sdommin
2nd of September 2004 (Thu), 06:38
I've been published before, but I never got this much money ($200) for a 20-year-old photo. I used to be a Hurricane Hunter in the U.S. Air Force, and I put together a web page with some photos that I took on the job in the early '80s. The site became fairly popular with folks interested in weather (and especially when a hurricane threatened the U.S., like now). Anyway, an editor for National Geographic "Explorer", which is the children's version of National Geographic, saw the site & used one of my photos for a well-timed article in this month's issue. Here's the pic...
http://home.att.net/~sdommin/hurr3.jpg
This and all the photos on my site were taken with a Canon A1 (film) camera, and 200ASA Kodacolor print film. I used a Sigma 16mm fish-eye lens for most of them. In its day, the lens was considered good, but today you would really laugh at the quality compared to an "L" lens. The editor wanted a high quality scan, 300dpi, approx. 8 inches wide. (Actually, she wanted access to the original negative, which I will not grant, even for Nat. Geo.! Those negatives do not leave my house!) I emailed the large file to them, and voila! a check arrives soon after! :D
Here's the full website address...
http://home.att.net/~typhoon1/index.html
Lots of folks say its an interesting trip. I need to rescan the negatives and make the photos a larger size, though. When I first made the site in 1997, most peoples' computer resolution was 640X480 or maybe 800X600. That has changed since.
http://home.att.net/~sdommin/hurr3.jpg
This and all the photos on my site were taken with a Canon A1 (film) camera, and 200ASA Kodacolor print film. I used a Sigma 16mm fish-eye lens for most of them. In its day, the lens was considered good, but today you would really laugh at the quality compared to an "L" lens. The editor wanted a high quality scan, 300dpi, approx. 8 inches wide. (Actually, she wanted access to the original negative, which I will not grant, even for Nat. Geo.! Those negatives do not leave my house!) I emailed the large file to them, and voila! a check arrives soon after! :D
Here's the full website address...
http://home.att.net/~typhoon1/index.html
Lots of folks say its an interesting trip. I need to rescan the negatives and make the photos a larger size, though. When I first made the site in 1997, most peoples' computer resolution was 640X480 or maybe 800X600. That has changed since.