And the weeks go by...Week 29

Again, the week begins with rain.
I managed to get in a few 'set up' shots of glasses and a flower. Working out the focus options..., I had to look it up in the manual. But got a couple good shots of some Ikea short tumblers. Getting some light would help as what I had was not really good enough. Guess I need to froogle or as it is now google.co.uk/products. May be even ebay. Would a remote help as well as a new printer?
The cost of this 'hobby' is escalating. I really need to have a project for this. But..., can I learn on someone elses budget?

More camera purchases

Oh dear, I seemed to have bought two filters for my D80. A UV for general lense protection and a circular polorizing one. I love buying stuff.

Now, I think I must make the effort and get up early and do something. I'm planning a trip down the River Lea, near to where I live, over the weekend to shoot 'stuff'. I'll put some links here so as to see the results.

Its a new week (28)

Monday 9th July
Well, another week goes by and I've had enough of my procastination. I got a new camera, the Nikon D80 with a 18-135 lense. So I bought one of those LowePro cases so I can carry the camera around without being too worried about it.

I guess I'll be starting out by shooting stuff which won't be of any commercial use, as I need to get used to using an SLR. I'm not knew to photography but have not used a camera for about 20 years, other than at parties where I'm using a fixed focus compact camera.