Project 365: Day One

With my birthday and Christmas money I have decided to invest in a fancy camera.  I know my birthday is still a few weeks away, but Costco has the camera I want and it is on sale, but only until Jan 7.  Go ahead and say it...sucker:)   If you know Niles and I, we are not very good at waiting to give gifts to each other, so really it is no surprise. 

With this new gift, I would like to actually learn how to use it!  I decided to buy a Canon Rebel for two reasons.  This is the same camera I got from my parents for High School graduation after I completed a few Booker T. Washington photography classes and decided then that I liked to take pictures.  Looking at the display, the settings all seem the same as my old camera, just digital.  This camera has also been recommended by a few friends.   

In the process of learning to take pictures, I have decided to take on Project 365!  This is a project that my friend Kelly did a little over a year ago.  She said it was very beneficial to her learning to take beautiful pictures.  The project is basically a picture a day!  They can be any kind of picture, with any kind of camera.  I plan on posting them at the end of the week.   I hope to take everyday pictures, pictures that sum up my day, and pictures that try different techniques.    For my first picture, I took it at exactly midnight.  I only had my cell phone, so it is not the best picture quality, but it sums up the moment!

Day One:

I was hoping you could see the balloons and people below us, but no.  Oh well, better pictures to come!