2009 is rapidly approaching. I've always made New Year's resolutions, and I manage to keep most of them. Probably because I don't make them unreasonable or unachievable. As much as I'd like to summit Everest, I'm never going to do that, because I don't have the skill set, the physical agility, and most importantly, the money to do that. That's not a resolution, that's a daydream. Lose 25 pounds? Sure, that's attainable.
First on my list this year: buy a DSLR camera outfit. I've always wanted to take up photography, since I was a kid. I've taken plenty of snapshots with a point and shoot, but that's not really very challenging. I'm talking about the kind of photography that requires you to know about such things as f-stops and shutter speeds, depth of field and exposure settings. I've read about photography for years, and I've picked up a fair amount, but I've never actually done it. So, 2009 is the year to finally do it.
I'm looking at the Nikon D-700, and the Canon lineup as well. Really, though, I've been waiting until the full-frame format becomes standard and the prices drop. That time seems to be at hand, with the D-700 below $2500. You can put these things off forever waiting for the next improvement, but I don't want to put it off forever. I may just start off with a D-300 and see how it goes. Sure, it's not full-frame, but it's also about a grand less.
I've been pretty happy with my bird and wildlife photos with my Kodak with it's 12x zoom (the Forster's Tern above was taken with that camera), but it will be nice to have more control of the process. That's going to be my major purchase of 2009.
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