hello, 2017 - hello, new camera

New year, new camera - I am now the proud owner of a DSLR! I've had the money for it for about five months now but took my time on making the leap...I'm glad I finally did, though, because I think I'm in love. It's a Nikon D750 that I got refurbished for much cheaper than retail (however, once I got it, I learned that the shutter had been opened less than 100 times, so I'd say it basically qualifies as brand new...). I've always liked my Nikon film cameras and lenses that were my grandpa's, and I discovered that if I got a camera with a full-frame sensor, I could use all my old lenses - so I went for it! It takes such nice photos, it's like being able to use my film camera infinitely. I kind of feel like I'm cheating, actually!

So on day one of my new camera, I decided to take a photo per hour...and here they are!


8:00am - returned the rental car from our New Year's trip to Maine


9:00am - walked from downtown Brooklyn over through Grand Army Plaza


10:00am - went to the library, then popped in the botanic garden (it was empty!)


11:00am - walked through the garden, it started raining kind of hard so decided to leave


12:00pm - took the train home, was greeted by Finny, caught up on work from over winter break


1:00pm - had a tasty pain au raison from the coffee shop around the corner, wrote back to more people


2:00pm - inventory!! and other boring things that had been on the work to-do list for a while


3:00pm - work was slow, so I read the manual for my new camera (well, some of it - it's 500 pages long!)


4:00pm - walked to the grocery store for dinner stuff


5:00pm - UPS came and dropped off my new lens! since all of my old lenses are manual focus, I thought it would be nice to get an auto-focus one, and this one was cheap!


6:00pm - met Matt at the train station


7:00pm - had dinner, had this Pimm's Cup! maybe slightly too summery for our weather, but delicious


8:00pm - snuggled up with cats, played some video games

...and then I got tired and forgot about photos!

24 Hours in Maine

I thought I'd try making a post I've seen on a few blogs over the years - so here's a day in Maine, with one picture per hour!

08.00
Matt & I went for a walk around the development...it was only 39 degrees when we left! We weren't 100% prepared for the cold.



09.00
When we returned, we warmed up (thanks to the pellet stove!) and ate a yummy breakfast (thanks to Matt's mom!).


10.00
We watched some footy and some kittens.


11.00
Went out to the garage to work on various projects (and drink tea)...I was mostly a curious bystander.



12.00
We worked on one of the projects - making a frame for this painting my mom did! Here are the wood pieces we chose.


13.00
Another project - ripping apart a weathered pallet for its wood pieces - they later became the photo backdrop!


14.00
We all headed out to get some project-related goods at the hardware store.


15.00
Arrived back home, with a can of paint for our hallway cabinet!


16.00
I took photos of the pretty late-afternoon sun on the patio while Matt & his dad put a floor on their new woodshed.


17.00
We headed out to the beach to see the rise of the supermoon!


18.00
After waiting what seemed like an eternity because of the freezing winds on the beach, the moon rose! It was huge (my photo/lens doesn't do it justice) and perfect. The cold winds were worth it!


19.00
We headed back and cozied up in front of the pellet stove again - these two kittens had the same idea!


20.00
Dinner is served! We had delicious pumpkin & mushroom lasagna and equally-delicious rosemary focaccia. And pumpkin beer. It was a very autumnal meal!


21.00
We drove back down to the beach (it was actually warmer this time) to see the full lunar eclipse. We got there about a half an hour before it was fully eclipsed, so we got to watch the progression of the shadow across the moon - until there was no more white left, just a red sphere up in the sky. It was pretty amazing! I didn't get any good photos, so this'll have to do - - -


Then we went back home for the final time and ate some tasty homemade ice cream. It was a fun day!