Practicing with the new camera

My old friend, my Canon 710HS, was showing its age. I could hear a very slight, but noticeable, grinding as I opened and closed its lenses while focusing.  I knew that its days were numbered. 

I have enjoyed it tremendously for years. It's small size meant it went everywhere with me and it took very good photos. Point and click, that's all I had to think about.  I'd guess I took at least 10,000 pictures with it. Thank goodness for digital.     

But its days were numbered. I didn't want to get caught somewhere with the picture of a life time in front of me, and not get it because of a camera problem.  It was time to shop for a new one.  

My friend Kim has a Panasonic that she told me she was happy with. I started by looking at that model in the camera store, but finally decided on a Nikon P950.   

These are my very first shots using the new camera. It's several times the size and weight of my Canon, and I now have to sling the camera case over my shoulder, but the pictures are clearly better. I have lots to learn about using it.  

I walked down to Tui Glen yesterday and took all these bird pictures. I think I'm going to like this new camera.      

Lots more to come....   -djf