Tag: Photography

Dropped Chance

happy day!

I dropped my new camera off there yesterday and got them to check it all out. I just talked to Victoria Camera Service, and it was all good news. Everything checks out on it, and the only thing they recommended was to replace the light seals, so I told them to go ahead. They are a bit backed up, but the guy said a couple weeks. No problem 😛 I am just happy that there is nothing wrong with the camera. I took a chance on it, and I was a little worried, but not I am just stoked to get it back and start using it.

I wanted a professional to check it out, so that when I start using it, if the shots turn out crappy, I can blame me, and not the camera!

Zipped Information

my first SLR
I found out before yesterdays ride that there was a Camera Swap N Shop running until 3:30. After the ride I zipped home, got cleaned up and headed over to see what was left. While driving over I glanced at my watch and it read 3:30. My heart skipped a beat until I realized I hadn’t set it back yet! :O

As you may have guessed by the above pic, I bought a new camera!

It is a Yashica FX-103, and it came with the original manual. I am going to print out a new one and keep the original in a safe place.

I am pretty stoked about the camera. I got it for a great deal, but it only makes me wonder if the camera is fully functional. Walking in to the Swap N Shop, I wasn’t expecting to buy anything, but I got talking to the guy, and this sounds like a good camera. When I got home I searched the net for more information on it, and I found some people selling it for $200 CDN. I got it for half that, so that further fuels my paranoia about it not working properly. I am going to buy some film today, burn off a roll tonight, and get that developed to see if it works. Cross your fingers for me. :cross:

Frazzled Ducks

nice gargoyle
Tonight was the latest shoot of the photo club. It was rough shooting tonight. Fading light, wind, rain, and having borrowed a friends camera all added to the difficulty level.

Our shot was located at the Government House. I had never been there before. Tres cool! There are lots of neat gardens to shoot, a small waterfall, a duck pond (with some wacked out ducks), and of course the mansion itself.

The camera I was using proved rather taxing. About 5 pictures into the shoot, the battery warning started flashing. Then, I was having trouble focusing my shots properly. There were all sorts of blinky lights going off, and none of them were green. Perhaps RTFM should be my motto from now on. I was getting a bit frazzled by the end.

Anyway, it was quite fun to wander around there.

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Our next meeting is in two weeks, and I will need to figure out some other interesting place to shoot. By the time 6:45 rolled around tonight, there wasn’t enough light left to shoot easily. I will have to try and arrange an indoor venue.

Any ideas? }:)

Massive Arrangements

silly lamb
I put my Saanich Fair pictures up last night. I didn’t take as many as I thought I was going to, but I have lots of useable ones. The nose is from a massive bull. He was HUGE!

There was some pretty funny competition groups. Some of the baked goods included potatoes! 😕

Some of the flower arrangements were pretty, and some of the cut flowers were quite stunning. We didn’t end up buying anything from the farmers market either.

Still, it was a very fun day. Pics are here if you want to check them out.

Courteous Shots

tie downThis past Tuesday my photography club got out to Fisherman’s Wharf here in Victoria.

What a neat place to shoot. There are lots of interesting shape, shades, and objects. I had a lot of fun, but if you go down there, be sure to be courteous to everyone, and try to stay away from the house boats. One of the people in the club mentioned that they can be a little crotchedy about people taking pictures of their house.

Here are my shots.