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 the zoo means a new setting - it's never the same twice! I got frustrated after a while and would try once, shoot an "auto" and then compare and adjust - I thought it was an okay compromise.

It was a fun day, though frustrating photography wise. I'm not sure what I learned - or if I will remember anything.

No... wait... I did learn that when indoors I shouldn't even bother trying to shoot because I don't have a decent flash.

We've all got to start somewhere...

M.