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9/365 – Bamboo

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I was just about to head out the door this afternoon when a courier pulled up at the driveway. He was here bearing a gift. One of my recent purchases from eBay, a brand new Wacom Bamboo tablet.

I have been meaning to get a tablet for ages having heard many photographers rave about them and the assistance they provide with detailed editing in Photoshop and other software. With a bulging PayPal account (and no bank account linked to it), I thought I would use some funds and invest in one.

This thing is cool. The level of interaction is fantastic and it won’t take me too long to get really fluent with it.

An additional bonus occurred when I fired up my music software on a hunch. Yep, I can use the tablet to “write” music using the notation software I have on my MacBook. This is a real bonus as not having a number pad on the MacBook is a hassle when using the music software. But now it’s just as fast if not faster to do my arrangements.

Thank you Wacom, my RSI is ensured now.

Oh yeah, I better go as I was slighty late leaving BEFORE the tablet arrived.

Two cameras

Saturday morning I received a call from Kirk’s Camera store. My Canon 300D which had received a nasty blow back in April was ready to be picked up. I quickly altered my travel plans for the morning so I could collect the camera before my weekend away with the army.

So now I can truly answer the question I often get “What’s your favorite camera?” with “Two cameras!”.

Why two cameras? I keep the 50mm 1.8 on one and a longer zoom on the other so I can cover most shooting situations from any spot. If I want to take a photograph of something up close I go for the 50mm lens (left shoulder) or if I need to capture something that’s a little further away I grab the zoom (right shoulder).

I can tell you I had fun last night.