Happy Monday my friends. So. The reason I got my new camera is so I could zoom in closer to the moon and other things. I'm happy to say that we did get some clearing on Friday night so I was able to experiment photographing the moon. WELL. After reading the Owner's Manual from start to finish and changing settings to achieve the Extended Optical Zoom.. I got no further of a zoom than on my pocket camera. When I go to the settings, the setting for selecting the EX (extended zoom) is GRAYED OUT and I can't select it!!!!! I read everything 40 times and did change a setting on picture sizes with no avail. To say I'm frustrated is an understatement. I will keep trying, my friends. Wish me luck. But this is the moon shot I got. I had to crop it as it didn't zoom close enough. Racken fracken.
On Saturday I was up early, into the shower, coffee slurped down, throwing things into a bag and off for the 2.5 hour drive to Eugene to attend the Daughters of the American Revolution State Conference. It's a 4 day event but I have cut back to only attending on the big day, Saturday and then home again. Here is a shot of the noon lunch meeting. We give a lot of awards to young people, history essay contests, good citizen ones, etc. It was great to see all the young people receiving awards and hearing their stories.
We DAR ladies wear a ribbon where our pins go.. down the left side is all of our ancestor bars - this woman has proven lineage to 23 patriots that fought or supported in some way in the Revolutionary War. My sister and I have proven to 4 patriots, on our father and mother's side, and we even have a woman patriot!!
The honor guard bringing in the flags for the dinner meeting.
Here I am with two of my DAR friends. LeAnn on the right has been a Page for years, helping the officers here and in Washington DC, Susan, on the right lives in Rome, Italy but is a member of our chapter, she flew all this way to join in.
Here is our chapter and associates photo with the state regent in the front center. We were looking at the professional photographer, I had a Page take this with my little Lumix. :-)
What fun and how moving to know that you have those links to the men, (and women), who helped our country be formed. You ladies look so fancy. I'm so glad you're better Teresa.
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Betsy
How disappointing for you that your new camera hasn't come up to expectations. Perhaps if you read the manual another 40 times you might find something in the settings that you missed before. In any case, your picture of the moon is very impressive. The DAR conference looks like a grand affair - you look lovely in the photos. Xox
ReplyDeleteI really wish DAR were active in NM. CAR too; I had a lot of fun in CAR when I was a kid. I think my kids would enjoy it. I loved seeing your ribbon, that's amazing. I have seven ancestors but the one my dad enrolled us under was particularly interesting because he reenlisted at Valley Forge. Talk about a patriot, right? I hope you're having a good week so far, Teresa.
ReplyDeleteYou have been busy! I hope you are able to get the camera to work...or return it, but the moon still is beautiful as you pictured it :) I'm glad you were able to attend some of the DAR conference and that you are feeling better! I was late swimming today and had my lane for the whole time with tidy swimmers around me. Wishing you good days xxxxxxxxx
ReplyDeleteHow annoying is that Teresa....it's one reason why I don't venture into the more complex versions! Point and shoot get me there! Your DAR day looked very grand,amazing badges that you are all wearing.I'm glad you are feeling a little better at last xx
ReplyDeleteKeep getting better and annoying re camera grayed out options have had that in past.....healing hugs all round xxoo
ReplyDeleteThat looks like an amazing movement to be part of. It's lovely that history is kept alive in this way, and how wonderful everyone looks. I'm glad you're both on the mend. CJ xx
ReplyDeleteMy Canon has many settings but I've never learned to use them properly. As long as I can zoom in on distant objects, I'm good with that. Glad to see you were able to make the trip for the conference.
ReplyDeleteOh that gorgeous moon !
ReplyDeleteI cant believe your NORO was dirty and awful. That's terrible. Yucky!!!
Such fun Teresa! Glad you are feeling better!!!
ReplyDeletexo Kris
Now that is impressive, I would love to know more about those medals. Hope you manage to get your camera sorted. Take care.
ReplyDeleteYour moon shot is way, way better than anything I've ever taken!!
ReplyDeleteYou look beautiful my friend. So glad you had a wonderful time at your big event. So sorry about the camera frustration.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Meredith
I admire your participation in DAR...my mom and aunt were members.
ReplyDeleteUgh, I hear your frustration...there is nothing worse than dealing with tech road blocks! One thing I've done in situations is to either e-mail the company or visit their website for trouble shooting. Sometimes they even have "live chat" where you can communicate directly with someone who might help. Another thing I've done is simply google your question, for example, "how do I get the extended zoom to work on my Lumix (model number)"? Surprisingly, that works more often than you'd think. Nice photo of the moon, BTW!
It was lovely spending some time with you at DAR SC this year. I have missed your loveliness. Be well and keep posting. I love seeing the world through your eye.
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