Rosson House Museum, Phoenix, Arizona

Photo: The Rosson House Museum, Downtown Phoenix, Arizona. This beautiful Victorian style home, built in 1895 has been preserved as the Rosson House Museum in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. Named for its original owners, Dr. Roland Lee Rosson and his wife Flora, it was designed by the prominent San Francisco architect A.P Petit. The Rosson House stands in stark contrast with much of the architecture seen in Phoenix, and reflects the varied influences that shaped this city in the late 1800′s as train travel made southwestern destinations in the United States more popular. I captured this charming structure on a late summer evening, as the sunlight turns golden nearing sunset.

For a shot like this, light is the prime ingredient. What camera do you think this was shot with? Well, I used an Olympus E-300 and kit  lens, probably the cheapest and most unappreciated DSLR on the used camera market. In fact, this camera’s sensor was showing its low light limitations in this photo. You can see the noise starting to creep in (80 ISO) and the loss of shadow detail. This camera is wonderful in daylight conditions and handles itself quite will in this photo in spite of its first-generation DSLR low-light limitations. Light matters more than the camera.  Photo by Donald Peterson.

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