Dragonfly Dreamer: Kami Goes To Digital Camera Land

Sometimes I think my boyfriend, Nathan, can read my mind. This past Saturday, he gave me a digital camera. I'd been wanting one for awhile, but I hadn't yet mentioned that to him or anyone else. In fact, I'd pretty much given up on taking pictures long before this. Most of the time, when I'd used film or a disposable camera, I'd never get around to getting the photos developed. Finally, I had to admit that there's not much point in taking pictures that are never seen, and I decided not to bother with it anymore. The best part of a digital camera, of course, is that I can just plug my camera into my computer to get my pictures, and I don't need to worry about getting any film developed. Well, duh! Welcome to the 21st century, Kami!

My new digital camera is also easy to use. I'm a photography novice, but it'll be fun to play with it and improve my skill. Nathan was hoping I'd like it, and he also figured that it would be useful for blogging. What a sweet and smart man! He's very good to me.

Here's some examples of pictures from this past weekend:

View of Seattle in the distance taken from on of the ferries. We were going to Seattle to see the movie "Up!" in Disney digital 3-D. It was a funny and well-made movie. The digital 3-D in it is amazing!

There were a lot of sailboats out on Saturday, sailing in some kind of regatta. Using my photo-editing software, I made my really blurry photo of them look like an interesting impressionistic painting.

This photo is of the Maritime Building located near the Seattle Waterfront. I took the picture beneath the Alaskan Way Viaduct on a walkway from the ferry terminal.

I love this old building in Seattle's Pioneer Square which appears to have once been some kind of factory. I think the building looks like a giant cigarette in a holder.

These pictures were taken through the window of the ferry. I think that the reflection of the interior lights on the outside sky look like a formation of alien visitors.