Angel

     Seeing that I have been a bum for a while, might as well make something productive over my free time.  Yes, I have been busy too, running errands, doing stuff for my husband, the usual housework, taking time to entertain myself (and my house mate) with a few visits to the mall, and what takes the chunk of my everyday living — Internet.  But with all of these things, I feel that I have a lot of time to waste.  Here enters my hobby.

    

     I used to do a lot of cross-stitching way back high school, I even have this huge project on Queen Anne which I haven’t finished in over 10 years, yes, 10 years.  I even devoted some of my time in philately, my collection of which has been left at my parent’s house, I still do that today, but I haven’t done some minting lately.  And my books, oh my precious books!  I have a box full of them with me when I migrated, and about 2 shelves more back home.  I really really love to read since I was in elementary, probably a hobby I got from my dad who has a huge collection of books collecting dust in their place.  I have a lot more of hobbies to list, but I’d probably go on forever.

     Finally, photography, I have been a fan since I was a child, something I got from my dad too… oh yes, I am a daddy’s girl.  My dad has a modest collection of old   antique cameras that he would show off to us, reason why my siblings and I grew up with the love of photography. 

    

     I have been into photography since the days of the 35mm film cameras, but it has been so costly with all the films you need to purchase and to have developed.  My first digital camera experience was in December of 2003 when hubby and I bought our SONY DSC V1.   I have taken modest pictures with it, well, they are personal and are mere products of self taught photography, let me show you some of my V1 pictures:

tea light/votive candle holders

bee on a pink sunflower

rose buds at the Riverfront Park, Shreveport, Louisiana

     Just recently, hubby’s SONY DSC P150 got stolen, and my V1 has been passed on to him to use for work, and I have nothing to use for my hobby or at least take pictures of myself and Irene during the snow (yeah, we used our camcorder to take the still images of our first NC snow).  But weeks later, I received a large box addressed to my husband, and with his permission, I opened it and its contents blew me away leaving me screaming with surprise.  It was a complete package of a Digital SLR!  There have been a few problems regarding it’s contents, re: wrong lenses shipped, incomplete accessories, etc, etc.  But long story short, though I am still waiting for the other lenses (correct ones), I am now taking my hobby to the next level with a Canon EOS 30D, thanks to my hubby =).  I am still learning its features, and everyday is a new learning experience for me.  Here are a few shots I have taken in my pursuit of knowledge, so to speak:

my starbucks mug during a learning session, my constant companion

our lamp shade, while practicing.

    

     I could go on and on about my hobby, but I will not bore my readers (if there are) anymore.   

     For more of the amateur pics please visit my gallery at my pbase account and you could maybe leave some comments so I can improve my style.  Thanks!