My New Camera

I splurged recently and got a new camera – the Canon EOS Rebel XSI.  It’s a solid mid to high range amateur camera.  Better than any point-and-click camera I’ve used before, so it’s taken some getting used to.  It does have the really basic automatic point-and-shoot settings for quick snapshots, but there are a ton of options to really take control of the images.

I’ve just barely got to figuring out how to take advantage of some of those features, but I’m having fun so far.   The thinks I like so far are:

• The really great instruction video for amateurs like me.  It’s like a short seminar or course on basic photography as much as it is instructions on how to use this camera.
• The autofocus lens and the focus points – you can ‘point’ at something and the camera will focus almost instantly on that item.  No fussing with manual focusing.
• Simple to learn set of controls
• Awesome picture quality (well for my eyes anyways).

Here are some of my first shots with the new camera as I’m learning how to use it.