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Natter, and a query.
I was thwarted in my plans for the workroom yesterday. Anna-kitteh decided that what I really needed to do was pay attention to her. She will not be ignored, and shoves her head under my hand. So I paid attention to her. I did eventually get some sorting done, put fabric away and pulled other fabrics out. I have need of a new twill jacket, and a Halloween costume for the FCB concert.
Trimmed back the spent larkspur, and discovered a third flush. There's another wave of poppies, too. I trimmed back some of the sea holly, but got tired of being poked -- I may go out there this morning with long sleeves and gloves. I realised that the NE garden isn't really 'full-sun' -- it gets quite a bit of shade in the early-mid afternoon, which may explain why the volunteer milkweed is a little bit wobbly. I need to cut back the blackberry lilies before the seeds drop. There are quite enough of them in that garden already.... One of the stonecrops I planted last year is getting ready to bloom, while the other seems content with just growing, and may bloom next year.
DB had his first before-school rehearsal yesterday. And I think we need to adjust the schedule on those days a bit so we can leave a bit earlier than we did. Or maybe we just need to do it a few more times.
I have decided that I really need to get myself a camera. Doesn't need to have bells-n-whistles, just a decent camera that I can use indoors and out (birds, cats, projects). The last camera I used on a regular basis was a Pentax K-1000 :), so I'm a little out of the loop on cameras. Any suggestions?
That's the third bird into the sliding door this morning. Guess I'll be stopping by the bird store this weekend. Meanwhile, I'll roll the awning out a little to keep the reflection down --I like the light, but I don't like stunned birds.
Trimmed back the spent larkspur, and discovered a third flush. There's another wave of poppies, too. I trimmed back some of the sea holly, but got tired of being poked -- I may go out there this morning with long sleeves and gloves. I realised that the NE garden isn't really 'full-sun' -- it gets quite a bit of shade in the early-mid afternoon, which may explain why the volunteer milkweed is a little bit wobbly. I need to cut back the blackberry lilies before the seeds drop. There are quite enough of them in that garden already.... One of the stonecrops I planted last year is getting ready to bloom, while the other seems content with just growing, and may bloom next year.
DB had his first before-school rehearsal yesterday. And I think we need to adjust the schedule on those days a bit so we can leave a bit earlier than we did. Or maybe we just need to do it a few more times.
I have decided that I really need to get myself a camera. Doesn't need to have bells-n-whistles, just a decent camera that I can use indoors and out (birds, cats, projects). The last camera I used on a regular basis was a Pentax K-1000 :), so I'm a little out of the loop on cameras. Any suggestions?
That's the third bird into the sliding door this morning. Guess I'll be stopping by the bird store this weekend. Meanwhile, I'll roll the awning out a little to keep the reflection down --I like the light, but I don't like stunned birds.
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I picked up a Canon 60D yesterday, but that's probably a lot more camera than you want.
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On the used side, my Canon 40D is a perfectly good camera, and a used 40D body probably won't set you back too much. (I just upgraded to a 6D, the wife has the 40D so it's not on the market! :-)
Another possibility would be the Canon S50X. It's not a pocket camera, it handles more like a traditional SLR but is smaller and without interchangable lenses. A couple of the best photos I've ever taken were with a predecessor, the S5. The flip-out LCD is neat for those lean-over-at-stupid-angle shots that I can no longer hold myself still for....
Another option (Kevin will call me a heathen for this) is to get a high end smart phone. The camera in my new Moto Droid is pretty decent for snapshoting, it's 10 M pixel and it's quick.
Birds would tend to drive me to the S50X. It's got a very long optical zoom.
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Mind, the lag drives me insane when I use someone's phone, but see item one above.
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Yes. I agree completely. My new phone has a bit of lag, but it focusses where you touch the image, and overall from "activate wonder photographer powers" to getting the image it's no worse than fumbling a lens cap off, zooming, acquiring pre-focus, and getting the image. And it's always in my pocket! It's the metering and focus details that annoy me sometimes.
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I'll have to go poke at cameras somewhere.
Most of the birds will be in the backyard, at the feeder or the pond, so not that far from the house.
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