First day out with a completely new camera. I kid you not. I now have a Nikon D50. It’s like having an old fashioned professional film camera and H.E.’s extensive photography know-how all rolled into one. It does everything for you but make toast. Neophyte that I am, it’s quite a bit more than I can handle. There I was trying to get some decent shots, and here H.E. was instructing me: “Okay, here comes a great silhouette of a…
I have a working car again—used, but better than the car I had. The poor old Toyota Corolla was 15 years old. The radio no longer worked. The air conditioning was shot. The heater had died. Some of the vents wouldn’t close. The electronics were persnickety. The dash and the windshield were cracked in two places. The paint was rusted. And vomit. I’m sure it never completely cleaned out. Almost any car would be better than that, and the one…
Not to be outdone by Maryland, my little corner in Southern California decided to shine for my camera, too. Here’s just seven of a morning outing during a fog. By the way, I’ve been using a Fujifilm FinePix S3100 for all of my photos thus far. It’s not bad for a beginner, but H.E. feels I’m ready for something better…. Share this post:
I promised photos, so here they are—just a very few of mine. The ones H.E. took are worlds better, but I promised myself that I’d show only my shots in this post. Share this post:
I’m back in town and very slowly catching up on my e-mail and projects. I visited a very beautiful place, one which has made me seriously rethink where I’d like to spend the rest of my life. And I have photos to share! So there. In other news, it’s election day. Again. California has had an election every year for the last three years, and darn if I’m not sick of it. I’d actually vote today, but I just got…