Amateur Photography

hahaha this made me laugh out loud!

Hey, there's nothing wrong with mobile phone pics! That is literally how I take all my photos!! I bought a camera but it was rubbish because it just had autofocus and I had no control on the depth of field and could take better pics on my phone so I literally just stopped bothering with anything other than my phone. I really want a mirrorless Sony before going to japan but I definitely don't have the budget for that yet LOL

I have a Canon D60 which was pricey when I got it but really cheap now because it's about 7 years old.  If I'm not being lazy, the features of the camera offer so much control of the shot that it can do wonderful things.  But my phone is lightweight and fits in my pocket, and it can do enough.  If we get set up to do proper photography again, the Canon will be useful.  But in the meantime, I just get the shot.  It's infinitely better than the shot I don't get because my camera was too heavy to carry around with me.

this was taken with my iPhone also...I got to pet the baby beluga!!!

Belugas are my favourite whale!  He's soooo cute!  What does it feel like?  I imagine it felt like petting a giant pickled egg?  Really smooth and kind of soft-yet-firm?

Belugas are my favourite whale!  He's soooo cute!  What does it feel like?  I imagine it felt like petting a giant pickled egg?  Really smooth and kind of soft-yet-firm?

Definitely the same texture as a boiled egg, yet way more squishy than I thought for the melon bit


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Definitely the same texture as a boiled egg, yet way more squishy than I thought for the melon bit

Aww, awesome!  I want to pet one!

Your pic reminds me of this (not a whale!):

I have a Canon D60 which was pricey when I got it but really cheap now because it's about 7 years old.  If I'm not being lazy, the features of the camera offer so much control of the shot that it can do wonderful things.  But my phone is lightweight and fits in my pocket, and it can do enough.  If we get set up to do proper photography again, the Canon will be useful.  But in the meantime, I just get the shot.  It's infinitely better than the shot I don't get because my camera was too heavy to carry around with me.

haha the only bonus of having a proper camera again when I get around to it is that I won't have my phone's memory clogged up!

haha the only bonus of having a proper camera again when I get around to it is that I won't have my phone's memory clogged up!

Does your phone have a memory card slot?  You could just get extra cards to carry around with you in case you fill one up before you're able to move the pics off to another device or the cloud.

Aww, awesome!  I want to pet one!

Your pic reminds me of this (not a whale!):

My friend works at sea world, so I finally had a useful connection and that baby hippo is adorable


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My friend works at sea world, so I finally had a useful connection and that baby hippo is adorable

The hippo is called Fiona.  Her story is really sweet.  She was born 6 weeks premature at the Cinncinati Zoo last year, and while zoo veterinarians got her through her first critical months, her progress was followed in social media.  There are lots of great videos.  My favourite is that "chomp" that I showed above, but the first time she gets to go swim out in the big water feature of the hippo enclosure is really great, too.

Does your phone have a memory card slot?  You could just get extra cards to carry around with you in case you fill one up before you're able to move the pics off to another device or the cloud.

Nope. I have an iPhone so unfortunately there's no memory slot on it (or else they wouldn't make money on other people buying more cloud space - certainly not me though because I'm cheap). I just have to do a dump of photos onto my laptop every so often but I've been super lazy lately. Usually end up grabbing my husband's phone to take photos haha

Get a grip guys, hippos are the meanest animals on earth.  Fiona would happily kill you if she could.

You guys need a dose of reality from Sirius' favourite paper:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2061286/Farmer-Marius-Els-gouged-death-pet-hippo-Humphrey-like-son.html

From the Article :

Hippos are considered one of the world's most dangerous animals.

They are, by nature, very aggressive - especially when young calves are present.

They commonly attack humans with no apparent provocation, usually using their enormous canine teeth to gouge their victims.

It is estimated they kill more than 300 people each year.

Get a grip guys, hippos are the meanest animals on earth.  Fiona would happily kill you if she could.

You guys need a dose of reality from Sirius' favourite paper:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2061286/Farmer-Marius-Els-gouged-death-pet-hippo-Humphrey-like-son.html

From the Article :

Hippos are considered one of the world's most dangerous animals.

They are, by nature, very aggressive - especially when young calves are present.

They commonly attack humans with no apparent provocation, usually using their enormous canine teeth to gouge their victims.

It is estimated they kill more than 300 people each year.

Yes, but look how cute they are!

Yes, but look how cute they are!

Sooooo cute! 

Fiona the killer baby! *hugs cute baby hippo*


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this was taken with my iPhone also...I got to pet the baby beluga!!!


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So cute !

So cute !

He's only four, and they said he acts a lot like a human toddler, fits and all lol!