As I look back on the last year I cannot help but think that my life is so different than this time last year. I know it has to do with my new job and my contest win, but have I changed? I think I am the same person, a little older with a little less hair but not a different person. Possibly what has changed is how I look at things and how I try to live my life for me and live for today.
Here are some snaps from the plane taken with my Canon Rebel
I cannot believe that I have been working for over 3 months, I heard about my big win almost 4 months ago. The time has just flown by and I have no idea where it went. Oh well enough of my whining know on to the good stuff….I got my itinerary for my trip (Just in case you were not aware I won the Ultimate Search for Bourne with Google Grand Prize Sweepstakes)
So the trip breaks down as follows we start in London and after 4 days and three nights it is off to Tangier through Casablanca, yes I said Casablanca! After 3 nights in Tangier we head for Madrid and some Tapas and wine. Finally we end up in Paris where we will indulge in more wine. When in France do as the French do and drink wine.
Since we are spending three nights in each place we have been planing places to go and things to see as we want to make the most of the time we will have on the trip. Now that I have my trip details it makes it seem more real only 109 more sleeps until we leave.
After what seems like a very long search, well it has been about 2 months I have finally got my new camera. One of the challenges was trying to decide whether I wanted a Point and Shoot or move up to a Digital SLR. I went back and forth trying to decide and finally a friend suggested that the only way to make a definitive decision was to hold and manipulate the types of cameras I was interested in purchasing. At first I visited my favourite haunts Future Shop and Best Buy only to find the cameras all had security gizmos attached making it impossible for me to get the real feel for the cameras. Finally I came across a place in Surrey which is about 10 minutes from my office and decide to give them a try.
This place, Photo Expert is a specialized photo shop which allowed me to not only manhandle the cameras but also gave me insights into the positives and negatives for each of the cameras I was investigating. In the end I was flipping back and forth between the Nikon D40 and Canon Rebel Xt and decided on the Rebel XTI with the 17-85mm lens. So far I am quite happy and while learning the ins and outs of my new is taking some time I am pleased with the results. I have included some pictures below Continue reading