Crusing: Interlude 1 - Photography

We bought a new camera just for this cruise, and as some of you saw at fighter practice or here in my LJ, I practiced frantically with it before we left. I studied the manual and practiced taking pictures so diligently that it wasn't until we left that I realized I didn't know how to review the pictures I'd taken! It wasn't until the third or fourth day of the cruise that someone with a similar model showed me how...

This is the first Really Good camera I've owned since high school (and credit goes to Brad Camp (also known as Tyrus) for helping me pick it out), and the first time I've really set out to take serious photographs in roughly the same timeframe.

It was an interesting struggle between remembering to enjoy the hell out of the experience of a lifetime, keeping a journal of sorts, and taking good (documentary) photographs. Overall, I'm pleased - I think I struck a nice balance. As we get into the touristy stuff over the next few days of the cruise, more personal photo's will put in an appearance.