On With The New: Introducing The Nikon D3100

As some of you may recall, my trusty Canon Powershot went bust back in June. I've been saving up for a new camera ever since... and this week, it all finally came to fruition.

Yesterday as I was rolling out dough for chapatis, the UPS truck showed up to deliver my brand-spanking-new camera. Sadly, since I was in the middle of making dinner (and covered in flour), I had to wait until after work today to play with my new Nikon D3100. Yet what serendipity - the light was perfect.

So far, I haven't done much other than shoot a little bit in Auto mode. But even though these pictures were all taken in Auto, their quality is infinitely superior to my last camera. (And my Droid, whose quality snapshots you have all been enjoying for the last three and a half months.) Soon, I'll start experimenting with shooting manually (especially with my other lenses!), but for now... all I can say is that I am pleased.

I messed around with the blog design a bit so it could accommodate larger pictures, and I'm liking the result. So without further ado, here are the first of what I hope will be many, many pictures to come. Enjoy!

 

 

The Passing of a Friend: My Trusty Canon

It is with great sadness that I mourn the passing of my faithful Canon Powershot. My sidekick and friend for five and a half years - which is a long time for a digital camera - he went with me on many adventures, including all over Europe and for two action-packed years of AmeriCorps NCCC. He was a chunk, but quite a trooper.

This, of course, explains my lack of posts over the last week. I've been taking pictures with my phone, but the connection on the farm is poor enough that I'm having trouble uploading them. So stay tuned, faithful readers! Hopefully salvation will come soon.

My last pictures, taken at a CRAFT tour in late May at Twin Springs Farm. (Check the link for my write-up on the CRAFT blog about the tour.)