Janet Brien's photos with the keyword: pivitol moment

A few years ago Steve and I went to Lithia Park in Ashland, Oregon, to take autumn pictures. It would be my last photo walk in Oregon with my SX-30 super zoom camera. It was on this day that I put my foot down and insisted on a DSLR like Steve's 5D Mk1. It took me a while to truly understand two things: 1) I had outgrown my nice but inferior camera and 2) you basically need to have a DSLR with a proper lens if you want awesome bokeh, among other things. Still, I got some good pictures with my super zoom, and here's one I thought turned out nicely! :)

The day after Halloween 2012, Steve and I went to Lithia Park in Ashland, Oregon to take pictures. This was a very pivitol day in my life as a photographer. Comparing the pictures I took with my Canon SX30 Super Zoom camera to Steve's Canon 5D yet again made me so upset that I finally had enough. I could see that no matter how hard I tried, I would not get the quality of image I saw with Steve's camera, and so on this day in 2012, I put my foot down. I demanded we purchase a SLR for me. A week later I had my precious Canon 5D Mk II, and the rest is history! This was one of the pictures I took that day. I have 22 pictures in that folder, and looking them over, I can see that they aren't the same quality as a 5D. But they are still very nice pictures and my technique was fine! :) Thank you all so very much for the overwhelming response to my return to ipernity with a new project! I am so touched!! You are all so amazing and wonderful!! *big hugs all around* A big thanks to Heidiho for letting me know that 2016 has 366 days because of Leap Year!! HOORAY!!