I finally got a camera from the USC newspaper. And it was worth the wait: nikon D40x with the standard 35-80mm lens and an amazing 70-300mm macro lens. It looked like it wasn't brand new, but that didn't matter one bit. The 35-80mm lens was a bit easier to control, and better for general purposes, but the other lens opened up so many more options.
I got the camera at about 5:30, went to the horseshoe, which for my purposes, was a photographers paradise, and just tried to let the camera do its thing. I still managed to take some out of focus, ill-cropped, and plain bad pictures, but it was kinda hard to take a bad picture.
I only kept about 120 pics of all that i took. There's only about 12 different subjects, just a lot if hit-and-miss shots. If anyone wants to see the others, let me know, and i'll put up a album (in picasa). I know this is too many, but i haven't had a camera in a while, and when i got a nikon D40x.......
None are edited for color, contrast, etc. Only one is edited to straighten it out.
And yes, i barely knew how to adjust any settings on the camera.
Ya, so i was already excited to have a sweet camera in my hands, and then this squirrel comes out of no where, right next to me. This is in his mid-jump.
Just messin around with the 70-300mm lens
I think i should have put more of this tree in focus. (?)
Probably one of my favorites. This was the hardest to get, as i had to wait for the wind to stop. Defininetly could have focused better. I have a ton of these tries.
The Horseshoe
I felt like a stalker.
This is the one i straightened out.
I kinda wish this came across better; focusing on the sandals. Maybe if they were mine, and i moved them closer together and got down lower....
This is just outside my dorm. I wish there was someone unlocking their bike. This is also an example of a photo i would edit for contrast/white balance, etc.
Not sure which of these next two i like better
Oh ya, i did crop this one a little too.
Can you say 'oversaturated' ?
