Day 144 - Purple Flowers

Borrowed my friend, Erin's camera and lens today (though this shot was taken with my 85mm lens) to take some maternity portraits in the morning and shoot some photos at Dr. Barton's wedding.

It was held in gorgeous Nelson County, VA and we had gorgeous spring weather.  The location was Pharsalia - and it was lovely.

I have no idea what these completely perfect round purple flowers are, but I want some.  :)

Day 143 - Lily

sigh.  I don't think my camera is fixed.

The letter I got with my 'repaired' camera stated that the autofocus assembly was incorrect but they fixed it. I'm not so sure.

I took some more test shots today - on a tripod.  Single focus point, focus confirmation, and I used my remote to fire the shot.  It was great light and there is no reason that the pic shouldn't be perfectly tack-sharp.

Well, it is not.

I'm taking some portraits tomorrow and attending a wedding where I'll be taking pictures.  I am so frustrated that my camera is not focusing properly that I'm going to borrow a friend of mine's Canon to use instead.

Once I have hers in hand, I'm going to set up the ultimate test to really find out if my camera is not right or if my expectations are too high.  I'll set up a shot on a tripod, use the same lens, and take the same shot with both cameras and compare them.  If my new camera is taking blurry pictures - I'm going to send Canon the shots and request a new camera.

I'm so sad.  It's so disappointing to research and plan and expect to be taking a step forward with my photography only to take a step back.

But, Canon is a good company and I hope they will do what is needed to keep me as a customer. 

BTW - this is NOT the tripod shot.  This one is hand-held and is not TOO bad.  The tripod shots were actually very blurry.  Grrrrr. 

Day 142 - Peonies

I sent my new camera off for repair as I was having rather frustrating difficulties with it's autofocus feature. 

Got it back today.  I think it's doing better.  :) 

These are my peonies getting ready for their grand bloom. 

Day 141 - Zip Line in Hawaii

It's turning out to be a long week - so I'm taking the short and sweet route when blogging.

This one is a caption contest.  Hee. 

From our honeymoon in Hawaii - we took the day to do a zipline course, which was awesome. 

I always laugh when I look at this one.  We look utterly...ridiculous.  I'm so glad I had them take our picture.  :) 

Day 140 - I Like Purple

This was taken in Charleston, SC when Matt and I were visiting his dad a few years ago. 

Lovely purple flower boxes.  I like purple.  :)

Day 139 - Caroline in Color

Just for you, Rob.  :) 

Really, she is a lovely cat.  Her top is striped and her underside is spotted.  Her tail seems to be double-jointed (which is weird.)  She is super super soft and petite.  She meows at you when you call her name, most of the time.

And some days she even lets me pet her. 

Day 138 - Slouch Socks

Saw these in an adorable sock boutique in Vegas.

Really.  REALLY?????

I wore these kinds of socks - usually two different colors - when I was in middle school.  And I wore them with my tight-rolled jeans.

Please let the 80's stay in the 80's, people.  There are some things that should not be repeated.  Slouch socks are one of those.