Young Adventurer Poses for Photographs

Playing Piano

Thinking

Telling a story

Thinking of friends

Bringing flowers

He is growing up,

and changing,

and staying the same.

Kids do that.

People do that.

Learning Curve

Having no prior experience with a camera that actually has manual settings, it's taking some time to figure out the manual focus, shutter speed, and all the other stuff that I don't know what it is or does. Yes, I know I need to take a class. Still, I am having fun!

This is what happens when you set the camera to full manual, when you only intended to focus manually. That is a photograph of a bird, in case you couldn't tell. I am thankful for the friend who was with me--she showed me the little switch on the lens that allows manual focus. Once I switched the other dial back to full-auto, the camera started taking actual photos again.

These next photos I took this morning with the camera set to a very fast shutter speed and focusing manually. Getting closer!

And then there's the geese. Camera set to "full auto." Sun and water set to "nice reflections." Sidewalk Driver set to stay out of the way of the guy with the really REALLY big lens and the tripod who was sitting on the ground framing his shot.

Note the goose drill sergeant.

It's nice to have all one's geese in a row, I'm sure.

iPad

Yes, it's cool.

Yes, I want one.

Yes, I have been conditioned to have the iPad be the obvious next device. My family and friends are entertained when I leave fingerprints on the screen of my macbook and become frustrated when I touch it's screen and nothing happens. This is the way things are supposed to work.

I see it has iWork.

Does it print wirelessly?

I will likely have to wait a while to get one. Even in it's amazing coolness, it's someplace behind "NEW dSLR CAMERA" on the priority list. And convincing Danjo that I Need one could be a challenge.

Name that bird

I'm not really this obsessed with birds, but they are the "people in my neighborhood" and so become the subjects of the photos. And no, not all of these are birds.

Practice Makes Perfect

Practice Music

Practice Painting

Practice Pictures

Practice Spanish, Aqui.