That's right, I got myself a new camera yesterday. My first "proper" camera, if you will. I've more or less outgrown my little point-and-shoot, so thought it was time to upgrade to a DSLR. I've got about a month to get the hang of it before I leave for some of my big, final trips in Japan. So today, with the weather being dry, if not sunny, I made my way to Nagoyama Temple to experiment. Most of my photos came out pretty terribly, beyond what even Photoshop can save. Still, after a couple hours and a hundred-or-so photos, I can say that I'm starting to get a feel for how this kind of camera works. I'm slowly figuring out all of the technical terms on my camera's menu, and what situations work best for my two lenses. If the weather holds, I'll go test my camera out some more somewhere in Himeji next weekend. Until then, here are the better pictures of my first attempt at using a DSLR. Frustrations at my lack of skills aside, I actually had a lo