waited at the top of those steps. I wondered why they just kept going.


1/45th, f22. Better framing would have been lowering the lens and getting the car on the left's tires in the shot. But I had to get out of the street before the car barreling down the hill hit me. Ultimately, a poorly framed shot always trumps getting hit by a car.


1/1,000th, f3.5. A better framing would have been an alley without air conditioners in it. Or, alternately, remembering to bring a ladder and cutting torn so as to remove the air conditioners from my shot.


1/30th, f22. Some apartment complex.

If the Eos 2000's new owner is reading this, you have a great camera for a very good price. Hopefully you will take great photos and care for it for a long time.