Kevin has a fancy camera, and he takes lovely pictures. He would say the lovely pictures are because of the fancy camera, but everyone has seen uninspired pictures taken on fancy cameras, so I call bullshit on that. He takes lovely pictures because he’s good at it. Here’s a photo he took of my most recent Halloween costume.

I was the forest at night.

Next week, I’m leaving on a very (very!) exciting trip. In the past, when I’ve gone on exciting trips, I’ve taken photos on my iPhone, and really, considering the phone’s limitations, I guess I can’t complain. However, next week’s trip is extra exciting, and deserves something more. So Kevin is generously sending me off with Fancy Camera.

Fancy Camera is much more complicated than other cameras I’ve used! Therefore, I’ve been practicing. This involves things like lining up some shoes on my living room floor, lying down on the rug, and experimenting with focal points and apertures and shutter speeds and other camera words.

If you’re wondering how to achieve these amazing results, the answer is, Fiddling With Buttons. I also recommend Hoping For The Best. Please, everybody pray for me while I’m on this trip. I really want to take some pictures that will do my destination justice, and I won’t have the time for all this careful fiddling.

Here are a few more random sights I’ve managed to capture around town while practicing.

Happy birthday, Mom :o)

Here in Cambridge, the bus stops are pretty fancy.

Random hovercraft on my bookshelf.

This is an example of a picture that, while far from brilliant,  would have been horrendous if taken on my iPhone…

Harvard Square intersection.

Stay tuned next week for pictures from my mystery destination! I promise that even if they aren’t very good, they’ll be more exciting than shoes on my living room floor.