Let’s See What a Canon Camera Can Do

Written by Api Sulistyo

June 25, 2020

Almost ten years ago I received a very special Christmas present, Canon Rebel XS. I was very excited with my new toy and I took so many pictures. I also took it with me during my international travel to Indonesia. Most of the pictures are high quality. All in all I am satisfied with the results. However, due to the significant improvement in the camera quality built in cellphones, I found that my camera is less practical. I was not able to share the pictures with other people immediately like the way I share pictures from my cellphone.

For a few years I did not use my camera, yet I kept charging the batteries. I also lost the cord to upload pictures from my camera to my computer. I have enjoyed the ease and practicality of cellphone photos. I took pictures of a family event, for example, and I shared them with my family in Indonesia within a few seconds. The world is shrinking dramatically.

However, I miss the sharpness of the pictures from my camera and the ease of focusing on something and blurring the rest. Last week I purchased a new cord and charged the two batteries for my camera. I felt the excitement to be able to take great pictures again. For the first trial, I went to Blackhawk Lake yesterday, located two miles away from my house. It is a small lake and the path is about 1,5 miles long. I took a few pictures and they came out amazing.

I then decided to go to Jensen Lake in Lebanon park. It is a bigger lake with an approximately 2,5 miles long hiking trail. I found more objects to take pictures of including the wooden pathways, the trees, and flowers. I am sharing with you some of the pictures I took. The beauty of the flowers and trees will not stay long with us. So let’s appreciate them while they last, before the season changes.