New Subject Same Ol' Dummy

OK, I admit this is probably not the most inspired subject, but I have to start by saying that I love photography and up until about a year ago had a good relation with my camera.  Then the D-90 came into my life and it was down hill from there.  For me this was the camera to end all cameras and I was set on possessing it no matter what.  I begged and pleaded shamelessly to buy it until my sweet little hubby gave in.  I consider myself to be of normal intelligence and I pride myself on figuring out just about anything, but this thing perplexes me to no end.  Even with manuals and training dvd's, I am embarassed to say I have spent months of my life trying to conquer how to use the automatic settings on the "thing."

I have attempted to take photos of family, places and things of interest to me.  It seemed like every important moment of my life was lost or just slipping by due to a camera that would not cooperate.  I was frustrated with the "thing" and myself.  I was actually considering, briefly mind you, on giving up my hobby of photography.  Then after months of frustration, I thought about changing lenses, like that would help in some way, and in the process discovered the lens was loose.  OK, I admit that sometimes I am not the brightest bulb in the house.  Duh.  I really thought that would have solved the problem.  Well, it did to a point.  Now I am back to square one and we are working out our differences.  I have progressed from totally disliking the "thing" to mildly disliking it.  I am in hopes that in the weeks to come I will progress to loving it once again.

It is a rocky relationship, but with prayer and perseverance I am sure our relationship will get back on track.  In the months to come I hope to gain back my confidence and trust.  In the meanwhile, I will try to learn what all the bells and whistles do and move on.  I will watch my dvd's faithfully and read my manual.  Who knows maybe I will even remember to check the lens every once in a while.