CityKat

I have been wanting to go to the zoo for ages and ages - and finally, along with a friend, went this past monday.  It was amazing!  Especially the turtle shell. My camera was with me, of course, and I am still trying to learn to use the manual settings on my camera.  I had run across the "sunny 16" rule and read the camera's user manual - so I thought I was ready to go. Man OH man was I wrong.  Let's just say that I not once needed an apeture as small (large?) as F16, and I could never get it right.  It took me no less than a dozen photos each time before I got a histogram, and photo, I was okay with.  Not to mention, every step you take at

Everyone keeps telling me that I can't start with macro photography.  That I need to know the basics in order to jump into that particular boat.  You can't do it, no one can.  You shouldn't start there - you need to learn more first.  The basics are essential. As it turns out, all of these people who are trying to help are really just making the whole thing seem like a giant scary monster.  How am I supposed to "see the light"?  Am I really supposed to pick apetures and shutter speeds and pose things and all of the above all at once?  Is this the right angle?  I can't reach this with my tripod!  I really wish it looked better. I have no ide

I've been exploring with my point-and-shoot, but I wasn't getting very far with macro photography.  As it turns out, my favourite person in the whole wide world got me the most amazing Christmas present ever.  As such, I spent this afternoon playing with the light coming through my living room window and my new D60 and macro lens. I feel as if some of the pictures could use some post-processing, or maybe it's just me wanting to hurry along my learning curve.  I am eager to post them however, and will post them sans-post as soon as I am able to convert them. Lots of love! M.