New Camera Is New

[tj_teejay]

Yes, I caved. I bought a new camera. Not that I really needed to, the EOS 450D was working just fine. But I really wanted the 550D, because it can record HD videos and has a few more, nifty functions the 450D doesn't have. Not that I think I'm gonna use the video function extensively, but it's nice to know that I now have it.

I've had it for about a week now, and I took it out for a spin last Sunday. I finally managed to put a best-of up online, and here's a few highlights. Admittedly, not the best photos I've ever taken, but, hey, it was just a regular old walk through the rather unspectacular nearby forest...

Comments

[fredo2706.livejournal.com]

Love love love the photos. You have a second career there, I am sure... not that you need one...;-)

[tj-teejay.livejournal.com]

Aw, thanks, luv. And I'm sure that if I turned photography into a career, I'd end up liking it a lot less than I do now...

[crism79.livejournal.com]

Unspectacular? Are you kidding, it's beautiful!! I wish I had a forest like that nearby :))))))))))) I mean I wish there were more forest like that here. It's beautiful and awesome photos!!! Loved them :)))))))))))) It's was a great buy :D

[tj-teejay.livejournal.com]

Well, I thought they weren't all that spectacular. But I'm always very critical with myself and my own photos. But thanks. :o)

The forest isn't in walking distance, unless I wanted to walk 15 to 20 minutes along the street first, so I usually take the car there (which is just 5 minutes, of course). And it also borders on the motorway, so once you get closer to that part of it, you can hear the cars whooshing past, even if you can't see them. It's actually a little less idyllic than it might appear in the pictures. Still, it's nice to have a patch of forest like that nearby.

[nightwhisp.livejournal.com]

Wow, those are some very beautiful images. :-)
Thank you for sharing.

I have a camera that I usually have with me... that I never use even though I always say I'll take pictures. -_-

[tj-teejay.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Well, I guess you need to want to take pictures to come up with a halfway decent result. :o) I can't just have my camera on me. It's a digital SLR, so it's quite bulky. But it sure is great to use. I never use my compact camera anymore because it's just not as much fun.