Rick surprised me a few weeks ago with a “real” camera, a Nikon D5000. *insert screaming sound here* It was amazing, crazy even! My bargain shopper found a kit with the camera, a bag and two lenses – one “far away” lens of 55-200mm and one “wide-ish” lens of 18-55mm for a quite reasonable price.
So, most of my pictures here, unless I pull from old folders, will be “real camera” photos. Like I said, it’s amazing. I haven’t had contact with a real camera, that wasn’t point and shoot, since high school, since my dad’s old, super awesome manual camera. It’s been so long I forgot what aperture meant. Thanks to one of my favorite bloggers, The Pioneer Woman, I’ve been reminded. I even learned a little. After all DSLRs are different from old film manual cameras. So, if you want a DSLR, or have recently acquired one and don’t have a good grasp of aperture or shutter speed, have a look at Ree’s, What the Heck – Basic Photography Archives. Funny and well described, thanks so much for this Pioneer Woman!
Now, to perfect my skills, as they are non-existent at the moment!
