I hope Blogspot posts these at full file size. For a point-and-shoot, the Kodak V1253 does an amazing job mimicking the capabilities of an SLR with a macro lens.
I wonder if this is what's called a darner, or darning needle? It landed on the spirea while I was trying to photograph bumble bees. The bees moved so fast I didn't get a single focused shot. This guy was nice enough to sit still for a few seconds.
Sailing my family's little boat in Marion is one of the best pleasures of summer.
1. A handsome boat we saw while sailing on Sunday.
2. Bird Island, which had a house and lighthouse keeper until the house was blown away in the Hurricane of '38. It's now a bird sanctuary. We think those are researchers.
3. Ted at the helm of the family Bull's Eye.
4. Ted and yours truly.
5. View of buildings on shore, over the stern of our little boat.
Another endless fascination for me is photographing up close the exquisite textures and colors of the natural world.
There's nothing original in this obsession; most photographers who get beyond family snapshots share it.
What astonishes me is what you can do with a well-engineered point-and-shoot camera. It's possible to capture images with a level of detail and clarity I used to think you could achieve only with an SLR.
Welcome and thanks for visiting! My name is Elizabeth Michaud. By day, I'm a technical writer. In my free time, I'm also an amateur photographer. This blog gives me a chance to share my take on the visual world, and my love of beauty, mystery, color, and play. My current tool for exploring that world is a Kodak EasyShare V1253 point-and-shoot camera. Full disclosure: I received this camera as a Christmas gift from a friend who has no relationship with Kodak.
So tell me what you think! Do you have any thoughts on what you see here? What should I try next? What excites you most about the new ways digital cameras provide for playing with light and images?