New Things

There's been a lot of changes around here recently. Notice anything different about the blog? Yep, that's right, the makeover is complete!I think Olive Tree did a great job - I love the color scheme especially. :) It matches perfectly with the pictures in the header (which is pretty awesome, don't you think?)

Another new thing is that I finally got my camera! Obviously, from the second I opened it, it was picture-taking time. I ran the battery out in the first two days because I was just so excited to have a camera in my hands again!

Here are a few pictures (don't worry, I'll have more up soon!):

Of course, the first picture I took was a self-portrait. ;)

See the reflection of the camera?

Trying out macro

I'll be experimenting with the new watermark... so bear with me! :D

Also, I've added a subscribe link on the bottom - both for subscribing through email, and for subscribing through a reader. If you're a casual looker, or a facebook stalker (lol), I would love if you subscribed! 

So, what do you think of all this "newness"? ;)

Exciting News!

Remember my last post in which I entered Olive Tree's photography contest? Well guess what? I won!

The prize I chose is a blog makeover, which I am extremely excited about. :D Since my main blog already had a makeover recently, I chose to do a makeover for this blog - complete with a scrolling picture header, new watermark for photos, and everything! Needless to say, I'm extremely excited!

Another awesome thing that happened recently is that I bought a camera (yes, I know, FINALLY)! I've been researching for a long time and I finally found one which seems to be all I want within my price range. It's a Canon SD1300IS (12 mp, 4x optical zoom) and I'm pretty excited about it. I got it online so I won't receive it for a few days yet. I can't wait! :D

Like the pictures in this post? They're some of the last remaining pictures I wanted to post from my old camera. I'm getting a new one just in time! :D

A Photographer without a Camera

Yes, sadly enough, I am currently a photographer without a camera.

My camera's screen broke, and though it still will turn on and "take" pictures, they're all fuzzy and blurry (and of course, I couldn't see through the screen to know if I was taking a good one or not). And I'm pretty sure it would cost just as much to fix the screen as it would to buy a new camera.

*Tear*

I took a walk today, and it was so hard to stare at everything and think, "That would be such a good picture!" but not be able to do anything about it. I got a dozen red roses for my piano recital the other day... and I'm unable to take a picture of a single one of them. There's beauty all around me, and I'm unable to capture any of it!

I'll just have to get a new camera - and get it soon!

I still do have some pictures that I've taken, so I will be posting a few more posts with pictures from that other camera. So don't despair! :D