I Love My Camera
April 13, 2009 by Puna
Filed under Photography
My amateur skills do not do this photo justice. However, I shot this photo a week after getting my first digital SLR last August. My camera is a Nikon D40 and technically it’s a “beginners” camera, not made for professional photography at all, but I was in love.
I loved the wide angle of the camera. It was something I had not experienced before with any of my point and shoots. This lens is just a humble “kit” lens. I think it’s amazing.
This is my uncle’s farm. I thought…wow, the entire farm in one shot.
My creative juices started flowing and I wanted to work for National Geographics, be a war photographer, take pictures of plump babies. I wish I had this camera when the kids were babies. The thousands of photos that I took of them as babies would have multiplied to millions of photos.
Of course I had a lot to learn and I still do, but that’s all a part of the journey. Maybe one day I’ll work for National Geographics. As long as they don’t send me into an erupting volcano or something.
Wow! Great photos! I want to be there!
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WOW! Your first image almost looks unreal; such rich colors and detail. Love this post!
Beautiful captures!
Remember, the photographer takes the photos not the camera.
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You are so right Sharon! I was always more interested in the subject of my photos that the art of photography. This new camera of mine has sparked the artist in me and I have a whole new appreciation for the touch and the eye of the photographer. Makes me what to learn more!
these are amazing photos. i know what you mean about the camera. I bought my daughter the D40x a few years ago and i had the pleasure of using it for a few months until she took it back to school. I couldn’t live without it so I bought my own – i got the D60. I’ve often thought like you do – if I had just had a good camera when she was young…