A new “toy”

I’m calling it a “toy” because the kids are definitely not allowed to touch it. But Adam and I are having such a good time learning how to use our new camera. Adam has been wanting a nice camera for a while now (many years). (FYI, nice (to me) = removable lenses). I’ve always liked the idea of a nice camera, but with a young family I never felt like I would have the time to learn how to use it properly. Well, the time has come. After extensive research (by Adam), and talking to some people who have nice cameras, we ended up getting the Canon t2i. There was a nice deal at Costco which included the camera body, two kit lenses and a bag.

So I’m planning on doing more posts that have to do with photography. We’ll see how well I do at that. So Adam had taken the camera to work a few times to take pictures, but usually it is at home with me during the day. This is an early morning shot of the capitol building.

This is the view from Adam’s window at work without any zoom.

And here is the same view with the telephoto lens! I know, those of you who have nice cameras are not impressed with this, but I am! This is all new to me, and I am amazed at how far we can see with this lens.

This was our first attempt with indoor pictures. This is Emma with her cousin Rachel. I thought they were so cute! The lighting was terrible here, so I’m pleased with how well the pictures turned out anyway.

And here’s Sydney. That is Emma’s finger in the picture, she’s trying to make Sydney smile. Well we still have a TON to learn, but we are really enjoying it. The quality of our pictures is SO much better. So I have a couple more posts I’m getting ready about the camera/photography. Maybe I’ll get them posted soon.