NO!

Dear Kerby,

People, mainly my mom, bug me. Quit talking to me. Every morning when I see my mom she is planted in front of the television. She has to say hello to me in this high pitched voice. I just want to pass by without the comments. I am not even to the back door and she still tell me to take a coat. Duh! It is winter. Every second I turn around or want to do something she says "You working on your homework?" I have a life and I know how to balance school and everything else. At the most random times she will saw these things. It is not that she says these little things but how she says them. I just says leave me alone and she still bugs me.

The other day she went through my things in the bathroom. This is my bathroom and currently none else uses it but me. I keep it clean and in an order I can find my things. I am missing some items now. I have the feeling she wanted to throw them away. I do not tell her what to do with her things nor do I touch them. Give me my space.

I have not one problem working with my dad and doing things. We get along just fine. I can have a normal conversation with him just fine. My dad knows how to take care of my brothers kid and the next minute my mom is all over my dad telling him what to do. The two of us could do just fine without my mom. My aunt tells me all the time that my dad gets pushed around too much by my mom and he never stand up for himself. For example: my dad said where he wanted to go for his birthday meal and my mom went some place she wanted to. It was not her day. My dad never stood up for himself. My dad would have told me to shut up if I would have stood up for him only because my mom would give us hell for a long time.

How do I tell my mom in the correct people do not like her or her attitude? One of my relatives said not to send a Christmas gift, but what does my mom do? She sent a gift and then brags about it to the other relatives. The other relatives knew not to send a Christmas gift. I do not know how many relatives my mom thinks has something against her.

My life would be different if I lived with someone different and grew up with someone different. So many times the tings around us shape us into who we are and who we will be. We can do something about that by changing the here and now.

Talk to you later, Bluelaugh

One Camera

Dear Kerby,

Many people, my dad included, wonder why I have so many cameras. My response alway is, "Because every camera has a different function." The basics of a camera is, yes, to take a photo.

Over a years time or so(since I found out it was on the market) I have been into the Holga Pan 135. This means that the camera shoots panoramic photos on 35mm film. I started out the original 120 camera - the camera that everyone thinks of when I mention Holga. Do not know how many hacks people do to the 120 version including using the lens for digital cameras, try and add/remove light leaks, stitch photos together to take panoramic images, or load anything other than 120 film in the camera.

If you look around you will find that Holga makes each thing separately. I have a few lenses Holga made for digital, a Holga that can use 35mm film, and also an instant back for the Holga 120. Each one has mainly one function. When you try and use one camera to do everything it is not the same. Do not think I will ever put 35mm film in the 120 camera because it requires too much work.

One of the next purchases I will make in my Holga line besides buying the 35mm fisheye lens adaptor would be to buy the Holga Pan 135. Depending where you shop you will find that the camera comes with not only one lens but two. The camera has, not only, the standard lens but one for pinhole. Glad that is comes with two interchangeable lenses rather than a camera with a fixed lens and make me buy two cameras.

As stated previously, I said that every camera has a different function. With my Nikon 1 V1 it has multiple functions. That is why I purchased it. You must be scratching your head because I said I liked a one function for every camera. The Nikon 1 has not only photo but video. The Holga lens among others work wonders on still images but when I try and take video with anything other than the Nikon 1 lens I have no success. I kind of wanted a multi-function camera because I wanted video but was not going to use it enough to justify buying a separate camera.

What is your stand on the issue of using only one camera for everything? I know bears have to have some stance on the important issues in photography.

Talk to you later,
Bluelaugh

I Know

Dear Kerby,

For once I have all my Christmas shopping done before December. One gift I wish I could give is one to my boyfriend. Currently I am not dating but am talking to a few guys. Maybe someone for New Years Eve.

The next step with my gift giving is to mail out and or deliver a few of my gifts. Since I have been done with high school my list has grown slightly. I have acquaintances in more places.

In the past years, buying a Christmas gift for me has not been a surprise. Mos of the time, it is not money I know what I am getting because my family asks me. I am always willing to get up at 6am and open/use the gifts even though I already know. Whatever I want is on my wish list which can be found here.

