Taken for Strobist Sundays. 3/7/10: Theme: Toys. This may look like a battered old piece of junk, but my parents gave this to me 60 years ago. It was made in Sweden. It is the only toy I have from my early childhood, and is, therefore, very precious to me. I love every chip on it. My grandson now enjoys it when he visits. Taken on Aperture priority F7. 1 spot light to left, shining in windows. 1 spot light towards the back, supposed to light up the inside, but in the end the angle hid much of inside. Strobe SB-800 bounced of umbrella, over my right shoulder. I am new to this group. I have had a strobe for some time, and never used it. This is my first attempt. I hope to learn how to do it properly in this group

09/26 - my new camera arrived early for my birthday! anne had given me a gift certificate to amazon.com, so along with that and my reward certificates, i manage to get the newly release canon A710 for only 165 bucks!! i am gonna give my old friend, the s230 to mama so she can play with it. i love this new camera. it is a bit bigger than my s230, but it is 7 megapixels and has a 6x optical zoom. plus the focus is a lot faster and nicer. i love my new toy! thanks anne!! =)