Clear Springs

Last week we went to Clear Springs, which doesn't seem like the healthiest of choices BUT if you get the chicken club salad and a soup or the grilled fish tacos on corn tortillas, it's not tooooo bad. Right? :) I liked this darker look - gives the place a totally different feel. As compared to the color shot below. I am really enjoying snapping shots with the iPhone and then using one of these apps to create new looks: Camera+, tadaa, and Instagram.

Bank Cameras

This is new at our bank, Randolph Brooks. It allowed us to see our bank teller as we completed our transaction and I assume she could see us also. Pretty neat since it's nice to have a face to go with the voice.

Fall Colors

I was checking out the camera after snapping shots of the squirrels when I noticed the cool colors on the display when I passed by the paint cans we have on the deck. I took several shots and I really liked the coppery colors with the blue in them.

Shot with the new digicam

They are still everywhere, which makes them quite an easy subject. Here's a shot from the new camera. Still playing around with it but I think it's going to be a keeper. I am going to download the new firmware update and that should help reduce the one thing that is odd about the camera: the "long" processing time every 3rd or 4th shot. It has not been a problem for me and hopefully it won't become a problem. I better get on the ball snapping shots to test the camera, right?

Sports note: the Spurs FINALLY won tonight. It took double overtime, but we finally got a W in the win column. :)

Merry Christmas to me

Surprise, surprise! Christmas came early for me this year. Thank you honey for my new digicam. It is so cool and I can't wait to see how I handle it this week. All my cameras have been Kodaks and they've been really good to me. I'm not ready for a fancy SLR and with the z1015, there are already plenty of things I see I'll have to learn. It allows more manual control than my z612. And did you see that? I've now got 4 more megapixels and the zoom increased by 3. Of course, what I need to do is go out and try it out to make sure I can take advantage of it all. And we have a Spurs game next week so I can try out the zoom at that time. Oh, the video image is awesome. I was amazed by the crispness.

I'm back!

See? I'm not the only one who loves to take pictures of food. :) This is my sister snapping a shot of the burger birthday cake we got for a triple birthday celebration -- mine and my two nieces. Our birthdays fall in May and June and this year, we decided to wait and celebrate together in FL. We had a blast and that cake was yummy!

And here's another photo of another photographer. That's my niece, trading photo snaps with me. We had a blast and though I missed blogging and checking out friends online, I have to admit something. Being without a cell tower and fast Internet was actually nice after the first day or two of withdrawal. We played and talked and read and just relaxed. And I only thought about work the first day or two. And only had 103 emails waiting for me today. Much better than I had expected so I consider it a great day for me. Back to the mill tomorrow and back to blogging.

Tuesday night activities

Well, it's a busy night as we prepare for our trip to visit family in Florida later this week. My current activities:

1. Blogging (Really, I'm thinking of how to blog about my camera since two people asked me to post something about it.)
2. Baking cookies for the trip
3. Packing other snacks and a picnic basket for the 18.5 hour drive
4. Chatting with an old library buddy
5. Listening to jazz on Sirius
6. Feeling really good about life in general

Okay, so after about 20 shots, I settled on the picture above. It's hard to take a picture of my digicam when I want to use it. Here it is. Mark gave it to me as a Christmas gift two years ago and I have really, really enjoyed it. It's a Kodak Z612 (EasyShare). I love it for it's simplicity. Has all the settings I need as well as the manual settings if I have time to try and figure it all out. If you want more info, all you have to do is Google "Kodak z612" and you'll get tons of info. The camera bag I found at Target when we were in Columbia, SC. It has taken me two years to find the perfect protective cover for my z612 and I love it b/c it fits perfectly for my cam and for my purposes. I don't really like carrying around accessories and that's what other bags offer but then they are way too big. This bag was about ten dollars I believe.

Okay, cookies are done and so am I for the night. I'm off to clean up and get in my jammies for some good reading before bed. Goodnight everyone.