Join the Dark Side

More pics being converted right now. Time to blog again.

I've taken most of my pictures while out hiking and I haven't done any traveling, so all of my pics so far are in the desert. I've taken quite a few pics at South Mountain park in Phoenix because I live so close, but I've also taken pictures at Thunderbird Conservation area, Piestawa Peak area, Spur Cross Conservation area, and Cave Creek Trail. As the temperatures get warmer I'll be making some trips away from the Phoenix area and explore the many wonders of Arizona. Hopefully by the fall I'll be able to afford a trip back to RI so I can get some nice fall foliage.

I've been learning the different features of the camera by using a Dummies guide written specifically for the model I have. I had a basic background before I bought the camera due to an after school class that I took when I was in high school. I forgot what most of the terms meant, but I picked it back up pretty quickly and I think my progress is going well. I'm using the advanced modes on the camera and the pics are coming out pretty decent. I still need to practice more though. That's one great thing about digital photography, you can take as many pictures as can fit on your memory card, and then you can delete them and take more.

Episode 4 - A New Blog

While I've got some photos converting over from RAW files, I thought I should begin my first entry here. I decided to start this blog to sort of track the progress of my photography. This past December I bought myself a Canon Digital Rebel XSi. I'd been really enjoying taking nature photographs, but all I had was a 3.1 megapix point and shoot camera. The pics I took looked nice, but they would have been so much better on a good camera and could be blown up. I also had many people comment on how good my pictures were. So I thought that I would treat myself to a nice camera and perhaps start selling some "fine photography" online. I've been spending the past few months learning the camera and much more about nature photography. I think I have a few shots worthy enough to try to sell them, but we'll see.