E is the best. He's the best for many reasons, but I'll only go into one account of his bestness here today. You see, E recently purchased a new camera (see his Flickr account for what he's been up to with it). And this meant that his previous camera and lens needed a new home, since they wouldn't be getting much action anymore. And seeing how I've been without a digital camera for the past 9 months or so, there seemed to be an opportunity for us both to get something out of this.
So, I am now the proud foster mother of a Canon EOS D30. I have a single lens, a Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM.
Needless to say I am very excited about this. I've been taking photos all night, much to the cats' dismay.
I'm having some trouble with the lighting - when I use the flash the photos look blue and washed out. But without a flash they are very dark. The autofocus is having trouble focusing on Smudge. I think it's cause he's so dark.
But I was able to get a couple of good ones. I guess this is like getting to Carnegie Hall - practice practice practice. At least I feel better about taking lots of photos, than I did when I took that photography class back in high school. I can take a lot of crappy shots and it's not going to cost me anything but my time. It's not like I'll be wasting film and developing chemicals. Let's here it for digital!
I guess this is my chance to also really learn Photoshop. I have an old version (v. 4!) that I'm using at the moment. But if I can color correct the images in Photoshop that will also help. E is able to work some magic with his images, but I don't understand what all he's doing as he clicks and slides scales. I guess it's time for me to go over to Border's and get some photo books. Ah, what a shame. I need more books. Heh. "Need."
