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Off at Norwescon

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I’m spending the weekend at Norwescon, so I’ve already missed my one-photo-a-day posting goal. Heh. No big surprise.

Here’s one from yesterday at the con, though…

Norwescon 29, Seattle, WA

There’s 109 more of Friday in this photoset, with photos from today to be added to the set later (sometime tomorrow, most likely).

iTunes “I Took Your Name” by R.E.M. from the album Monster (1994, 4:03).

Misty Morning

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NSCC Wetlands

Shooting in the wetlands around NSCC that make up part of the Thornton Creek Watershed.

This was my first day experimenting with using the (all manual) 70-210mm f/4-5.6 zoom lens. Lots of shots that weren’t quite metered correctly (since it was a lot of guesswork), but ended up with a surprising number that I actually liked. This lens also seems to have something of a “soft” look that (to me) works really well for these nature shots — I’m not sure if the “soft” look is supposed to be there or not, but hey, if it works….

Mystery Flower

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Flowers

Since I’m not babbling much at the moment (work and school keep me busy, I’m behind in my reading and keeping up with news, and I’m spending a lot of my free time either with Prairie or taking pictures), I figure I can at least (try to) post a picture a night before I go to bed.

We’ll see how long I manage to do this regularly. ;)

iTunes “Spybreak!” by Propellerheads from the album Decksandrumsandrockandroll (1998, 6:58).

New Toy: Nikon D70s

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Thanks to some very kind assistance in the mysterious and tricky realms of credit and financing by the best girl in the world, I’ve got a new toy to play with for my birthday:

New Toy!

  • Nikon D70s
  • Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 G (the kit lens included with the D70s)
  • Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 D
  • Quantaray 28mm f/2.8
  • Quantaray 70-210mm f/4-5.6 One Touch

So. Many. Happydances.

This is only one half of a deal, though. See, while I’m working on rebuilding my credit after doing a rather impressive job of digging a financial hole for myself some time back, it’s still in pretty sad shape. So while I’m at a point where making payments on a setup like this is quite reasonable, there was no way my current credit score would allow me to finance this.

The deal, then, is simply this: in return for helping me with the credit end of things, I quit smoking and apply the money I’ve been throwing away on smoking towards making the payments for the camera. It’s all a matter of priorities: what’s more important to me? Continuing to throw money away at something that will do nothing except make me sick later in life? Or better my health while putting the money towards improving my photography?

Really, not a very hard choice to make.

So, while I may have a rough few days or couple of weeks ahead of me, I’ll just pick up the camera every time I have the urge to pick up a cigarette. It should make the transition from smoker to non-smoker far easier to deal with.

Now…it’s time to go play!

iTunes “Do You Remember the First Time?” by Pulp from the album Hits (2003, 4:20).