Regular readers will recall that I have been mourning the death of my little camera. It turns out that it is only the display that is dead. I discovered this when I was sorting through the last batch of images and found the one I was taking when the Phfft! happened. Well, if that one made it . . . so I experimented, and sure enough, the heart of the camera lives.
I can frame a shot through the tiny little viewfinder and click and capture. Sometimes it works. Sort of. But no more experiments with settings. I have no clue where it’s set. And no more macro shots. I have to have the display for those. Still, sometimes it pays to do the best we can with whatever we have left.
At least I can show you how green it is out there, now that we are enjoying tropical heat and humidity.
And I can show you the domain of the liverwort garden. See that pot sheltered under the trees? Sort of Lost Kingdom, isn’t it?
And what do I learn from this? That even if my eyes get so bad I can’t find the controls, I can probably aim the little camera in the general direction of something I love and capture something of its essence. Then I can put it on my nice big desktop display and see what it was I took a picture of. That has possibilities. I’m still going to go buy a replacement. But I’m keeping the little camera, too. I believe it still has stories to tell.
Torch Lake Views 
katherine
May 24, 2010
I sometimes experiment by not looking through the viewfinder and it produces some interesting images (sometimes).
Gerry
May 24, 2010
I remember reading something about a whole school of photographers who work with antique pinhole cameras. The world is full of many wild and wonderful things.
giiid
May 25, 2010
Just a thought;could it be that you – while changing settings – have turned the LCD screen off? Or wasn´t that an option on this little camera?
Gerry
May 25, 2010
That is a very good thought, as it is just the sort of thing I would do, but no. I actually heard the Phffft! as the display burned out, and it flashed white with brown burn marks and purple streaks. When I get the new camera I will have to take a picture of the little camera’s display to show you. It’s graphically interesting, I’ll give it that.
La Mirada Bob
May 25, 2010
Tim and Naomi just bought a S200 EXR 10 Megapixel Fuji to take on their cruise to Alaska. They have had Fuji before and liked them.
Gerry
May 25, 2010
Alaska? They are going to Alaska? I am eaten with jealousy. No, I’m not. I’m happy for them. OK, a little jealous. Mostly happy.
Cindy Lou
May 26, 2010
That crazy, beautiful green is one of my favoritist things in the world – I usually take at least one picture each summer looking up through the green to the blue, blue sky…..gets me through those loooooong winter days!