Last year, Easter Sunday was Mum’s birthday, We had a barbie and then Mum and I went down to the hospital for Mum’s chemo. Mum wrote in her diary…
Easter Sunday, back to the hospital for another session of chemo, made sure I left with plenty of anti-nausea tabs, they provided a roast lunch this time and surprise I was able to eat most of it, made Kim feel a bit teary poor baby, I didn’t realise that my not eating was causing her so much worry.
Tomorrow we are having a barbie at Vonnies and it will be another first, another milestone to be gotten through in this first year of living without Mum.
When Mum was having treatment at the hospital, quite often we would have an hour or so between appointments and so we would hang around in town as it was too far to go back home. Often we would browse away some time in camera shops together, drooling over the latest DSLR’s. Mum wanted to buy me a DSLR but we decided to wait until we went to Sydney together. Mum died three weeks before we were due to leave.
So it was with mixed emotions that Vonnie and I went camera shopping a couple of days ago. If I hadn’t had Veronica there to explain the lenses and give me a gentle push, I think I would have kept on dithering and not bought a camera at all. It has been very hard emotionally to spend some of my inheritance on such an extravagence as a new camera. But I could also feel Mum telling me that It was now or never Kimmy.
So I leaped off the cliff and bought a Nikon D90 with a very good 200mm lens.
Time to step it up a notch I think and take my photography to the next level.
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Oh Kim these are beautiful! I’m sure your mom is smiling. I’m glad you bought the camera. Congratulations.
The yellow flower is gawjus!
Good job. Good camera. I’m sure your Mum is happy you’ve purchased such a fine piece of equipment – because you’re going to do some great work with it.
Oh these are gorgeous Kim, your mum will be so proud!
Also… I am still sooooo jealous about the D90. 😉 xx
LOVE the pics. Very clear and crisp images. You will get your money’s worth, I’m sure. 🙂
Kim the clarity is stunning.. You embraced the opportunity to go to a whole new level. Your mum much missed by all of you will be watching you proudly as you shine. You have a natural gift, the ability to snap a moment in time, seemingly effortlessly then let the picture tell a story.
Yeah!!! I’m so glad you did this! You will not regret it at all.
xoxo
Good for you Kim! The purchase of tools to further your creativity are the best use of an inheritance. I look forward to hearing of progress on the studio next.
I know the barbie will be hard for you all but I hope you find lots of joy mixed in with the tears 😉
A nice way to keep a little of your Mum but also move forward with you life and passion for art. well done. Love the depth of field in the image of the bird. Really nice shot.
Oh wow! The detail! The clarity! I’m very impressed.
congratulations!! Great choice of camera. I hope it brings you many hours of joy!!
Love the shot of the bird in the tree.
Those are fantastic pics! 🙂
I’ll have a read up on that camera 🙂
Wooohooo!! You DID it!!!! I’m so happy for you and look at your pictures!! Way to go girl!!
Love the photos. They’re great!
Beautiful capture on the Silvereye.
Congrats on your new camera, enjoy…. your photos are lovely.
I’m so pleased for you. Your photography is amazing anyway but now it will be supercool!
I can see it would have been hard but I think your mum would be very pleased for you.
What fantastic photos, Kim. Well done on taking the plunge and buying that DSLR, emotional baggage and all. xx
You are going to so enjoy that D90 – I only had a loan of one for a week and in that time I figured it’s the only camera I’d ever need, it’s got the lot. With bells on 😉
I’m really happy for you, and the pictures are wonderful!
(Your sweet dog looks like he’s deep in dinner-table conversation with the family). I’m looking forward to seeing more pictures.
I love sunflowers – they are my favourite flowers… that is a stunning photo. I’d love to have it framed in my kitchen, where I could look at it every morning whilst making breakfast, washing dishes, waiting for my coffee to perc. Breathtaking. Do you ever frame and disply your own stuff??
Good for you! The proof is in the pictures 🙂
Great – now your pictures are going to be even better than before? 😉 Still got chocolate left and have you found any favorites?