And The Rain Cometh

Sometimes I just love a grey, rainy day - and today is just that day. It’s cold and dreary outside, and has been raining all day… well, at least I think it has. Jess and I haven’t left the couch since we woke up (and Jess is actually asleep again on the couch next to me), but I have the window open, so it sounds like it’s been raining all day. This is actually the first day that it’s rained for any considerable amount of time since we got here, and I think it’s a sign that winter is on it’s way.

I’ve been completely consumed with work since we got back from Singapore, so I was looking forward to the day off. We had originally planned to go the beach and maybe into Laguna so I could try out my new camera lens, but it started raining and, well… VH1 is running the 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders and I haven’t been able to turn the channel in about an hour. Sad, I know.

Since our Singapore trip, I’ve become completely infatuated with photography. I’ve been interested in it for a while - Jess even bought me a digital SLR camera for my birthday last year - but I really didn’t know how to use it beyond the point and shoot mode. I decided to experiment with it, and finally figured out how to use it while we were in Asia. The camera I have is an Olympus Evolt E-300. It’s an excellent camera, and the only thing I don’t like about it is the lens it came with. The standard lens is basically a wide angle lens and doesn’t allow me to get the style of shots that I’d like - which are usually a much closer and tightly framed shot. So I decided to bid for a new lens on ebay. I ended up getting the Zuiko Digital 40-150mm, which I’m itching to try out.

In retrospect, I think I could have taken some nice shots out in the rain, but seeing as it’s 7:15 now, I think it’s a bit too dark. I guess I’ll have to give it a try tomorrow.