Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: My First Monarch Photo, 0 by UniQueTreasures

UniQueTreasures wrote:
Hi Andy,

I'm not sure why, but I fought getting a digital camera for a long time. My mother (always behind the times) bought one (Polaroid) and then bought another one (Sony) when she found a great deal at WalMart. She gave me her "old" (wasn't but a few months old) Polaroid to learn on. That was just about the time that my first grandbaby came along. I was so thankful to have it because I kept the little one during the daytime, for her first 6 months or so. I didn't know any better and was tickled to death to have some photos of Kaylee. I started using Paint Shop Pro to lighten as necessary.

Then I began to sell things on eBay. I used the devil out of that little polaroid until the LCD screen went out. It would still take photos, but .... well.... sounded like a good excuse to buy one for myself. I wanted something to take photos close up of my jewelry that I make. I picked the little man's brains at Best Buy until he'd talked me into an Olympus. Between the camera, memory stick, spare battery (it didn't take double A's) and a nice case, the warranty, I'd spent almost $700.

The first month or so was a big learning time for me. That camera had much more than I knew what to do with. I wasn't very pleased with the photos though. Then after 2 months, the flash went out. I took it back to Best Buy and they kept it for several months. We went round and round and round and I finally pitched a big enough fit that the manager allowed me to exchange it. That's when I got the Sony DSC-W5. It was much easier to use and I've loved the photos that I've taken with it. Small and compact.

Then a very good friend of mine called and told me that both he and his wife had bought identical cameras the same day from different places and would I be interested in it. He wanted me to have the first opportunity to get it. I talked it over with hubby and we decided that for the price, it was a very good deal. It was the Sony DSC-H1. It had never been out of the box. He also had a big memory stick with it. I set up the W5 for hubby to take hunting, etc. He keeps that one in his van now and also used it for taking photos on the job. He does remodeling work.

Although I much prefer the zoom on the H1 to the W5, both cameras have great photo capabilities. My eyes aren't what they used to be. Both have the 2.5" screen for viewing.

Kaylee is now almost 3. Thanks to my Mom, I have thousands of photos of her and of the other 2 grandbabies.

Now, I hear my kids say, "Hurry Mom! Bring your camera!" all the time. It's usually not far from wherever I'm at.

Janet

Maw Maw's little butterflies