Chris Guss
It only took 75 images
This photo, made exactly 10 years ago today was image 75 from my new Canon 20D digital camera that had arrived just before dinner the night before. After a few family photos that evening, I found myself wandering around downtown Chicago the next day with friends and my new toy in tow, The sun had dipped below the horizon well before our arrival in La Grange on BNSF's Triple Track. With a stack train approaching, out came the tripods and image 75 was recorded to the 1GB CF card inside.
Seeing examples of what a digital camera could do at night is nothing compared to doing it on your own in the field. Even with the minuscule, low resolution display on the 20D (compared to todays cameras), I could tell immediately that my limited time making photos after dark was about to expand, a lot.
Goodbye film cameras, it was a great run.
It only took 75 images
This photo, made exactly 10 years ago today was image 75 from my new Canon 20D digital camera that had arrived just before dinner the night before. After a few family photos that evening, I found myself wandering around downtown Chicago the next day with friends and my new toy in tow, The sun had dipped below the horizon well before our arrival in La Grange on BNSF's Triple Track. With a stack train approaching, out came the tripods and image 75 was recorded to the 1GB CF card inside.
Seeing examples of what a digital camera could do at night is nothing compared to doing it on your own in the field. Even with the minuscule, low resolution display on the 20D (compared to todays cameras), I could tell immediately that my limited time making photos after dark was about to expand, a lot.
Goodbye film cameras, it was a great run.