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There's nothing quite so much fun as a good rant, is there? I think I will have a positive rant in the near future to balance things out. In the meantime, a few short notes.

Nothing quite says 'You have procrastinated too long in the finishing of this fic' like reading through earlier chapters and saying 'Gosh. Really? Oh I like that bit, I wonder what it means?'

I recently paid a pittance for an account so that I could post Sansa's birthday image. I have just realised that I can post other pictures. Thus I give you

KITTEN OWNERSHIP, THE DREAM ...

( The reality )

So I am in the market for a new camera. It needs to take pictures of cats, embroideries and textiles in museums, cities, sport, and my friends. Perhaps the odd plant. It needs a good optical zoom and high megapixelage, with a good range of automatic settings and manual overrides. It MUST be able to take good shots in low light conditions, and preferably have excellent textural representation, that matched with accurate colour would be ideal. Above all, it needs to be usable by a moron. I do eventually read the manuals, but can never remember them. I have the photographic talent of a fern. Short video capture would also be good.

At the moment I am looking at the Canon G9, since it comes in around my price point (under $800/£400) and my old camera was a Canon Powershot so I should have some familiarity with the interface. Also, anabellhenry uses one for her gorgeous flower shots, which I adore, so it clearly does a good job. Any suggestions/warnings?

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There's nothing quite so much fun as a good rant, is there? I think I will have a positive rant in the near future to balance things out. In the meantime, a few short notes.

Nothing quite says 'You have procrastinated too long in the finishing of this fic' like reading through earlier chapters and saying 'Gosh. Really? Oh I like that bit, I wonder what it means?'

I recently paid a pittance for an account so that I could post Sansa's birthday image. I have just realised that I can post other pictures. Thus I give you

KITTEN OWNERSHIP, THE DREAM ...

( The reality )

So I am in the market for a new camera. It needs to take pictures of cats, embroideries and textiles in museums, cities, sport, and my friends. Perhaps the odd plant. It needs a good optical zoom and high megapixelage, with a good range of automatic settings and manual overrides. It MUST be able to take good shots in low light conditions, and preferably have excellent textural representation, that matched with accurate colour would be ideal. Above all, it needs to be usable by a moron. I do eventually read the manuals, but can never remember them. I have the photographic talent of a fern. Short video capture would also be good.

At the moment I am looking at the Canon G9, since it comes in around my price point (under $800/£400) and my old camera was a Canon Powershot so I should have some familiarity with the interface. Also, anabellhenry uses one for her gorgeous flower shots, which I adore, so it clearly does a good job. Any suggestions/warnings?