Tulip Season - September Break

Spring is in the air and I cannot wait for the nights when I can sit in my lounge with my doors wide open.
I have enjoyed the snuggling under a blanket on the couch, but the cobwebs need to be cleared now.

Tee & I have a weekend break planned in September to a little town called Belfast to see the Tulips.

I last went in 2004, so I am looking forward to seeing them again.

The drive is approximately 3 hours and we will be staying in a tented chalet. I am looking forward to the break away as well as the chance to play with my camera some more!

Tee and I also need another break together - we were last on holiday in March (Cape Town) the time has flown this year!

Getting the Hang of it

I bought my new camera last week.
Best decision I made!

I have already been able to take photos I never was able to before.
I just have to practice and get used to the various Aperture and exposure settings and I will be fine. My favourite is being able to choose various focal points instead of all 9 at the same time. Gives me so much more freedom!

I am looking forward to using the orange tones to capture a sunset as well as some beautiful landscapes.

For now I have focused (no pun intended) on my close ups and various focal points.

One problem having such a nice camera: I now have so many choices for 1 photo! (Warm, Vivid, Vibrant, romantic soft tones etc etc etc)

I went easy on the girls over the weekend, but I really need a model for portrait practising, I have some nice ideas for poses and want to try them out. The cat has been more than patient with me, but now I need a human!

I do ask forgiveness for the next couple of weeks, I hope I wont bore you too much with Photography talk!

For now, I will shut up and let you have a look at some of my test shots as well as a really nice photo of my girls.