I'm normally not much of a consumerist, but occasionally I lash out - yesterday was one of those days. I went out and bought one of the new Canon EOS 40D digital SLR cameras and two new lenses - a nice Sigma 12-24mm wide angle lens and a Sigma 30mm fixed lens. Not before spending weeks checking the internet for stuff on different cameras and lenses. I still have to get another zoom - probably the Canon EF 70-200 F4, but not entirely sure yet - still need to do more looking on the 'net.
Today spent the day trying out the camera and lenses at Floriade, Canberra's huge spring festival. Still getting the hang of the camera. Took the shots in RAW format, rather than JPEG, and still getting the hang of getting the most out of the shots.
It was a brilliant day, lovely and clear and perfect temperature - not too cold, not too hot. Thousands of people there today. I must say Andrew Foster and the other gardeners working on Floriade have done a spectacular job this year - the theme was Aussie icons and legends - so there were Hills hoists, Victa lawn mowers, a Holden ute and an outdoor dunny (complete with redback spider), even a floral display of the Melbourne Cricket Ground, complete with cricket pitch.
Seemed like every second person had their camera out, getting pics. Always good to see everyone enjoying themselves. I'm amazed at some of the colours of the tulips and hyacinths, incredibly intense.
Walked home very tired, having spent way more time there than I thought I would.
2 comments:
I've always wanted to see Floriade and never have - there's always something happening in my life at the time, or no-one else wants to go and see it etc. Great pics! :-)
I've heard the new Canon's are incredible. I am still chugging along with my D70 (Nikon). Your pix are lovely.
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