Talk to you later, Bluelaugh

Set Me Up

Dear Kerby,

In the past week I have wanted to take some photos. I wanted to use some things from around the house. People go and buy things for a reason; they want to enjoy them. I wanted people to enjoy them more by seeing them from a different perspective.

When my dad was trying to find things to take pictures of I suggested game boards.Take the camera and shoot at the level of the board. Make it look like you are in the game and that the board is larger than life. Some of my Monopoly shots did a decent job bit I am not a fan of what happened with the Sorry! figures in my first setup. I reclained the idea and took thr photos.

First Setup

Timing Issue between the two.

Blur in the front throw me off but over all a nice shot.

Loving the reflection.

The yellow makes the shot.

I like my depth of field but hate the background I am getting in the photo. You might not be able to see it because it is a blur but it is throwing the photo off. I need some new surroundings for my photos as you can see with the Monopoly board.

The other thing I have been doing with my camera is looking for a new lens (all the time). I love the Minolta 50MM lens on my Nikon1 but I would like another Minolta lens or similar (I have an adapter for Minolta lenses). Other such lenses I am looking at closely are those the have a wide aperture, wide angle, or something good for panoramic photos. I want to let more of the subject into the camera. Not too sure sure if I want a fisheye lens.

Talk to you later, Bluelaugh

Close To Me

Dear Kerby,

After I sent you that letter yeasterday about math class what do yoh think happened? We got new seats. No, I did not get to sit next to cute boy and be his partner. I think he requested to sit next to his frind and be partners with him again. He does not message him across the room anymore but he has opend up and started talking more. He did not talk too much with his last parter. Must have been focusing on too much usage of the phone.

Some days I do wish I had someone to message all the time on my phone. It must be cause money is not endless and I spend it on such other things than messaging with my phone. Kind of leaves me out of a lot of things since I do not have that. One day you will see it as a standard when one buys a phone. Sorry cute boy that I an not talk to you at this current time.

Talk to you later, Bluelaugh

Come Close

Dear Kerby,

At the end of the last math class they had a special question. The teacher wanted to know who I wanted to sit to next time they reassign us math partners. I thought about it for a little bit and almost put down cute boys name. I almost put his name down. Should I have?

Talk to you later, Bluelaugh

Love Hate

Dear Kerby,

Bet you know about me owning a new camera by now. I used the Nikon D70 (DSLR) but made, what I thought what I thought was, an upgrade to Nikon 1 V1 (Mirrorless System). Here is a list of things I have come to love/hate about both cameras.

D70 Hates
• Compared to a film SLR this camera is huge. Might be the grip.
• Pop up flash. I rather just have a simple hot shoe and no built in flash.

D70 Likes
• Interchangeable lens system.
• Fast time to take a picture.
• Nice picture quality. This is due to auto focus

V1 Hates
• Takes forever to take a picture.
• Pictures come out blurry in quality.
• That I often bump the mode dial without realizing; putting the camera in a different mode.

V1 Likes
• Small camera body. Easy to carry places while getting good photos.
• Interchangeable lenses.
• Includes the option to take video.
• No built in flash. I can use my own flash and turn it on/off as needed.
• Good photos - When it wants to work.

The other day my nephew was in the rocking chair and I could not get a nice picture. The chair was not going that fast; as most rockers are super slow. What a waste of using the V1. Every shot was a blur. Wonder how other people use this camera when they are trying to take sports/action shots. Today the camera sucked because of cloudy low light. With the D70 low light situations were excellent (not using the flash).

With the V1 you can do a firmware update. That is what I did a tad a go. Have yet to see if it helps. The other thing I am waiting for is the hot shoe attachment for the accessory port. Maybe these little changes will help solve the problems that are occurring. If I do not find that I am getting any improvement I might go back to the trusty D70.

What is one thing you love/hate at the same time? You want ti give it up but most times you just can not part with it because it serves the purpose.

Talk to you later, Bluelaugh