Buying my first lens seems like some kind of photography milestone. Having said that, I decided to create a timeline of photos that I’ve taken over the years. I haven’t included every single photo I’ve ever taken since then but I’ve uploaded a few from each year that I like.

2005

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1. Grade 10 trip to Queen’s University. I really like the zig-zag pattern of the clouds.
2. Flower on a pear tree
3. One of the 12 winners in the 2006/2007 Through the Lens: Photo Celebration competition. I still have the huge poster board with all the photos in my room. If I recall correctly, we had to use a photo and describe the science behind it. For example, one of the photos was of a large beaker/flask and the student explained refraction.
4. Ontario Place

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Update #2 (Apr. 16): Finally received a shipping notification e-mail from Canada Post. Hopefully I get it tomorrow.

Update (Apr. 5): After e-mailing them to find out what was going on, they said that the item was on back order and that it’ll be another 2 weeks before they get it. According to their website, all items are shipped out within 2 business days and, in the event of any delay, Merkle is supposed to contact me. Had I not sent an e-mail asking about my order, I wonder when they’d actually let me know that I wouldn’t be getting my item any time soon.

After searching through photoprice.ca for the cheapest price, I decided on Merkle Camera. They offered free shipping and their price ($119.00) was the lowest among the retailers listed on photoprice.

Once I get the lens, I presume I’ll go on some shooting photo spree. I guess that’d be a better choice of words. Anyway, I decided to take a look back at all the photos I’ve taken over the years with digital cameras. I think one of my first film cameras, not including disposables, was the Fuji Discovery S1450 Zoom Date Kit. My first digital camera was the Canon PowerShot SD300 (early 2005). This was followed up with the Canon PowerShot SD850 IS a few years later (end of 2008) and I now currently use a Canon Rebel T1i with a 18-55mm IS lens.

As of right now, my Pictures folder is 146GB with about 25000+ photos/videos.