These photographs were taken with a Minolta SLR and a wide-angle lens. So it is much fancier than the other cameras I have been showing pictures from. It takes nice pictures, I will give it that. This was the first camera I used in photography class and I liked it then. However, I stopped using it for about four years, and my brother sold the lens that was on it and bought a wide-angle to replace it. Which is fun, don't get me wrong. But the fun wears off after the twentieth shot or so, and you start to run out of ideas for cool shots. Wide-angle can be really interesting, but it can also start to feel like a gimmick. (Kinda like filed-out negative carriers, which I totally love and have to consciously avoid doing too often). That said, I really like these pics, although I had to choose only a few to avoid redundancy. Oh well, enjoy! These were taken in White City, Oregon, and Central Point, Oregon.
