Now in brilliant colour!

The camera thing finally got to me. I am not the best photographer, nor have I had much desire to learn to be a better one (though I do regret missing Jacquie and Michelle's course on how to photograph my knitting), but I do like to have at least some close to the correct colour, not blurry photos of my knitting and the camera phone wasn't cutting it.

Claudia's comment gave me the push I needed. On her excellent advice, I spoke with Keri (who also just bought a new camera), I read some reviews, considered what I wanted and started some online research.

At first, I thought I just wanted a new version of my Canon digital elph. It served me well these last five years and I liked that I could just put it in my pocket and go. However, the lithium ion batteries were expensive and you can't just pop to a 7-11 and buy some--I wanted a camera that took AA batteries this time. I also wanted something with a more refined flash. My current camera tended to over do it and everything was too bright or whited out.

And, I have a romantic notion about people who can take nice photos. I admire their skill. I admire how they can see the world through a camera lens.

I don't just read Michelle's blog because she's a fun person who I like a bunch, but because her photos are always so lovely. Same with Cara and Claudia. I know they spend time with their cameras and editing photos afterward, and I may not really have the time to do that, but I want to learn more about taking pictures, since I do it almost every day. So I needed a camera with a bit more adjustability to do that. Not full DSLR adjustability, but more than compact point and shoot.

Getting another Canon seemed like a good idea because I was used to the interface, and they received good reviews in a number of places. In the end, I bought one a bit more jazzy than I expected because the price was right. It's a Canon Powershot a720 (just like Claudia's).

I used it for the demon spawn (aka moth) photo yesterday, some stash and some silly photos of the kids.

It was pouring today so I haven't tested it outside or anything, but it satisfies my needs and desires and I have a few weeks to practice with it before I put it to the real test in Banff.

Comments

[Suzanne V. (Yarnhog)]

I had my own horrific moth scare last year. There was a sudden, huge infestation of moths and "little wriggly worms" (my son's description) in my son's room. My son's room is about ten feet from my stash. Fortunately, ours did turn out to be cereal moths--just because it is a bedroom, one should not assume that there is nothing edible, especially if it belongs to a ten year old boy--but only after I went into full-on seek and destroy mode. My stash is all now double bagged in plastic.

[Cara]

Thank you! Have fun with the new camera! Don't forget to read the manual.

So sorry about the moth - that would scare the crap out of me!

[Kristine]

I gotta say, I adore my Canon. It's the Powershot from two years ago, and it serves me very well; the macro function is fantastic. My camera is hardly ever out of macro mode.

[Knittripps]

Enjoy your new camera!

[Jenni]

1. Moths = horror film. Grain moths = double feature horror.

2. Camera = model I've been eyeing. Is it pretty snappy? Takes photos without thinking for a decade? Can't wait to see more!

[martin m.]

and i'm still no wii