New Camera

Today I went to Nebraska Furniture Mart's Electronic Department and got a camera to replace the one that unceremoniously croaked yesterday -- the Canon Rebel T51.

I took along Victoria's Canon SX40 PowerShot in case something picturable showed up before I got to the Mart and found the new camera.  So here are a few shots with Victoria's camera.  The first two are daffodil buds by the front porch:

One of the cons about the SX40 is that when you turn it on, it is totally zoomed out, no matter where it was when you turned it off.  And I find the little slide for the zoom beside the shutter button a bit awkward, especially since I am used to turning the lens itself to zoom in or out.  So, if I am in a hurry to take the picture, I wind up with all of this ^ ... or I crop waaay down, which of course diminishes quality:

 

The trees are all turning green.

First shot with the new camera, taken as I sat in the parking lot of Nebraska Furniture Mart, looking through all my loot, inserting the battery, putting on the strap, setting date and time, scrolling through all the settings...

I would've aimed out the window, but there seemed to be people in every car parked nearby.  

So, this:

Okay, the people have all walked into the store or driven away.
Looks like the camera picks up color well.  (New 18-55mm lens.)

Heading home, into the sun.

At Fremont Lakes

Lilacs
Taken from a distance with 70-300mm lens.
Considering the fact that it was quite windy, and the sun was sinking into an overclouded west, these are very good.

Canada goose

Wire, briar, limber lock,
Two old geese flew in a flock.
One flew east, one flew west;
And one flew over the cuckoo's nest.
(Only it was a grain elevator.)

2008 Jeep Commander

I've just discovered that after I frame in a scene, if a bird flies or swims through, I can touch the LCD screen wherever the bird is, and the camera will immediately focus right there.  If I follow the bird's movement with my finger on the screen, the camera continually focuses on that spot.  Amazing, don't you think?

The rare Nebraska Bobber tree

Switched back to the 18-55mm lens

Low light... the camera did pretty well.