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Challenge: Obsolete (Basic Editing III)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Location: Hickory, North Carolina
Date: Jun 28, 2005
Aperture: f/11
ISO: ISO 100
Shutter: 1/125"
Galleries: Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jun 28, 2005

 I haven't entered a challenge in a while so I decided to shoot a quick photo for this one. "Obsolete" is an interesting theme, because there really isn't much that is obsolete. If it still exists and is in someone's posession, it is useful for something.

This old camera belonged to my great uncle. It is a Zeiss Ikon "Ikonta". It's a medium format (120/220) fold up camera that is in perfect working order. I use it occasionally when I'm in the mood to shoot black and white film. Everything about this camera is fully manual. It doesn't even meter the light on its own. This, by today's standards, is completely obsolete as far as usability is concerned. It works well, but it's just ineffecient. There are cameras on the market today that make life much easier and do as good a job as this one does.

My title, "Family Album", describes several occasions of being obsolete. My great uncle used this camera to make photos for his family album. During the last 5-10 years, the simple concept of the family album has all but changed. Since most everyone can afford a digital camera now, I wonder if the physical family photo album with 4x6 prints is on the decline? Most of my friends who have computers and digital cameras don't print much of what they shoot. If they want to show me their latest family photos, I have to follow them to a computer to see them. When their computer crashes, they tell me that they had been meaining to make a backup of all those photos. The new age of digital photography may produce a generation of people with no old family photo albums to browse with their kids and grandchildren. The age of convenience and immediate gratification will probably make the traditional family photo albums obsolete.

EXIF INFO:

File: CRW_7117.CRW
File size: 5,148KB
Image Serial Number: 371-7117
Camera Model: Canon EOS 10D
Camera serial number: 1020300016
Firmware: Firmware Version 2.0.1
Owner: John M. Setzler, Jr.
Date/Time: 2005:06:28 21:00:28
Shutter speed: 1/125 sec
Aperture: 11
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: External E-TTL High speed sync
Flash EF guide number: 2047.97
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: Continuous
ISO: 100
Lens: 24 to 70mm
Focal length: 70mm
Subject distance: 0.38 m
AF mode: Manual Focus
Image size: 3072 x 2048
Image quality: Raw
White balance: Auto
Color space: AdobeRGB
Saturation: Normal
Sharpness: Normal
Contrast: Normal
Tone: Normal
Custom Functions:
CFn 2: Shutter release w/o CF card: Not possible
CFn 6: Tv/Av and exposure level: 1/3 stop
CFn 7: AF point registration: all

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Canon PowerShot G6
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 07/24/2005 02:06:30 AM
Just saw this one. Up here in Minnesota, family albums are going stronger than ever. Creative Memories, the first big scrapbooking company was started in a garage not far from my house. Women have parties to sort photos and discuss the layout for their next album. So, at least for this area, they run no risk of becoming obsolete.
Nice picture. Must be a joy to handle that camera.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 07/05/2005 10:33:27 PM
Tack sharp and nice tones. 7
Nikon D200
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED
 07/04/2005 01:47:07 PM
Well staged and lit.
Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 07/03/2005 05:12:01 PM
WOW!! That's great! But THIS lense deserves better photo.
Panasonic DMC-FZ20
 07/01/2005 08:48:06 PM
this is the best of the best in the camera shots...i love photos that show part of an object as opposed to the entire thing....bravo anf good luck...9
 07/01/2005 07:00:08 AM
I really like this photo. the reflection in the lense is distrating though 5
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
 06/30/2005 08:59:44 AM
nine one i like it, keep going
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 35-80mm f/4-5.6 III
 06/29/2005 04:46:45 PM
this shot is like my shot...can you find mine?? lol :wink:
Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM
 06/29/2005 01:46:33 PM
Very well done. I love the close composition and the black and white -- or sepia -- tones to it. Very appealing to look at.
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