Bob & Betty go British

Out with the old and in with the new

My little Nikon Coolpix 3500 has served me well over the last few years. It has taken some pretty reasonable shots in it's time but there comes a moment in everyone's life when 3 megapixels is no longer enough. I've been longing for some time now for better depth of field, brighter colours, more clarity and feeling horribly jealous of other peoples digital SLRs.

I am now happy to announce that I'm the proud new owner of my very own Nikon D80 digital SLR camera with an 18-70mm zoom lens. (OK, so Christmas has come ever so slightly early.) Of course I had to have a Crumpler bag to go with it which was big enough for the camera and those spare lenses that Robert tells me I will eventually need as my skills increase. I'm not entirely convinced of that need just yet. So far I've only been playing around with the default auto-settings. I guess I'll have to learn what all those f-stops and ISO numbers mean now...

Now I just have to find things to take photos of. We've had beautiful crisp cool days here in London. It hasn't rained that much and the sun has been out on numerous occasions. The trees are now almost entirely bare and the street sweepers are kept busy cleaning up all the leaves that have fallen onto the footpaths. It's almost light when we leave home in the morning and the sun is pretty much set by about 4pm. It doesn't seem to bother me as much as I thought it would. I'm enjoying being able to wear lots of nice warm coats and scarves and gloves and beanies and boots. So much more fun than sweltering in the summer heat.

Robert started a new job about a month ago. He's been in Brussels for 2 weeks being oriented and trained. It's been both a good and a bad thing him being away. The good thing is that I've had an opportunity to stay with some really nice people and to realise that I can cope without him. The bad thing is that he keeps bringing back lots of chocolate... OK, so that's a good thing as well :-)

I'm looking forward to Christmas being cold for a change. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for the all important white stuff. However, I am staying away from the shops until after Christmas. There are so many people out shopping it's quite ridiculous. Though I will have to go and take a peek at the Christmas lights on Oxford St - now there's a photo opportunity ;-)

posted by Elisabeth @ 4:10 PM