so i just bought a camera the other day. i haven't owned a quality camera since the 35mm that was lifted from me by a heroin addict about 10 years ago. since i haven't rented a room to strangers in about that long, i suppose it's safe again. there was a time in my life that i enjoyed random creativity to pass the time,but the farther in time away from the old college years that i get, the more creatively lazy i have become. i've recently had the urge to recapture some of that happy wandering. i enjoy just strolling around town taking pictures of whatever strikes my fancy. there is something very soothing about just observing what is around you and perhaps recording it on film. film has now given way to a plastic chip that you pop into a slot next to the battery compartment, but the results are pretty similar. i've been snapping shots of everything in sight. i realize that i have forgotten everything there is to know about shutter speeds and aperature, etc, but it will come back. the bit i'm particularly thrilled about is this macro function on my camera; i can get up really close to things. there is something about getting down to the surface of an object, to see the texture of it. if i were to follow through on a path into art again- that would probably become my focus. i want to figure out how to set up one of those picture grids on this sight that show snippets of a photo with links to the full images, etc...