From July 2001... I wasn't really any kind of photographer back then. The previous year I had bought my first camera, a Minolta Maxxum HTsi Plus for $400 because I was interested in photography and wanted to learn more. Mostly though, that camera sat in its bag and every few months or so I would pull it out and mess around with it. In the 8 years I owned it, I probably only put 15 rolls of film through it, and most of those were from various trips I took.
I took this one when I lived in Colorado. The photo was more luck than anything else, but I've always liked it.
Untitled by
Colton Allen, on Flickr
Minolta Maxxum HTsi Plus
Maxxum AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6
Kodak MAX 400