Various 2012 pictures with my new camera

[Kirsten]

As you may now, a dear friend got me the Canon EOS 600D in February; and meanwhile, I got really attached to it. In fact, I think this cam is much better than my old 450D, even though I'm still using my old, crappy lenses.

Here are some pictures, various stuff in no special order:












Took this and the next one in a shopping mall and learned later that I wouldn't have been allowed to do that. :-O








Still one of my favourite locations:

[Kirsten]

My nephew, during a concert:


















Luna's official birthday picture: ;-)




Many rainbows this year:

[Lady's Human]

Gorgeous, as always. Thank you, Kirsten!

[Karen]

Delicate as air the fronds are still
Anticipating the right breeze
Or a child's hopeful puff of breath
To send it whisping away
With its cargo of seed
Of new life
Of unexpected tenacity
Spinning off into the ether
Wishes and wonder attached
To land only heaven knows where
And continue the circle
Of life, beauty and hope

[Kirsten]

Thank you, Lady's Human!

Karen, what a wonderful poem again, such beautiful words!

[phesina]

Ohhhh, such beautiful work, Kirsten! Thank you so much.

[robinh]

Oh my, how beautiful.

[Bengalz]

Fantastic work Kristen - I love your versatility. You see both the big picture and the micro - it's wonderful. Thank you for sharing all and especially Luna's Birthday picture - precious.

[Laura's Babies]

MY GOODNESS! Each one took my breath away, and just when I thought I had seen the best, the next one was even better!! I just can't believe the BEAUTY you capture with a camera!

[kaycountrygal]

All the pics were great but my fav photo is the one with cows and red barn/house.

[sallyandsnowx]

What beautiful photos, thank you for sharing them.

[happylabs]

Amazing! Of course my favorite is Luna's birthday pic.

I think it takes more than just a good camera. You have an eye for it girl. The close-ups of the bugs and flowers is awesome as well. Nature at its finest.

[Barbara]

What wonderful pictures! I never saw a dandelion like this.
And I must admit, looking at them with my iPad makes them look even better

[Kirsten]

Thank you so much everyone for taking the time to look at them.

And I must admit, looking at them with my iPad makes them look even better

Now you got me envious! lol Oh, how I'd love to have an iPad! And I would love to see my pictures on one. It's only a few weeks ago that I finally got rid of my 10++ years old CRT monitor, and now with the new LCD monitor, I discovered so many details in my pictures that I had completely missed before!

I think it takes more than just a good camera.

Well, yes, it is true that a "good" camara doesn't automatically take good pictures if you don't know how to use it. That's why I decided to take classes when I got my first DSLR back in 2010... But it takes more than just "a good eye", or talent, or whatever you may call it, do to certain things. Like these pictures of my nephew in concert; those would have been impossible with my old camera 'cause you'd need a high ISO for this, and my old one doesn't have it. And even with the new camera, there are still many many things I cannot do because I don't have the lenses.

I love your versatility. You see both the big picture and the micro - it's wonderful.

Thank you. :-) Well, over the years, I'm getting a little bored with just doing landscapes, and nature macros... I would like to try something different, like working with people, with models... but's that's difficult for me due to my health problems.

[redbird]

Wow what beautiful photo's. Your camera is fantastic but I'm sure it's cuz you are one great photographer. I really enjoyed seeing these, amazing.