My New Camera and a Giveaway!

For the past year or so, I've worked a ton of hours at work.  (You can probably tell since my blog posts are not as frequent anymore!)  Recently, I had to either use or lose vacation hours.  My company has an option to sell vacation time.  I sold a week, and instead of that money just going in the general fund of 'what did we spend that on?', I bought a nice camera.  I'd been thinking about getting one for quite some time, but was a little afraid of being a beginner with a big camera that I didn't know how to operate.  I ended up with a Canon EOS Rebel T3i.  It came with a couple of lenses, some accessories and a great manual.  I read through it and got started.  OMG!  Now I know what I'd been missing all those years!  Such clarity in my pictures that I'd never had before. 

 

A beautiful hummingbird coming to eat.

 

 

This pesky wasp was really annoying the hummingbird!

 

I think it's almost time for this baby to learn to fly!

 

Right outside my front door one night.  We have the most incredible sunsets here!

 

 

 

I love taking pictures of my flowers too!

 

 

Now onto the GIVEAWAY!

 

The folks at Easy Canvas Prints gave me a 16x20 Canvas Print to create and review.  And they're giving one lucky reader a free 16x20 Canvas too!

 

Here's the picture I started with.  I went to their website, downloaded my picture, went through the options and I was done!  I received an email as soon as my print was on the way.  All of it was so easy! 

 

 

 

 

I originally put it in this frame and hung it.  I loved it!!  (until....)

 

 

 

Until I had it made into a Canvas Print!  It is stunning!

 

 I love that you have the option to get the print to continue on the sides. 

 

 

 

 

How can you win an Easy Canvas Print?

 

 

• You must be a follower of my blog
• Leave a comment telling me what type of picture you'd make into an Easy Canvas Print  (one entry per person please)
• And that's it!  I'll be picking a winner on Friday, August 29, 2014 using Random Number Generator 

 

 

Thanks for your visit!  And Good Luck in the Giveaway!

 

Pam

  

 

 

I am linking to the following parties:

 

 

  Inspire Me Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life

 

 

 

 

Picture This!

I have loved old cameras for a long time, but never came across any for sale--until recently.

 

 

 

I was in a local shop a few weeks ago and found this one.  It came with a leather case, flash, etc.  Very fun! And it's in great shape.

 

 

 

As collections get started, you just need one, then the floodgates seem to open.  :)  I was on our local Craigslist the other day and someone was selling two old cameras.  He was very apologetic that he didn't think either of these were still in working condition.  (I wasn't expecting them to be) 

 

He thought this one was from the early 1900's.  I love that it is pretty ragged looking, but still has so many great characteristics.

He thought this one was from the 1950's.  It does close up nicely, but I plan to leave it open.

I love the little tabs that come out of the bottom to straighten them out.  I assume it was to keep the camera steady, but I'm more concerned about displaying them.  :)

Ok, now I've got a collection!  My husband is thrilled!  haha. 

Have you started any new collections lately? 

 

 

Thanks for your visit.

 

 

Pam

 



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