Introducing....

I got a new camera, Canon PowerShot SX210 IS. This is better fit to carry with me outside, unlike the heavy DSLR.

The camera produces really bright colors. Looks great with sceneries.

Gizmo and Yoda are my number #1 targets for photo shootouts. :)

A bit too bright sky. Tested a function that was supposed to intelligently calculate the exposure so colors show up just right even with background lighting.

Macro function. It doesn't work as well as I had hoped, it doesn't focus on the right target unless you do it manually. When it does focus though it takes beautifully detailed images.

More testing with macro.

I also found it much more difficult to take pictures of the kids on the go, than what I've used to with my EOS. Auto settings easily produce blurry images and with manual settings they often come out somewhat hazy as this one. Though I think I still have a lot to learn about how to hold so small camera steady.

Still targets are easy and it has this fun option of filtering all but one shade to b&w.

Like the roses.

A castropod family near my house. There's sometimes hundreds of them after rain.

I love the new camera. :) It has it's downs but it's great to keep with you and has so much better image quality than what I've had with my previous pocket models. And tons of neat little options! No need to feel bad about having the camera at home once again just as you'd find something fantastic to capture!