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shutter…

16 Tuesday Jul 2019

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last night met with my friends on the deck… although the temperature was in the 30s, there was a gentle breeze blowing which made us very comfortable…

the purple finch family were back at the bird feeder, and chased off a squirrel…

we watched a huge yellow moon rising while we visited;-)… I didn’t get any photos, just enjoyed the view…

later in the evening I spent some time back on the deck with my camera and tripod getting some pictures of the nearly full moon…

I am always amazed at how quickly the moon moves when you are taking pictures…

after all was said and done, this is my favourite photo…

my new camera is supposed to let me use my phone to click the shutter, but for some reason it just won’t work… hoping to find a way to get that option working and maybe take crisper pics…

toys…

18 Saturday May 2019

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busy day as I researched and decided on which version of iPhone X I would upgrade to…

walked up and down Polo Park a few times as I checked out the various options…

one of the things I was most interested in was the quality of the camera, as I take many photos…

also, size of the phone was important… I didn’t want something too large for my hand and that would feel uncomfortable…

and then there was the issue of the case… I have the most wonderful case now, but it isn’t available for an iPhone X…

I want something that doesn’t cover the front of the phone as I do take so many photos…

in the end I chose the iPhone X and purchased it from The Source… picked up a Huawei tablet and a Kate Spade cover…

I also found a case that holds a few credit cards… not sure yet which case I will use most, lol…

then I came home and figured out how to move my data from the old to the new…

even got the tablet working with all the apps I use… it will be fun to learn the android system…

looking forward to playing with these new toys;-)…

necklace…

16 Thursday May 2019

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so happy to discover my necklace last night…

it is the first of only one hundred pieces which my daughter made recently…

I took it to Maui and when we moved from our first hotel to the Airbnb I thought I put it away, but couldn’t find it… even called the hotel in case it had been turned in to Lost and Found… sadly it had not…

when I got home I searched every nook and cranny during the unpacking… nothing…

felt bad because I was so sure I had packed it, but it just wasn’t there, sigh…

recently mentioned to my daughter that I would need to order another necklace to replace the lost one…

and then… last night I was charging my camera and slid my finger into the little pocket of the Coach bag that holds the charger…

and found it;-)…

headphones…

21 Thursday Feb 2019

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this morning, rather than spend fifteen minutes on the treadmill, I had a lovely time taking photos of the moon…

although I used my tripod, next time I will use my headphones to take the photos so that the camera doesn’t jiggle…

still learning what this camera can do;-)…

macro…

20 Sunday Jan 2019

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yesterday I spent some time playing with my camera and flowers in the house…

working a bit with the macro feature…

got some good shots of the orchid… if you look at them just the right way you can see a dove…

also got a few pictures of the flowers in one of the bouquets on the main floor…

as everyone knows, flowers really help me through the cold and dark season… just looking at them makes me happy…

the great news is that every day there is a tiny bit more light;-)…

battery…

21 Friday Dec 2018

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as I learn more and more about my new camera I am very pleased with it….

the one disappointing thing is that the battery runs down rather quickly… all of a sudden it will announce that the battery is exhausted… and not always at an opportune time, lol…

I’ve tried taking out the card and uploading it to my iPhone in case the transferring is using it up…

not sure that is the issue…

have also been struggling with the downloading… at first it worked perfectly and then all of a sudden it wouldn’t connect…

hoping to get to the camera store over the break to get a lesson…

gently…

27 Tuesday Nov 2018

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we haven’t had much snow so far… on Sunday I walked over to meet my family for breakfast…

snow was gently falling and it was beautiful…

stopped along the way and took this shot of snow on a truck which was right by the sidewalk…

then I got my camera out and took some snowflake pictures… enjoyed the chance to spend some time playing with the camera…

reminded me of all the times that my beloved and I would go places so that I could take pictures… I sure do miss him…

empty…

27 Saturday Oct 2018

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our walk through the English and Leo Mol Gardens was lovely…

it was cool and overcast but it was nearly empty… hardly anyone else in the entire space…

fabulous to get a bit of exercise and spend time catching up…

it looked like one of the statues was holding up the scaffolding, lol… had to work a bit to get a photo that wasn’t too risqué… looking forward to seeing what changes will be made…

easy to spot our bench, but it looks a bit dull… well, the whole place looks that way…

fun to take pictures with my new camera and see how the plants are preparing for winter…

pleased to finally make it to the Gardens… sorry that it has been so long and I have missed all the Fall beauty…

very happy that we got through the walk without any mist…

upgrade…

22 Monday Oct 2018

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so excited to pick up my new camera on Friday… the old one died while we were camping this summer and I have been missing it tremendously… decided not to have it repaired again as it would be expensive and I had already had it repaired three or four times… made more sense to put that money towards a newer model…

was hoping to make it to Christmas to buy one but Thursday night I was at an event and was very disappointed in my pictures…

so Friday I went and purchased this one… it is basically the same model, only upgraded…

many things are similar but there are nuances that I am going to have to study up on, lol…

I’ve been able to connect it to my phone to download pictures but haven’t figured out how to use my phone to depress the shutter button…

there is a new automatic setting that adds effects and I really want to understand a few of the other settings…

it connects to my phone or computer via wifi, the screen moves to make taking pictures easier and it has a better zoom function…

looking forward to delving into all the details…