camera-less

I've been using a little point and click kodak, good enough for a beginner like me but didn't do close ups very well, tended to focus on things behind the object I wanted and nothing would persuade it to change its mind. I took it with me to Belfast last week and it was still in my bag when I went North this week. All that travel seems to have fried its chips, when I turned it on today the screen showed a blank field of white with just the odd ghostly outline. A couple of weeks ago this would have meant the end of blog photos but my work worries are almost over, so I'm going to celebrate and buy a new camera. No point choosing something fancy whose features I won't understand. I've decided on a Canon powershot A480. It has a 1cm macro, allegedly focuses rapidly and has a short time between shots, all things I have found lacking with the kodak.

That's not to say it hasn't done a good job over the summer and produced images that sometimes surprised me. I love this bee flying up to the foxglove with its tongue hanging out; the snub nose of this painted lady against a riot of azalea flowers; and the way the light catches this con trail.