Canon Rebel T1i

When I was getting ready to go to Costa Rica I realized that I HAD to upgrade my camera.  I hesitated because it was right after Christmas and I didn’t feel like I should spend the $$, but I got a great deal on Amazon.com, and my friend Rob did the research and told me what to buy so I just took the path of least resistance and went for it.

I’m so glad I did.  I LOVE this camera – seriously.  L-O-V-E.  Aliya did her project for the research fair on bees, and when we were at Old Sturbridge Village last weekend she saw a bee on some flowers and asked me to take some photos for her project.  The photos came out so great!  There were some challenges with the papier-mâché and clay beehive but after the structural collapse I had the brilliant idea of re-inflating a balloon inside until it dried (I had to pop the first one before putting it in the oven to speed the drying process).  It’s looking sort of like a brown clay balloon, but Aliya put it all into perspective when she said, “Don’t worry about it Mom.  We’re in second grade.  They don’t expect that much.”

Anyway, here’s one of the bee photos (click on it for higher resolution).  Isn’t it cool??  And if you think it’s easy to take a photo of a bee, give it a go.