Camera, Chaos and Candids

A few hours later DD needs to be picked up from meet, on my way over, tire shop calls my cell to say truck is ready (of course I am driving right past the shop but hubby wasn't with- so couldn't combine trips.) Once I arrived back home from picking up DD, brother's truck was repaired and I told hubby to come along since his truck was ready too. After picking up both trucks, we had lunch and then my brother and family headed home from their extended visit. So it was kind of a crazy weekend.

Aside-- Thursday the place DH ordered this special lifting bar calls to say that the bar that arrived earlier that week was missing a part. The bar needs to be sent back and they would email a shipping label and I was told several times that the replacement bar would arrive tomorrow. (Friday) Let me give you a little background-- said bar was ordered in early Sept.--- said bar hit the credit card and has been paid for long ago. So not really keen on that fact that it's F'd up after such a late arrival, especially since ETA was supposed to be soon after order and kept getting "pushed back" for one reason or another. I hadn't gotten email so I called back. We decided that when new bar was being dropped off "tomorrow" that the old bar could be picked up. So Friday morning Fed Ex guy is standing in my drive while brother's family is getting ready to depart--- he's there to pick up bar but doesn't have replacement bar. DH sent instructions to me that I was not to send old bar UNTIL new bar arrives-- seeing that they've strung him along repeatedly- he wanted some sort of leverage. Have to say it really pisses me off that new bar did NOT arrive Friday as I was told repeatedly on the phone, especially since email from them to DH  had Tuesday or Wednesday as delivery. That's definitely a pet peeve of mine-- obviously the bar wasn't arriving Friday, so why keep telling me that??? So I sent Fed Ex guy away without old bar and hopefully it arrives tomorrow because otherwise I have to get a new label set up since the one is only good for 3 days-- Friday, Saturday and Tuesday... they don't deliver on Monday. Did I tell you that this bar is 45 pounds and about 7 ft long? Yep, I lugged this boxed bar (very unwieldy) from the side of my house into my basement only to find out that I needed to send it back because they didn't put all the parts in??? Mind you it wasn't cheap either!!!!! So hubby used that bar over the weekend with the "F' em" attitude considering what he's paid for it and all the trouble it's been. 

My camera arrived Thursday evening and I had forgotten it in all the chaos of my brother's arrival. So while heading home to pick up my kids to take to restaurant, I told my DD to check for it. I didn't get to play with my camera since I was busy entertaining. I did start playing with it after my brother left and so far and I am very pleased. There's an automatic setting for easy picture taking but also several settings that are still quite automatic but a little more specific... like macro, motion, portrait, etc. 

Here's some of my test shots... 

This one of Sully was taken with me standing on our deck (a story above him) with the zoom. 

These ones of Jack were taken without zoom- notice how he's all in focus except for his little wagging tail? The camera has this feature that stays focused on an object-- in this case Jack's face. I kind of like the blurry tail because he does always wag his tail around me--

 except for this  one of his eye--- even though he was maybe 4 ft away and the zoom was still set on "Sully" it took a crystal clear up close photo. Quite amazing "macro" zoom IMO. 

Here's photo of plant on our deck... look at the color and you can even see a spider web. 

Here's a few of Sully with a bit of zoom but he's at closer range. 

Here's a close up of a music box 

and a close up of the anvil and hammer FIL whittled for DH. You can even see the dust on the glass shelf... LOL 

I took todays' FOTD with my new camera and I definitely notice the color is more realistic than my Kodak- which always had more pink/red than reality. 

Dayna Dark Foundation with MMBB Neroli spray

Beach Bronzer as "oomph" 

Perfect Pink Blush

Eyes- Brought To Light all over lid below crease. Flaxen Light in corner and as brow highlight. In Crease-- crease. Espresso Yourself as liner. Full N Soft Waterproof mascara.

*I am pretty annoyed with Loreal Extra Volume Mascara with Collagen because they are so flakey... they flake between application and photos which is often only a few minutes. I love the look of the mascara so I wish it didn't do this--- of course it claims that it doesn't flake but we know how false the advertising is on mascaras. GRRR

Lips- Plum lip tar over clear gloss. I definitely find that for me- Lip Tar can only be applied over a clear gloss and I only need the tiniest amount to get the color I desire. The Plum color is quite lovely-- as you can see that I used it alone. 

* Notice the difference in the wall color and my face compared to new camera??? Kodak is definitely "redder" 

Dayna Dark Foundation with MMBB Neroli

Beach Bronzer in 3/E bronzing technique for additional color

Vision Airy Glow

Empress' New Clothes as blush

Eyes: Empress' New Clothes (ENC) all over lid below crease. Flaxen Light as brow highlight. Espresso Yourself as liner and Earthy Girl as crease color. Max Factor Lash Lift Mascara-- flaky but probably because it's pretty dried out at this point

Lips- Katricia, Hush, Petty Beige and Melange Lip Tars over clear gloss.

Dayna Dark Foundation with MMBB Neroli spray

Beach Bronzer in 3/E bronzing technique for additional color

Pretty In Peach Blush

Eyes- Pick Me Up Pink all over lid below crease. Mahogany in crease. Milan Gelle Drops with Poy-ple -need to wear this more--:-)  applied over it as liner. Loreal Extra Volume Mascara 

Lips- No Care Bare (Cover Girl Amazemint) with Katricia and Plum Lip Tars. 

Here's a drawing my niece did of me Thursday evening--- I took a photo of the drawing to test my camera but really the drawing cracks me up because of some of the details-- like she got my hoop earrings and also drew Jimi Hendrix on my shirt (I was wearing a Hendrix shirt) although it looks like I was wearing capris but I was wearing jeans. Most importantly, in my left hand is a glass of wine-- explaining the grin on my face and the arms raised in exaltation. LMAO.

 Do you think it's a good FOTD?