Message from SCENIC EDGE PHOTOGRAPHY
Dear Guest,
Thirty years or more of film archives are presented here along with later digital images. For a decade I worked in and managed camera stores* in the Pacific Northwest. I am a business owner now but as I find time, I pursue boating - power and sail, and hiking. These activities place me in the environments that provide rewarding photographs. Please take a look at my galleries, leave a comment, and vote if you are inclined. There is also a guestbook to sign. Your feedback is important to me!
I tend to stick with Nikon equipment, currently I shoot using a Nikon D40X 10.2 megapixel digital SLR. I have shot Canon, Pentax, Nikon, and Miranda 35mm's. A lot of my images are from medium format and larger including Pentax 6x7, Mamyia 645, Yashica TLR, Fuji 617, Hassleblad, and Crown Speed Graphic 4x5. My first 35mm camera was an Argus C3. I first discovered the joys of photography through shooting 126 cartridge film in the '60's and never stopped image taking.
In an effort to get back to my roots, I picked out a couple of old pieces of equipment. I recently purchased a used Nikkormat FTn and used 35-105mm Nikkor zoom lens and ran some good film. Many of my best photographic experiences were with this model. Not sure if I can match the current digital work, but I'm going to give it a try. See Nikkormat Gallery for some historical shots.
I may get back to a larger film format. Having shot 6x4.5cm, 6x6cm and 6x7cm (and 6x17cm once), ideally, I believe I desire a 6x7cm. I owned a 645 and that just was not enough of an increased footprint over 35mm. From my current studies, cameras I'd consider are the "Mamyia 7 II" rangefinder or the "Pentax 67 II" SLR (which I have shot before). The only development which may preclude this step is if larger digital formats than the DX format (which is about 2/3rds the area of a 35mm) reaches a more budget-level of price.
Regards,
J. R. Hudson,
Seattle, Washington, USA
*Clerical then Assistant Manager, Ray's Cameras, Puyallup WA (1970-1), Assistant Manager, Cameras Et Cetera, Southcenter Mall, Seattle, WA (1972), Manager Camera's et Cetera South Sound Mall, Lacey, WA (1972-3), Camera's Et Cetera, Southcenter Mall, Tukwila, WA (1973-4), Clerical, camera department, Jafco, Bellevue, WA (1974-1976), Camera Department Manager, Jafco/Best's, Tukwila (Southcenter) (1977-1978), Clerical again while in college, Best's, Spokane, WA.
Image Rankings (12/31/2009):
1. Beach Stick *
2. Windswept Spruce *
3. Mt Rainier Through Trees *
4. Girls on the Beach *
5. Mt Si Autumn 1
6. Netarts Spit *
7. No-Name Waterfall *
8. San Mateo Ferry
9. Ketch Behring Sea
10. Edge of Mt. Si Golf Course
11. Schooner Shaw Island
12. Maui Sunset Molokai
13. Sucia Island Afterglow
14. Big Sur South
15. Tug Enchantress
16. Sloop Mount Baker
17. Snoqualmie Falls Sunset *
18. Trillium
19. Iao Needle
20. Standing Wave
21. Vine Maple
* Personal picks
Initiated January 2009
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