Day 74: Dragonfly

Today was my last stop at Shelter Gardens for quite some time. I brought my zoom lens, which I have been neglecting lately in favor of the 50mm, and got to capture this cute dragonfly.

Day 42: Berries

Spent some quality time with the puppies in the garden this afternoon. I'm starting to figure out more about my camera/lens. I like it.

Day 29: Butterfly II

This butterfly reminded me of a hummingbird the way he never stopped flapping his wings on this flower. That's why there's a little motion blur on his left wing, which I thought was kind of cool.

Day 27: Keyboard

Interesting that as I was uploading this photo, the MacBook freaked out and had to be rebooted. Maybe it's camera shy?

Day 26: Butterfly

Today I got to spend some quality time with my new T2i. A LOT of quality time. I accidentally got locked out of the BOQ for about 6 hours today with nothing but my new camera. No ID, no money, no cell phone...nothing. The good news is I got about 600 photos and learned a lot about my new Rebel (and dealing with frustration...). I am super impressed with it so far. Not sure how impressed it is with me yet - I have a lot to learn. I can't wait to keep experimenting!

Day 8: Eye

Desperate for something to photograph before we head out to dinner. Yes, that is my eye, mascara globs and all! I wasn't quite ready for a full-on self-portrait yet. Cross-processing and vignetting done in Picnik.

Day 6: Snail

I was bummed this morning when it was pouring, thinking I wouldn't get any good shots today. But rain in Okinawa stops as quickly as it starts. Afterwards, there were dozens of snails outside, including this one, who seemed interested in my camera.

Day 3: Cherry

Went to the commissary today and bought a fridge full of food. That's a great feeling.

Day 2: Lily

Tim and I spent the day at the Churaumi Aquarium in Nago. When we saw that an annual pass is about as much as two day passes, we decided to splurge. We are now card-carrying annual pass holders :) Today we discovered a beautiful lily pond just next to the aquarium that we had totally missed last time.