In honor:

[mumchancegaloot]

The venerable ELPH s100, whom has served me so well for so many years, bringing joy to the hearts some, has finally begun to bite the big one of retirement.  Indeed, perhaps taking it canoeing, even wrapped and double wrapped in the heartiest of ziploque bags, was a move of poor merit on my part.  5 years of excellent service, for the bargain used

Comments

[givemethegun]

I love these photos, honey. P.S. Can we buy that old train and make it into a house?

[mumchancegaloot]

Ah, check this shit out! There's a mailbox on the front of the train (can be seen a bit in the last pic), and a clock, an old thermometer, and running electricity if not water as well... somebody, or... something... clearly lived or lives there!

So, all we have to do is kill it.

[givemethegun]

I'll bring the shovel, then.

No, really. We should live in one of those.

[mumchancegaloot]

Honey, we have shovels here... we use them for Big Macs and Krispy Kremes.

We could take a hobo, easy...

[trixiehiggins]

I want it. Bad. (the camera that is)

[mumchancegaloot]

You want teh hawt gamera?

It's filled with meat?

[trixiehiggins]

The radiator picture is by far the most supreme.

[mumchancegaloot]

Yay, I loves it!

[antiquehighheel]

Wow, your mom looks just like Wendy. Or rather, the other way around.

Have a wonderful time on your 2nd Australian adventure.

[mumchancegaloot]

Doesn't she? I look like my daa too, except... you know, I have curly hair, and he had his hair perm'd... [not laughing...] What a dork, I loves him.

And thank you! I think I will!

[wordsmith1]

Holy God. That camera looks deadly. Like a cookie cutter. For human cookies!

And... is that a digital, or do you only work old school? I am the amateur-est of photo amateurs, but I have a much harder time properly adjusting a digital camera than a basic film-type.

[mumchancegaloot]

It's actually fed on the souls of human cookies, so you were close...

It is indeed a digital, because I've had precisely the opposite problem. I've tried to learn-myself-up-good some SLR knowledge, but can't get a decent photo out of a manual SLR to save my life. I have a few medium format pics that turned out ok, but I think that was by virtue of using a fine-arse camera with a huge lens.

So, I usually take a shot in Super Easy I-can't-mess-it-up Mode, and then try to squeeze what I'm really after out of it by taking it again in manual mode (and again, and again, until I get it right). I have much to learn.

[unluckymonkey]

that lens is not a lens but a Dune Worm! RUN!
does that big thing on the front go bye bye? that would drive me nutty. But the camer a body is sexay and the photos look grrreat!

[mumchancegaloot]

Oh yes, we have picture sign...

Yes, the lens hood does store nicely on the lens itself, or even better in the case, away from the action. It's really only usefull or necessary when shooting outdoors... and I tested it today against work's very very sexy camera, and the hood helps a lot to reduce sun glare/flare.

And thanka you!

[unluckymonkey]

So it's not for eating the Baron? lame! Is that a SLR digital? I don't even know what else to call it. I've been seeing them lately. Real glass lenses and such?

[mumchancegaloot]

It's made lovingly with eating the Photon Baron in mind, yes.

But as far as the real-deal digital SLR, they're still not priced for normal people yet, this is a step down from those big pants cameras. It's a 36mm to 462mm lens, but the lenses are not interchangable. 12x zoom with good anti-shake medicine built in, so hopefully I'll be able to get some far off goodness with this baby.