A Glimpse Of Things To Come (I hope...)

One of our neighbors, an incredibly generous man, lent us his Canon EOS 500 to test out since I am thinking about perhaps maybe possibly looking into getting a new SLR for myself. Wow... we don't even know his name (we've seen his daughter around more than him) but we got to chatting at the Halloween party here in the building and so he left it at the front desk for me to 'borrow' for 'a few days'... can you even imagine leaving such a precious possession without hand delivery and a few extra words/looks of caution! Phew - I can really learn something from this guy, you know. Of course if you want to lend something of significant value to somebody else they are going to treat it respectfully and to remind them of that with some trite comment like "please be extra careful with it" is only going to make them more nervous and regret 'borrowing' or using the item in the first place. And besides, it's borderline disrespectful to assume that they won't treat it well - so it's best to not even say anything. But I can barely imagine handing over such a possession without that feeling of "please be extra careful with it"... what an attitude adjustment this man has unknowingly given me - may I be a bit more like him. Anyway - all philosophizing aside - here are the photos from my 'test' with a fabulous 'big' camera. I took the kids outside twice to have a go... they turned out pretty good for not reminding myself how to actually use a manual camera and all its features.

We did bump into another neighbor who got to play with us for a bit too... that was fun to see him out and about.

Thumbellina

These two like to play around with the guard post - but I'm not sure the guards like them coming in and out of their office space...

So much for the old "two feet on the ground" rule.

During Helena's 1st nap Hunter and I tested the camera's inside ability...

Inside with a flash is where I feel my camera is weakest - but I think it's mostly my own technique as these inside shots aren't all that great either... I need to re-read my manual! On another note - Hunter loves doing this big puzzle he got from Cynthia & Hilo... I'm on the lookout for more puzzles!

This one has nothing to do with the flash - this is a picture of the TV Hunter bashed... oh yes, I didn't mention that one yet?!? He used the remote control to hit the little bouncing dvd circle as it flittered around the screen - you know the one when the dvd is over and you've left the TV on longer - like the screen saver!?! Yes, he got a big spank for that and no TV for over 2 weeks! Thankfully it's fixed so we can see our pilates instruction again.

Full moon fever

I like this - looks like they're dancing in fire...

Claire was over for dinner and some time of catching up and prayer - but we took the kids outside for some energy release and a test of night settings... all in all, I like it (the camera)... I guess when you've got such easy subjects to photograph, though, how could you not!?!