A New Toy

I did it! I FINALLY did it!
I bought the camera I've wanted since before it came out. i really want the 70D now but that's way out of my price range anyway and I'm not a pro.

Today i purchased for pick up:
Canon-EOS 15.1-Megapixel Digital SLR Camera- 50D

You have no idea how excited i am.. seriously, you don't!

Since i was a little kid i always wanted a camera close to the pros' cameras. My Dad frequently took pictures of my brother and i playing in the snow or doing stupid things on the weekends when we visited him. He had the lenses and the tripods and all that crazy stuff, and well, i wanted to be just like Daddy!

Through the years, and the expansion of technology, the cameras have gotten better and better. My want for one of these types of cameras has gotten more and more intense since the SLRs were introduced. Now, i have to have one, so i ordered it and i can't WAIT to get to snappin! Especially now that the fall season is approaching.. The color show M-Nature is going to provide is a great start to my new picture portfolio.

It may be a rocky road in the beginning, being as these cameras are a bit more intricate than my Powershot, but i'm looking for the journey of my progression as well as great pictures.

The City in Black and White with a touch of color.

I think i like black and white photography the best. It's not all muddied like color photos, and besides i see in color all the time so why not change it up a bit?

Yesterday my SO and his family did the yearly romp in NYC. My camera, as usual, was an extension of me.

Walking to our first bar i snapped this picture. It is amazing what a camera captures that our naked eye can not see.. for instance the shadow

Although, this is a color photo, I lucked out in that when i snapped the photo the sun gleamed off of the star atop of the Rockefeller tree. Talk about great timing!

In Times Square there is a NYPD Hub which we were headed for, but had to wait for this kind officer to allow us to cross the bustling street safely.

The Times Square ball is poised and ready to go, as were we, back home to Joizey.

The view of The City from the ferry terminal. It is a dark photo, but then again it was dark out and the city is pretty far away for my rinky dink camera.