“To me, an amateur photographer is one who is in love with taking pictures, a free soul who can photograph what he likes and who likes what he photographs.”
– Erwin Blumenfeld (Popular Photography 1948)
Category: Photography
2013 Hasn’t Been a Blogging Year
It’s the end of February and my last post was in 2012. This is one of the longest dry spells I’ve had on the blog.
There are a few posts rolling around in my head; making the time to type them out has been the challenge. In the meantime, though, the cherry trees are blooming on my block and here’s one of them:
Is It Time For An Upgrade?
How do you know when it’s time for a new camera, versus simply having a case of Nikon Acquisition Syndrome?
After 4 years with the D40, I think it might really be time for an upgrade. More and more I find myself getting frustrated with the D40 and even reaching for my Lumix when I want to shoot something.
I can still get shots like this:
But I’m finding myself fighting with the camera more to make it do what I want. It seems to me that I shouldn’t have to struggle so hard with a camera I’ve had for 4 years; if the equipment is getting in the way, that’s a problem.
So all in all, I think it’s time for an upgrade. The D5100 is looking pretty good to me.
Or do I just have a case of NAS? When do you know it’s time for an upgrade?
Reflections and Leaves
I’m spending the week in Connecticut. There was a heavy rain a few nights ago that flooded a few of the marshy areas near the house.
I like the interplay of the water, the leaves, and the reflected trees.
Welcome to November
It’s that time of year when the weather abruptly turns cooler, I need to clear the fallen leaves off the patio at least once a week, the rain comes back, and I know I’ll be driving home from work in the dark for the next 4 months.
Kind of depressing, really.
On the bright side, I did get a nice shot of this colorful leaf today before the rain hit.
Labor Day Cat Blogging
Tommy on one of his favorite spots – the top of the couch.