Argh

[kribu]

The annoying but tolerable sore throat I've been having for the last couple of days seems to have turned into a more proper cold. No fever at least, but might as well be, considering the headache and the overall stuffy and sluggish feeling.

It'd better pass soon, as it seems to have had an effect on my mental faculties too... just spent a while practising with the FA 50mm f/1.7 lens, and had completely forgotten how to use it on my camera. So unless I went into full manual mode and used the AE lock button, the aperture stayed resolutely at f/1.7 no matter what I did. Of course, it was only after I'd got tired of trying and put the camera away, it dawned on me that the camera came with a rather nice manual for a reason. *headdesk* I'd better remember to keep the aperture ring on A and use the Av mode if I want to set the aperture myself.

That's what happens when one has only one older lens and hasn't used it for months.

I did get one reasonably nice pic of Pätsu though while trying to figure out what I was doing wrong.



Still at f/1.7... I have to say that sometimes I do like the very shallow DOF, and the lens is sharp enough for my purposes even when wide open.

Comments

[ayerf.livejournal.com]

Poor you! That sounds rather like I was yesterday. I hope your cold's improved by tomorrow.

Nice puss! My cat's usually dreadful when it comes to taking photos of her. She tends to move at the wrong moment.

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

And indeed, cats tend to do that. A great deal of my pics of them are all blurred too. At least when the shutter speed's high enough, tiny movements won't be much of a problem... unlike when the cat you're trying to photograph decides to get up and walk straight towards you! Or turn her back to you. Or just walk off.

[septentrion1970.livejournal.com]

Nice pic!

It seems cold has spread throughout Europe. Even here a lot of people are ill. I really hope you'll be better no sooner than tonight.

[kribu.livejournal.com]

Thanks. And I do hope so too - I really hate this sort of cold (well, I hate having any sort of cold but this just seems so pointless, not even being properly ill but feeling so out of it anyway).

I should probably go and hide under a pile of blankets for a while, and have some hot soup, or something.

[ozymandiasrex.livejournal.com]

How entirely irritating! Sore throats are one of the annoyances of life that I have a hard time tolerating. It is certainly illogical of me...but that is the way I feel. ;)

I do hope you feel better soon and that you take many more pictures of your beautiful girls.