bunnies and camera issues

Hello hello!

How have you been?

I am tired. I was unemployed for two months when I came here to Perth and I have to admit getting used to doing nothing was so easy. I enjoyed sleeping in and having time to cook, watch TV, explore the new neighbourhood and all.

This week I have started my new job at a recruitment agency and love it to bits already! It's just so hard to change my sleeping pattern again. I'm really tired every day and first have to find a certain groove and daily routine again. Bear with me, the blogging and taking pictures routine will be back soon and until then you will have to stand my whinges about my lack of sleep. 

 

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Speaking of photo taking for the blog: 

I know I shouldn't criticise my own pics, especially not when I still upload them despite the criticism, BUT seriously what the hell is wrong with my camera?!

I admit my photos here have never been professional (I'm still a DSLR noob after all these years) but they used to look clearer, sharper and better some months ago.

Not sure if that really is the case but I think my camera does "that" (whatever it is) since I came to Australia. I fear it maybe got a tiny bit broken or at least damaged somehow while it was in my hand luggage. Or the settings were changed or whatever. I don't know... 

All I know is that my photos have a much poorer quality than before. I have already played around with the settings but couldn't achieve better results.

Look at the pics above and how grainy they are. I can only show you these two because all the other ones from this shoot looked awful quality-wise.

Does any of you clever DSLR people have any idea what could be wrong?

I have a Canon Eos 1000D with the (crappy) EF-S 18-55mm lens.

My boyfriend says my lens looks scratched, but that does not make the whole image grainy, does it?

I was thinking maybe it's the different light here in Australia (much more sunlight) and I just haven't found the right settingsfor the new environment yet.

What do you think? Do you have some advice or helpful links maybe?

Happy Thursday everyone!

heart beat, stay heavy

Hi guys!

Oh I'm freaking out because of my camera again! Look at these photos, I mean how crappy the quality is! My cam, a Samsung S1060, has been a faithful companion for the last 3 years and was very patient with me and it survived all my moments of clumsiness when it fell to the ground a thousand times, BUT God it freaks me out.
It can actually take good pictures with the right light conditions, but it tends to overexpose eventhough I always adjust it to the light conditions manually.

Well, finally the time has come to put the Samsung into retirement. Of course I'll still keep it and I'll also use it from time to time, but next week it's going to be replaced by a DSLR.



♥ cardi, blouse & skirt: h&m ♥ belt: topshop via ebay ♥ necklace & tights: accessorize ♥ legwarmers: gift from a friend ♥ boots: vintage via ebay ♥




Tomorrow I'll take all the money I got for Christmas, pay it into my account and order this baby from Amazon. And I'll also order a coffee machine, so I can drink one cup after the other next month when it's exam time.
Concerning the camera I've red lots and lots of reviews and product description, compared prices, compared brands and whatnot and finally came to the decision that the Canon EOS Rebel XS seems to be a good buy. It's comparatively low priced, said to be a good cam for DSLR-noobs like me, easy to handle, provides some extra functions for when you want to deepen your knowledge about photography and it's small and lightweight.
Anyone of you has experience with the Canon EOS Rebel XS (1000D) and can tell me if it's a good choice?
I can't wait to try it out. At a pinch I can still send it back.



♥ necklace & tights both from the fabulous Accessorize sale :) ♥




Okay, enough camera bla bla for today. It's cold and it's raining outside and I'm hungry, so it's time to curl up on the sofa with some snacks and a movie. Oh by the way thanks a lot for all the movie recommendations from Tuesday, I added them to my movie-list :)

Have a lovely day!





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