Christmas was the perfect time to invest in a new toy, a DSLR camera! With the help of a photographer friend, I finally decided on the Sony A55 and thus far, I am extremely pleased! Once I figured out how to set it on automatic+ and which lens to use for what, I just can't seem to take a bad picture. I know I have a lot to learn and some experience to gain, but I am convinced that this new toy will be perfect for a new photography hobby for both of us as well as improved food pictures for my blog. The camera also has an awesome panoramic feature and it takes movies. Here's a few from playing around just the last few days.
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| Dave took this one from our backyard where he ran into a very famous meteorologist who just happens to be our neighbor while he's on sabbatical this year. Should I have him autograph my books? |
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| Dave's again-- a female Flicker. Her boyfriend came by later and we got some great pics of him eating our suet. |
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| Just after Wednesday's snowstorm, the sun came out right before it set. This is taken from our backyard. I almost missed the photo op because my battery was charging inside and I went out with an empty camera. I got back just in time. |
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| National Center for Atmospheric Research plus the Flatirons in the distance on our hike. |
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| Dave's shot, a little tree-framing. |
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| We had a little fun with Lightroom, removing a blemish, then playing with the different effects. |
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| Devil's Thumb-- one of many. |
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| Heading home. We saw more dogs than people on this hike. None of them were on a leash even though it is required by law. Most strange dogs hate Dave for some reason and one of these days he's going to come home with a bite out of him, I swear! |
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| Looking southeast off the ridge. |
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| Peppermint tea, my favorite! Grandma got me these cute measuring spoons last year. |
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| Enchilada night! |
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| Christmas decorations I made last year from a terracotta pot, burlap, gold spray paint, and pine cones from Dave's Grand-dad's old land, and a wooden star. |
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| We still had two pumpkins left to make into puree. This one was a long island cheese pumpkin. (Dave's photo) |
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| Check out my cute new apron, a xmas gift from some of my favorite people! How thoughtful! It is reversible and on the other side are cupcakes!!!!! |
Okay, who wants some pumpkin puree? I ended up with about a gallon and I still have some left from the last batch!
3 comments:
Awesome photos! I love the one with the bird! Also - I'll take all your pumpkin...it would likely only last me a week! Can you ship to Wisconsin? ;)
Love the photos!! Paul's also starting to get into photography.
Oooo, several thoughts -
1) The pics are gorgeous, and making me really long for snow! Have you played around with the manual settings alot?
2) Peppermint tea is my fav as well - love the measuring spoon.
3) Love that your apron coordinates with your shirt ;) And such a cute food processor.
4) We need more photos of your apartment. The periwinkle color on the cupboards is such a fun pop in the kitchen!
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