Category: Photography

I took this yesterday (yes, I’m cheating again), before heading out to hunt down a memory card for the new camera. I think my little Kodak knew that something was up. I am a shameless Photoshopper, but I did absolutely nothing to this aside from resizing and editing out a little bit of the deck overhanging my patio. It was a breathtakingly beautiful day, and I couldn’t have asked for a better photo.

Today was not so pretty. The weather guys been threatening us with Icy Death from Above. So far, it’s not materializing, which I guess is good, though I was kind of looking forward to having a bad weather day off work. If it ever does attack us, we are well prepared. The road crews were out this morning, spreading salt on the roads. It was mostly swept to the sides and centers of the roads by this afternoon, but when I came home from work, I saw that more salt trucks were out to replenish it.

Another thing that’s making me grumpy is that my Lensbaby arrived, but it’s the wrong mount. I emailed the vendor and will have to send it back to exchange for the correct one. Hmf.

Canon Digital Rebel XT with kit lens

Kodak EasyShare DX4530

I used this example, because when I took the bottom photo last weekend, I had a hell of a time trying to capture the crackled and flaking silver on the back of this piece of mirror. Both images have had some Photoshopping, but there is not enough editing in the world to make the bottom image clearer. The top image even shows some of the rust-colored corrosion that’s forming around some of the flakes of silver.

Edit: The coppery smears on the lower sections of the bottom photo that look like oxidation are actually just dust and grime on the surface of the glass. For some reason, the Kodak camera was unable to see past the gunk, so that it looks substantial even though it isn’t.

I was starting to think it wouldn’t be delivered today, but at 7pm, Mr. UPS knocked on my door. Yay!

The battery is charging, and I won’t be able to actually take photos until I get a CF card. I got a really good deal on one online, but it probably won’t be delivered until Friday or Saturday.

That’s okay, though, because the manual is large and dense and I really ought to read it before getting in over my head. Besides, if I get too antsy, I can always just go buy a smaller card. The one I got was 2G for $20, which was a good deal. Even at Target, a 2G card is over $50. Yikes!

I will say, though, that I like the size of the camera. I have really small hands, so I was afraid it’d feel awkward or too big. It’s a nice size, and the controls are exactly where they ought to be. It’s well designed, I think.

Or, rather, crap in my bag. I’m a big, fat cheater, and lazy, too, so I’m recycling a photo I posted to Flickr a few days ago for the “stuff in my bag” group.

Missing from the photo is the composition book I usually carry in the back pocket. Also, my camera. Also, a huge mountain of grocery store receipts and pennies. I think those things breed in the dark recesses of people’s purses. Or maybe it’s just mine?