I caved.

So after my post earlier, I sat here thinking about how much I've missed having a working camera and the ability to take higher quality pictures than what I get with my iPhone - which is excellent for a cell phone camera, but still nothing like a real camera.


I started researching pretty much as soon as I published the last blog entry, and ended up picking a model online. I went with the Canon Powershot because it is pretty much the only camera I have ever owned - this is my third or fourth version of it. Only this time it is a bit flashier and fancier I think, and it cost less than the one I ended up with a few years ago, because the price of cameras have gone down. Anyway it is the Canon Powershot SX120 IS.


Anyway, I think I am going to be really happy with it. It had nothing but positive reviews online and I desperately wanted something with a better zoom than my last camera so that I could take better pictures at ballparks and the barn. Still not as fancy as what I hope to end up with some day - but this is actually the first camera that I have paid for myself and I'm really happy with my choice. All of the others I have received as gifts and I didn't really want to be a part of the choosing process.

After locating a local store that sold it, I went to pick it up and then drove over to the river to play around with it a little. It was just before sunset and I spent about 20 minutes walking around and snapping pictures. I got a few that I think are pretty neat.

This is looking through some safety bars out into the James.

 This is a picture of a tree that I adore.

Waves on the rocks