Photography lessons

I was looking for some interesting photography blogs today, and I got a little sidetracked by this one: Capturing Moments That Last Forever. On this blog, the author has a "free online photography course" for compact cameras. At the end of each of his lessons, he has a project for the reader. I thought this might be good for me to try in my spare time.

Since this is my photography blog, I thought I'd post a picture that I took at Westbury Gardens last year. It was just such an interesting statue that I had to take a picture. I would really like to go back this fall with my Sony DSLR. There was a part of the grounds that we were just too tired to explore. Even though we went this time last year, it was a little warm out. It's been much cooler the last few weeks, so I'm hoping we can go soon. Next Saturday isn't possible, but I'm hoping the week after that is nice enough to walk around outside.

Some thoughts and a wedding photo

This picture really isn't anything special. Last September we went to Westbury Gardens, which is really a great place to take pictures. I'd love to go back there this fall with my Sony.

Anyway, there were three wedding parties having their pictures taken on the grounds. I believe one of them was actually having a reception there, which must cost a fortune, but I'm digressing again... My favorite bride was this one. I wasn't a fan of her bridesmaids' dress color (black), but I did love the idea of the parasols. I love black and hot pink together. I wish I would have been bold enough to take some pictures as they were posing. The bride's dress was really neat, because it was split in the back with some pretty fabric underneath. As it was, I felt very daring as I took this shot. LOL!

I've been searching for some photography blogs, and I did find a few that were really nice. One of them made me think of my film SLR, and how I haven't used it in such a long time. I've been thinking about it for awhile, actually, because while I do love my digital cameras, I felt so comfortable with my Minolta. Sometimes I felt it was so much easier to focus manually. I think that's the one part I really prefer. Sometimes the auto-focus is nice, but a lot of times I thought it was better to go manual. I'll have to work on that with the Sony. So far I've only used to LED screen, but I'd like to play around with the view finder when I can get the chance.