The Wall of the Salt Shed

Despite my efforts to diversify the places I was taking photographs, sometimes it's best to shoot locally. So last June 25 I took about a dozen pix of Mulliken's downtown. On the whole it was an excellent set.

This wall is at the front of this building, which I discussed on April 28. It's holding up better at this end, but you gotta think the salt's not good for the walls.

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My first digital camera was an Olympus Camedia C-50 Zoom, which I purchased early in 2003. I'd been watching reviews, and knew that several companies were producing cameras I expected I'd like. I spent an hour or so comparing features, deciding that the C-50 was my best choice largely on the basis of its menu system and external controls. Basically it looked the most like a pro camera.

I used it hard for a couple years, then broke and replaced it (I'm not a gentle photographer, I fear). The C-50 I used last year was a replacement I picked up sometime because I saw a good price on eBay. This camera's not as good as my original, which had an upgraded ROM, but on the whole it's the camera I remember.

The "Commons" photo I posted to 366 Snaps shows this camera at its best; great depth of field and sharp focus. Its weaknesses center around speed; this is not a low-light camera, and it's not well-behaved if you're in a rush. The 3x zoom can be pretty limiting, too.

A good camera, really. I certainly never regretted purchasing it.

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This photograph is an outtake from my 2012 photo-a-day project, 366 Snaps.

Number of project photos taken: 11
Title of "roll:" Downtown Mulliken
Other photos taken on 6/25/2012: The Daily Flower Census found Lilies. They were glorious.