The photo to your left is the first picture I ever posted online on January first, 2007. That Christmas I got my first digital camera, a Canon PowerShot SX1 IS. I actually still own this ancient camera and recently used it to take some pictures during my sister's bridal shower this weekend. I have brought this camera with me to Nicaragua, Brazil, and El Salvador.
It doesn't take the best quality pictures in terms of clarity, but I kind of like that. I think it makes the pictures look more like paintings instead of super-enhanced digital nonsense. The picture above is (obviously) of the moon over a distant background of trees across the harbor from my house. I remember standing on my balcony that night in the freezing cold, literally not knowing anything about the camera in my hands, just snapping away.
As I'm looking through all my old pictures, I'm realizing I really enjoyed darker exposures; I guess I was going through my Blue Period. That's a Picasso joke. Anyway, here are some more pictures from the beginning of my photography saga.
The second picture was actually also published in the Ampersand a couple of semesters ago. That's me in the picture and the camera was on self-timer. I'm still waiting for someone to apply to my craigslist post looking for a model. I was a very proactive 17-year-old.
The third picture is of some orchids that I purchased from Fordham's annual flower sale. I managed to keep them alive for two days. At least I got a good capture out of them.
The last picture is of some random building in the city. I took it while I was in a car with my friends driving back from Pennsylvania after a weekend at my friend's lake house. We were stopped at a red light. I remember when I posted the picture on my blog and my friends asked, "Were we even in the same car as you? Where did you take it?" I thought that was the best compliment I ever got on any of my photos. Its the simple things really.
Done with the photo gallery for now. If you want to see any of my older pictures you can find them at www.photoblog.com/x3n117
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