It has been another horribly long week for me. Between school work and working out I am super exhausted. I honestly cannot wait for the next long break. I am already beginning to count down until the semesters end! I have been trying to decide on where to go for vacation this year. Some of the choices are with my close friends, others are just places I would like to take a camera and go take pictures for the entire trip. Of course if I do that, I am going to invest in a SLR camera.
My decision on where to go is a hard one. It also depends on who is wanting to go with me and how much money I have saved up at the time. If my friends are going with me, I was thinking about either going to one of the Caribbean Islands or Florida and would probably just invest in an underwater housing unit for my current camera so that I could go snorkeling out in the bays. I love photography if you can't tell. If my friends do not go with me than the whole beach thing is out of the question. I would go to either Montana, Northern California in the Redwood Forrest, or to Yellowstone National Park. These would be ideal because I love to take pictures of nature. Nature is there for you, unless you are dealing with animals nature stays still for the most part so that you can compose the image the way you want. For me this is perfect because I feel as if I can paint a picture for you when I do not have the best artistic abilities in painting. Designing photos relaxes me. But to go to these places and take these pictures it takes money and a good camera.
SLR or Single Reflex Cameras are a really good camera that you can do a lot with. I got interested in SLR when I was a senior in High School and was taking a lot of pictures for the yearbook. I am currently taking a course in Crime Scene Photography this semester and we are learning a lot about the manual and other functions of an SLR. I like the fact that you can not only create the setting in manual, but you can also focus on what you want to. You can have the image focused on a small item in a huge frame or you can have the entire frame in focus.
SLR cameras are expensive. So I will need to search for something that I like. Both times that I have used an SLR for long periods of time they have been "Canon Rebels." I like the way that you change the settings and how the camera works. The average camera is about $500. That is just for the camera, not the lenses or memory cards and such. They do often have package deals that you can get.I am going to be looking for these package deals that way I can get more bang for my buck but still know it is reliable.
This post is lengthy because I am trying to talk myself into taking a break and going on a vacation. I am writing down my thoughts because reading it makes me fell as if who wrote it down knows what they are talking about. Yes, that means that I am trying to boost my self confidence while talking myself into taking a break
Trying to do too many things on vacation just makes you feel like you need a vacation from your vacation. My wife and I just like to take a day trip to Branson and spend the day just wandering around. We usually by a season pass from Silver Dollar City so it only costs us gas to take the day trip and enjoy ourselves. We do plan one week of our vacation time around the Ozark Farm Show in Springfield the first week of October because we like to be able to see some of the improvements that are available to the farmer and rancher. I enjoy just going and talking to the other farmers and ranchers from the surrounding communities. I some times feel like I was born in the wrong time. I feel more at home in vast open places working with my hands and enjoy being around my animals.
ReplyDeleteGood luck on your vacation! Don't put so much thought into it. That can make it really stressful. The beach sounds like a blast as I've never been to one. Good luck.
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