Way back when....
Initially as a high school student I wanted to learn HTML so I created a small (singe) webpage. I saw how easy it was to publish a picture for the whole world to see. I continued to post various pictures over the next few months. At the same time I became more interested in photograpy, giving me more pictures to share with friends and family. I started taking more and more pictures (non digital, but not tooooo many) then learned that traditional photography was toooooo expensive (for me). I looked into purchasing a digital camera but couldn't decide on one that I liked. Summer of 2000 came and I had decided that I wanted to capture our fun at Banks Lake, Wa. I purchased my first camcorder. It was one of the first MiniDV camcorders and also included a built-in digital still camera that saved the pictures to a Multi-Media Card (8 MB). Banks Lake was great but the camera didn't hold up, but the warranty allowed for a free replacement. I continued to use my camcorder at high school as a senior to record (on video and daily pictures) our fun moments as friends.
Finally about 1 year after High School Graduation I purchased my first digtal still camera, a Fuji S602Z. (3 Megapixels, 4 AA batteries, Compact Flash Card.) I hiked the
I am proud that I can honestly say that I have gotten more than average use out of all my cameras. While they didn't last long, they took many pictures!
Panasonic MiniDV Camcorder: 15,000+
Fuji S602z: 30,000+
Canon PowerShot A80: 13,000+
Canon PowerShot A620: 9,326
Canon 40D: 2,000+++++ (in first 17 days...)
Other Cameras Used:
Canon 10D - John Dubinsky's - Random - 2003 -2004
Canon 20D - My Dad's - Random 2006 - 2008
Nikon D80 - My Sister's - Used mostly for Alaska 2007
So what is the purpose??? To allow friends and family to remember and enjoy past memories.
Now, go to the archives and have some fun...
Derek Rowley
