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Growing A Green Thumb

Usually the garden is the last place you’ll find me, but if I was there, you’ld notice because of all the dying plants which I’ve just stepped on. The main reason I don’t like the going to our ‘garden’ is that I have a general fear of the millions of creepy crawlies out there… evil laughthere’s always the thought that suddenly all the insects will band together and attack me

Anyway I played around with the EOS my bro in-law let me “borrow”, and at the same time discovered lots of cool things to take random shots of. Haven’t quite gotten around to reading the manual yet… so I still get confused between setting aperture and shutter speeds, and I haven’t quite worked out how to turn the flash off on other modes…

I now know why professional photographers take so many shots of the same thing! It’s not easy to get the perfect shot, especially not with moving targets =(

But the good thing about the photos taken with the EOS is that I don’t need to photoshop them (although the temptation is still there)

hahanoI didn’t want to take too many photos… they’ll be too incriminating if mum sees all the dying/drying up plants….

yeahrightAlthough I might not have a green thumb, now I have a bit more motivation to keep things in the garden green right?

RIP Canon IXUS 800IS

My dearest Canon IXUS 800IS,

May you rest in peace and be cherished and loved more than I ever cherished and loved you…
I just want you to know that no matter how often I dropped you or scratched you up, it was all in the name of the Perfect Photo. I hope you knew how much I appreciated the fantastic quality photos we shared together… From the weddings in Malaysia, to my parents trip to Europe, and especially when we went to Beijing. And I definitely won’t forget the blackmail worthy video moments we shared with friends and family.

Did you have a good a time as I did? Is the new 2Gb SD card keeping you company? I hope there wasn’t any incriminating photos or videos on that…
Well I hope you’re safe, and I also hope that whoever picked you up (it seems this is most likely the case) is treating you with as much love as you deserve.

Your terrible ex-owner who lost you,

- Selina


canon_ixus800is_frontback.jpgThe Canon IXUS 800IS really is a fantastic point-and-shoot digital camera to have. The quality photos, the feel of it in your hand, the features and functionality all add up! A great comprehensive review can be found at dpreview.

I’m now starting to move on from the loss and looking into getting another camera. At first I thought of just getting the same model because that’s how much I loved the IXUS 800IS, but let’s just keep my options open. Chances are I’ll get a Canon but it will be a different model. My sister has the IXUS 950IS and it seems exactly like the 800IS plus the face recognition feature and a pricey tag which doesn’t quite impress me.

Although I’m no professional photographer, I do like my photos and videos to be of decent quality (at least comparable to that of the IXUS 800IS), but I’m also a point-and-shoot kind of girl. It’ll be hard to find another digital camera which is convenient to handle and also delivers good quality photos and video, but I think I might take this opportunity to look into other brands. Maybe there are other digital cameras of similar value on the market.

I must admit though, my family is strongly Canon orientated when it comes to digital cameras! So if you have any suggestions, please let me know =)

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