New Camera!

Remember how I was complaining about exceeding the limitations of my point-and-shoot digital camera? After some research I decided to invest in a Canon 30D as my beginner DSLR camera. Then I got lucky on craigslist and found someone selling not only the camera body I wanted, but three lenses, a flash, and assorted other camera accessories. Here are some preliminary shots.

Old camera: the national monument and the capitol from my window during the blackout on March 10, 2008:

New camera: national monument from my window:

Now with my fancy zoom lens:

The capitol from my window, zoomed in:


Clearly I still need to work on focusing, but for a first try without even looking at the manual, I'm happy. Real photo projects coming soon. :)