I am thankful for...
...having two delicious Thanksgiving meals...one at Mirza's house. His mother worked 11pm-7am and then came home to cook for us. It was the best meal....ever. Meal #2 was at work.
(work meal)
....great coworkers who make working the holidays so easy and fun.
...getting paid time and 1/2 for the holidays $$ (bling!)
...my beautiful Max
...my AMAZINGLY talented and handsome Mirza
...the fact that in about a week, I will have this lovely contraption in my hands once it arrives by mail!!!!!!!
muahahahahah SO EXCITED!!
I'm new to DSLR and this is a nice, entry level camera to start my journey. Any tips are welcome!! I am clueless.
(oh, and I totally justified this purchase as, "well, since I'm not going to school in the Spring and I won't be buying books anymore, I was going to spend the money before anyway, sooooooo...)
Also wanted to add that I was between Nikon and the Canon Rebel. I know a lot of people use the Rebel, but I went to the store and felt out both of the cameras. Mirza and I both agreed that the Nikon just "felt" better. It was more solid and real. And since all of my previous point and shoots have been Nikon, I went with it!! I purchased it online for a great deal and am waiting a little longer since I opted for free shipping.
(oh, and I totally justified this purchase as, "well, since I'm not going to school in the Spring and I won't be buying books anymore, I was going to spend the money before anyway, sooooooo...)
Also wanted to add that I was between Nikon and the Canon Rebel. I know a lot of people use the Rebel, but I went to the store and felt out both of the cameras. Mirza and I both agreed that the Nikon just "felt" better. It was more solid and real. And since all of my previous point and shoots have been Nikon, I went with it!! I purchased it online for a great deal and am waiting a little longer since I opted for free shipping.
...Five days off now!
6 comments:
Nice pics!
Tips: Get a 50mm prime lenses (not expensive) and learn to shoot using that, rather than the zoom lens that will teach you bad lazy feet habits.
Get a book and learn the basics of f-stop, aperture, and shutter speed.
Use the manual, av, and tv modes rather than the auto modes as much as possible (always).
happy thanksgiving :)
i have that very same camera and i love it!
I'm going to a workshop next week that helps you pick out a DSLR camera that fits your needs....gotta put this time and a half to use. :)
We had a mini-potluck at work which was nice, and the day wasn't so bad at all. :) Happy Thanksgiving!
I second the 50mm lens rec, though mainly because the large aperture will let you get really good low-light shots w/o flash.
I'm a Canon girl but I think this is the Nikon equivalent of my 50mm.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/247091-USA/Nikon_2137_Normal_AF_Nikkor_50mm.html
Totally agree about Nikon. They just feel more "real" in your hands. We were going to get a Rebel (although they are not called that here), but it just felt insubstantial. Absolutely heart my (sorry our) Nikon!
Oh I'm so excited to see how you like that camera! I was eyeing it up on some black friday sales...didn't get it since I just bought my Nikon P90 this summer, but I'd love to trade up when I have some cashola!
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