Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Crummy Camera, Amazing Photos!

My family took a trip to Canada over Spring Vacation. The scenery was stunning.

I snapped pictures along the way - mostly from the back seat of our moving car, (with a broken point and shoot camera). Really. I had to hold the bottom together to keep the battery in place.

With scenery this beautiful, it's hard to take a "bad" picture. Even with a broken camera.


My kids kept yelling at me "stop rolling down the car window" - it was cold.

I duck taped their mouths shut and kept on snapping pictures (just kidding).


I took some of the photos through the glass of the car window, then ran them through photoshop to eliminate window glare. I boosted the color and cropped out the guardrail.

This photo is Before Photoshop...


After...


Before...


After...

It's a lesson that you can get beautiful photos with a crummy camera while zipping along in a car.

The important thing is to take the photos while you have the chance.

I still want a new camera. Is anyone having a camera give away?

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  1. haha-- nope, no camera give aways here. check out pioneerwoman.com -- she gives cameras away all the time. You just need to get your number picked out of 11,000 or so entries.

    These photos are awesome! You did a great job with the ole Photoshop. I'm trying to improve my camera skills. First task: read the manual. I think that will help a lot. :)

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  2. Manual? Read? Huh?
    Thankyou though!

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  3. Breautiful pictures of Canada. It is very pretty, especially near the lakes.

    That was a sad story about the car accident, especially when it's a young person.

    Enjoy Blogsville !

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