Yeah, I haven't been writing much. Nothing much is getting on my nerves right now, things are looking good for minority rights in this country (no matter how much some people think that putting minority rights up to a referendum is not only a good thing, but an appropriate thing in a civilized nation), and I've been getting all my creative energy channelled through my new camera.
On Canada Day (July 1st, if you don't know) I went to the Muttart Conservatory, basically a big bundle of greenhouses but nicely so, set out as pyramids with much of the complex underground. Each pyramid is set out as a different climate, so there is arid, temperate, tropical, and one that is their show space for setting up different settings throughout the year. A LOT of plants and flowers and such, so I got some beautiful photos there.
Later on in the day I went to take pictures of the Canada Day fireworks. I put off going, so I wasn't early enough to get a decent space to set up. Because my tripod isn't really big enough to look over people, I went and propped myself up on the side of the valley, trying desperately not to lose my footing and dropping my beloved camera. Tripods, it turns out, are useful for helping to steady yourself on an incline, it turns out.
I wound up sitting in amongst some lovely thorny plants, but I wasn't going to risk moving if I didn't have to, so I put up with the discomfort. And the mosquitos. Oh, the mosquitos. My arms are still paying for that, and one nice one on each knee.
It all worked out, and I got some really nice pictures out of it. I'm still learning the best settings for different situations, so not all the pictures were great. I'm surprised they weren't more tilted, because I'm having a hell of a time getting the tripod nice and even on anything other than a flat surface.
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by Tabby at 7/06/2005 09:34:00 p.m.
