After about six months of discussion and dithering, M and I bought a digital SLR camera last week. Long ago I’d had a film SLR camera, and I missed what it could do that even my fancy point-and-shoot couldn’t. So we are now owners of a Canon Rebel T1i, and we are enjoying it immensely and learning how to make it do what we want.<\/p>\n

Sunday we took it on a walk along the American River in Sacramento on the Jedidiah Smith Loop Trail.
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\nThe Trail<\/em>
\nSince it was a loop trail and the American River is long, we had to cross the river on a bridge. As a general rule, I am not fond of crossing bridges, but I was brave.
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\nI wasn’t supposed to block the sun with the bridge beam’s shadow, however. M had to do some Aperture magic to make me have any face at all. But the view from the Guy West Pedestrian Bridge was lovely.
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At home, I even managed to get a photo, albeit blurry, of our shy neighbor, Oliver.
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\n“I am not here. You cannot see me. I am a plant not an orange kitty.” Oliver.<\/em>
\nBefore I could get another shot, he was over the fence.<\/p>\n

And then, the camera seems to take lovely shots of yarn.
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\nHandmaiden Casbah in Seashore<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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