Tuesday, July 1, 2008

A good Macro...

I love photography, as many of you know. I have a great Canon DSLR camera that I use for weddings and photo's of the kids, my jewelry, etc. I really enjoy using it, but taking it along for everyday use is kind of a pain in the neck because it has lots of bells and whistles that go along with it (flash, lenses, diffusers, batteries, etc.) I have also had a couple of Powershot camera's prior to my DSLR, but they are only 4 megapixels and 8 megapixels on my pro, and they have quite a shutter lag and I miss a lot of shots. So I finally invested in a small but very powerful Canon Digital Elph and OH MY GOODNESS, I am in LOVE with this camera! I mainly did it to take better pictures of my jewelry, but I also really love getting up close and personal with flowers. Their beauty astounds me, and so does the Macro function on this camera! Take a look at these shots I took yesterday of my Day Lillies after we shut off the sprinkler. Love it! And that Bee... like I said, I hate bees, but I didn't have to get that close to it with this camera and look at the detail! Looks to me like his mouth is even open (just ready to bite!) So I clicked and RAN! ha ha I'm sure it's just my imagination!

I'm doing a lot of different things today, in addition to cleaning my house, I am going to make at least an hour to create a couple of new pieces so please check back later on to see what I have accomplished! Have a great day!

5 comments:

  1. oooooooo Kristen I am in LOVE with your camera too!! Very beautiful! It must zoom WAY in ....that bee looks WAY too close!! Can't wait to see your new creations!! I am stuck at work today :( I need to win the lottery :)
    Have a great day!!
    Carey

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  2. Congrats my friend!!! Scott pulled YOUR name out of the bowl tonight! All your hard work paid off LOL!!! It was so much fun and everyone's posts were really great!!! I will definitely do that again soon!!

    Congrats!!
    Carey

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  3. Imagine that!! I won! HORAY!!!! ha ha I love a good contest, that was fun, thank you Carey!!
    :)

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  4. How close to that bee were you ????

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  5. ha ha, actually my hand with the camera in it was about 3 inches away... had the macro function on so you have to be close. But I got away quick! :)

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