
Yay, I have a new camera! But wow, it was hard to choose from everything that's on offer...
DSLR or compact or a bridge between them...?
Nikon, Panasonic, Fuji, Sony, Canon...?
And then you have to choose a model!
I did use the endless camera review sites, the Which report, the reviews on Amazon, photography forums and ended up very confused and a little overwhelmed by all the choice.
In the end I bought a Sony DSLR A200 just because it seemed like the best solution to my needs and budget. So far I've been amazed by how good it is at capturing images 'truthfully', especially indoors which is where most of my photos are taken and where my old, (forgotten) camera struggled the most.
It has a multitude of buttons and settings which I'm not quite sure what to do with. For now I'm just using the flash off (I hate flash photos!), macro and white balance. In September I'm starting a digital photography course so hopefully the purpose of all these bewildering settings will become clear!
These photos are of some of the fabrics I received through the Vintage Sheet Swap organised so very beautifully by Elizabeth of Oh Fransson! Not only did she send out multitudes of fabric parcels all over the
world, she also wrote several tutorials for projects utilising the
fabrics. It has to be the most impressively thought out swap I've ever
seen. And my thanks are waaaay overdue. So thank you Elizabeth, you are my swap hero!
I'm also waaaay overdue in sending out my Russian Doll Swap package to my infinitely patient partner. It's being posted tomorrow, so as soon as it's gone I can open the parcel she sent me way back when and share whatever goodness lurks inside!