When I bike more, I take fewer pictures. Makes sense. I'm still trying to figure out how to balance my variety of hobbies. I guess I just have to be willing to stop more on the bike. Today, I was going to take a bike ride, but instead I got super lazy and sat and knit and watch terrible Netflix all morning. Then, when I finally had the energy to the leave the house, I decided to walk. Just a short walk, with the iphone at the ready, and take a few pictures if anything caught my eye. I did take three longer bike rides this week, but I'm still working on getting some real mileage. Maybe next week. I had another little spending spree this week--some cycle-specific shorts and a new camera. I'm so, so excited about the camera--I can't wait for it to arrive (some time next week). I think I might even sign up for a photography class in June. I used to know about f-stops and apertures and such but I've forgotten it all. This new camera is a point and shoot but it's supposed to have a fantastic lens and be one of the best of its class. I just can't see getting a DSLR...too heavy. I know I won't use it. I am starting to chafe at the constraints of the iphone, though, and my old digital camera has a flaw in the lens so all its pictures are messed up. Anyway, I thought I'd share a couple of the pics from my walking tour...
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The first one is an abandoned storefront near my house. The old places are getting restored and occupied, but slowly.
The second pic is a little house that almost looks like the country...except for the bars on the windows.
The last--mostly it was that church that struck me. I can't get the photo I want of this kind of building with the iphone. I'm hoping with the new camera I can get closer and still have a good angle. We'll see.
Grateful for: the resources to fund all my hobbies.
What kind of camera are you getting? I'm debating a DSLR vs something smaller because I worry the size will cause me to leave it home. Enjoying your photography and blog. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI'm getting the Panasonic Lumix LX7. Sort of funny because the digital camera I have now is also a Panasonic with a Leica lens (ZS7), and I don't like it one bit. What it lacks is good color balance and low-light quality. It's main asset is an amazing 12x optical zoom.
DeleteEverything I read about the LX7 suggests that it won't have these problems. It is still a point and shoot, but has a wide-angle lens, can be set to fully manual, has a big sensor for its size, and performs well in low-light and macro (extreme close-up) settings. The close-up setting is really important for photographing knitting, as is the color balance (fingers crossed on that). I think this camera is a good compromise--but we'll have to see how it performs. I'm going to shoot like crazy when it arrives and return it if I don't like it. Maybe I'll use the blog as my test audience. :)