SLR

I rented a Nixon D70 this afternoon.  And it was one of the most frustrating, exhilarating afternoons of my life.  To begin the journey, I spent an hour alone with the user manual and my photography textbook, desperately trying to grasp the basics of manual exposure settings.

(These are little books I made for my middle school girls at youth group!)

I eventually ventured out into the freezing cold for a photo spree.  I stopped at numerous corners, squinting through my viewfinder and haphazardly scrolling the aperture and shutter speed wheels.  It was so much fun.

These are only a handful of my shots today.  They are amateur, to be sure, and I had to delete over half of my exposures (some were embarrassingly awful!).  However, the Nikon and I became well-acquainted today, and I cannot wait for our next date!