10,000 Pictures Later...

And I'm still going strong with my D600.  Yes, I rolled over my camera.  Only 9 months young!  I broke my own record.  My D7000 took a little over 12 months.  My D40 took almost two years.  What does that tell me?  I'm taking more pictures than ever.  I'm pushing my skills, expanding my knowledge, and well...I just enjoy taking pictures.  I take pictures of everything that peak's my interest or creativity.

I naturally see lots of leading lines, colors, textures, contrast, and mood.  I take pictures of things or objects that pop out at me.  I take pictures to document what I'm doing.  It could be a hobby like knitting.  I take pictures of my yarn, my garment, or work in progress to share with my fellow knitters.

I take pictures to document events.  They could be baptisms, baby dedications, plays, musicals, civil war weekends, wine tastings, or sports.

I take pictures of people.  Weddings, senior portraits and class photos.  I'll also include street photography.

I take pictures of buildings.  Old, new, contemporary, traditional, wood, brick, and/or stone.

I take pictures of flowers and plants.  Mostly flowers.  Bright colors stand out.

I take pictures of food.  I'm a foodie!  I take pictures of what I bake and what I like to eat.  I take pictures when hubby and I are dining out on our date night.  He's well aware of the 10 second "photo pause" after our food server delivers our food at our table.  Snap! Snap!  And yes, we do pray before we eat.

I take vacation pictures.  Reminders of "fun in the sun".

So, here's the 10,000 picture taken with my D600:

Can you see the spider?

I was following a bumble bee in our garden.  He got caught in a web and was trying to break free of the web.  Something caught my eye.  A black widow spider came out!  Unfortunately, I didn't have my zoom on my camera.  I did have my 60mm micro lens, but there was no way I was getting too close to spidey.  I'm sure it would have been a Kodak moment to get closer...like within an inch.  I just couldn't do it....

Oh and I guess I do take pictures of bugs and critters.  Just not too close.

My Nikon...Another Milestone!

I did it again.  I rolled over my Nikon D7000 DSLR for the second time.  This year.  Another 10,000 pictures taken.  I've taken over 20,000 pictures.

The 20,000 picture...blooming hybrid tea rose

Our Anemones are still blooming like crazy

I found a bee in our daylily patch

I have a lot more pictures to take this month.  I get to do a photo shoot at a local private school.  They want me to take pictures of individuals as well as group shots.   I am so looking forward to this.

My D7000: Closing in on 20,000 pictures

I'm about 1500 pictures shy of turning over my D7k for the second time.  I've only had the camera for 1 year and two months.  I've been taking pictures like a crazy woman.  I'm still learning lots of neat things about my camera.  In July, I learned how to and experimented with shooting in continuous mode.  That was fun!

For the month of August, I will be learning to use my camera in manual  mode.  I still have a lot to learn about taking better pictures.  Learning to look.  Learning about exposure.  Learning more about shutter, aperture, and ISO and how they play together.  My head is already swimming from all the information I've gathered.

Funny.  My FB photo challenge/assignment for the month of August is:  Learning to Look.  I will be sharing and teaching my fellow FB friends...how to take better pictures by learning to look.  This month, they learned about taking pictures based on a theme I gave them.  They also had to think outside the box.  They were really creative in the pictures they took.

The month of August will hold many challenges for me as I progress into becoming a better photographer.  That's my goal.

Went Over 10,000 Pictures on My D7000

My seven month old D7000 went over 10,000 pictures while on vacation.  After the 9999 picture was taken, the camera reset back to 0001.  Our ship the Crown Princess was leaving Port Everglades (Ft Lauderdale) to start the second week of our cruise.  Ahead of us was the recently refurbished Grand Princess.  Here's the "milestone" picture I took from our balcony:

The Grand Princess sailing out of Ft Lauderdale

Milestone & Nikon History-My D40 & 10,000 pics

My Milestone:
My Nikon D40 has reached a milestone. One year & one month ago, I purchased my wonderful D40. Today, the picture count on my camera rolled over to "0001" as in "DCS_0001.jpg". Thank goodness my iPhoto application doesn't overwrite my files. Thank goodness for my Mac.



My Nikon History:
I've been a digital camera owner since early 2001 when I purchased the Nikon Coolpix 880 workhorse. That camera took beautiful pictures. I remembered I caused a lot of commotion at work as my fellow co-workers were trying to compare their Canons & Olympus with my Nikon. There was no comparison...Nikon had the best lens back then (they still do now). I purchased many accessories with this camera including the slide copying adapter. This was a cool adapter that allowed me to copy slides (yes, I said slides) into digital format. It didn't take me long to rollover the CP880. I ended up taking roughly 14,000 pictures with that camera.

In 2003, I purchased the Nikon Coolpix 5700. Yes, it was an expensive camera and had a metal body. It was called the "prosumer camera"...not quite compact and not quite DSLR. Somewhere in between. It was a hefty camera that became my workhorse for the next 5 years. This camera had a lot of cool features including a swivel LCD panel that could be rotated out for different viewing angles. The pictures this camera produced was absolutely beautiful. The macro or close-up shots were astounding. The 8x optical zoom was superb. Nice having a fixed all-in-one lens (equiv 35mm to 280mm) on the camera. The only negative I experienced, the camera went through batteries fast. Like snapping 100 pictures fast. That's probably why I ended up having 3 spare batteries in my bag. This camera went everywhere with me. I ended up taking close to 18,000 pictures with this CP5700.

In 2005, I purchased the Coolpix 5600 and the underwater housing to go with it. This was our first true compact camera. The selling point for me was it used AA batteries. DH primarily uses this camera for underwater pictures.

Also in 2005, I purchased the Nikon D70 for DH. Our first DSLR camera. Little did I know then, this camera produces some of the best flesh tone color pictures. It also has a built-in flash control not found in other cameras. You can set external flashes around your subject and the D70 will trigger the flashes.

In mid-2008, I purchased my 3rd digital camera, the Nikon D40. This replaced my CP5700. I've always wanted my own DSLR, but didn't care for the weight or bulkiness. After some research and getting up to speed on current capabilities, I found the D40. Interesting fact: the D40, introduced in late 2006, still continues to sell. Three years on the market is unheard of in the digital camera world.

I don't work for Nikon (which is a shame). I know of Nikon because of the long-term experience I have with using their products.

Today, I'm celebrating my D40 milestone by taking more pictures. I wonder how long it will take me to get to the 20,000 picture?