Hello from Colorado
Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:43 am
Well, a few of you have already seen a few of my pictures, but somehow I haven't gotten around to introducing myself. I'm Jerry Coffin, and I live in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. Colorado Springs is right on the edge of the Rocky Mountains and, particularly, Pikes Peak -- so as you'll probably find, my (current) photographs tend to feature a lot more mountains and streams than larger bodies of water like seashores or lakes (virtually all lakes near here are man-made). Previously, however, I lived in South Dakota, which was much flatter and generally had a lot worse weather -- which isn't always fun, but can make for great skies in the pictures. When/if I find where I hid my slide scanner, I might even be able to post a few of those. I'm currently in the process of building a new house, so I'm living in an apartment ("flat", if you prefer), and almost anything that isn't necessary on a day to day basis has been put into storage until sometime around March or April of 2009 (hopefully not any later than that anyway...)
I've been fiddling with cameras off and on almost since I learned to walk. My dad studied at the Germaine School of Photography (New York City), and passed the "bug" onto a couple of us children. After a series of other cameras, I bought my first Minolta (a Maxxum 9000) in early 1988. I was happy enough with the results that I've been shooting a series of Minoltas ever since. My lens collection reflects the time period as well, going back to a number of the first generation Maxxum/Dynax lenses like the (pre-G designation) 35/1.4, a 28/2.8, and a 135/2.8. Some of the glass is a bit more recent, but so far I've resisted the siren call of anything that said "Sony" or "Zeiss" on it.
As far as my pictures go, they tend primarily toward scenery/landscapes, some macros (the usual flowers, bugs, etc.) and every once in a while, some sports. Recently I've been playing around with producing some relatively large panoramas -- though I still need to find a printer that can handle them at full size -- I have a roll holder for my Epson, but the driver limits the length to 40 inches or so (about a meter) and some of the panoramas are more than twice that.
Having bored you for that long, I feel obliged to add a picture. This is from late September of 2005 (with no post processing other than resizing):
I've been fiddling with cameras off and on almost since I learned to walk. My dad studied at the Germaine School of Photography (New York City), and passed the "bug" onto a couple of us children. After a series of other cameras, I bought my first Minolta (a Maxxum 9000) in early 1988. I was happy enough with the results that I've been shooting a series of Minoltas ever since. My lens collection reflects the time period as well, going back to a number of the first generation Maxxum/Dynax lenses like the (pre-G designation) 35/1.4, a 28/2.8, and a 135/2.8. Some of the glass is a bit more recent, but so far I've resisted the siren call of anything that said "Sony" or "Zeiss" on it.
As far as my pictures go, they tend primarily toward scenery/landscapes, some macros (the usual flowers, bugs, etc.) and every once in a while, some sports. Recently I've been playing around with producing some relatively large panoramas -- though I still need to find a printer that can handle them at full size -- I have a roll holder for my Epson, but the driver limits the length to 40 inches or so (about a meter) and some of the panoramas are more than twice that.
Having bored you for that long, I feel obliged to add a picture. This is from late September of 2005 (with no post processing other than resizing):
