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Monday, May 19, 2008

weeds?

This is the first post to show pictures actually taken the same day. Still with the D450Z, but the SP570UZ is getting closer.

Some of the previous images have been weeds. Probably more that I don't know yet. The same surely applies to todays.

Seems like I should know, so I have got some books coming. Online public library book requests are great.

There's also the county weed folks. Jo brought home a pamphlet & brochure from a local plant sale.

But I didn't go down at 5:30 am just for the weeds (and wildflowers?), but also for the beach.

Sunday, May 18, 2008

foograf are us

For the last few weeks, I've been considering getting a new camera to do something more along the lines of "real photography" than the basic blogshots I had been doing with my 1999 1.3 Mp Olympus D450Z.

As part of that exercise, I have been trying to do things I might do with the new camera, using the old camera, to get a better perspective on feature & function priorities - and to make sure I really would go out and take pictures, not just sit on the couch thinking about it.

All the posts in this blog so far are from that exercise. At this point, it is mostly just images, but I may wander back through and add some remarks.

The new camera, an Olympus SP-570UZ, will be here in a few days.

Then we will see what directions this blog goes.