New Camera!

So the other day I was computer shopping and, wouldn't you know it, Best buy was sold out of all their laptop computers. While I was there I noticed their nice digital cameras. I had been thinking about buying a new camera for some time too. Hmmm... I didn't want to leave empty handed and I really wanted one so what the heck. Why not? I'll use it. A lot of money later, I had a brand new Canon Rebel XS. It was actually one of the least expensive cameras there so I was skeptical being a rookie photographer and all but let me tell you it kicks serious ass!

The first few days I just wandered around the desert here taking pictures of the cacti and rocks (two of some of my favorite things). The quality is amazing. Much better than my old 3.4 megapixel camera. I was enjoying it so much I went back to Best buy and got a tripod. That night I got lucky as huge supercell thunderstorms erupted 50 miles south of Las Cruces. I hoped I would get to see my first supercell storm but they stayed south of the US border. However, the other little local storms did not disappoint. The very first picture I took was the first picture below. Beginners luck I guess. The rest of the shots were more hit and miss. After 45 minutes, it began to rain so I packed it up. It was a pretty good Thursday night for me. Beats the heck out of sitting in meetings and seminars all day.

Now with my new toy I decided to start this blog thing so I could share all of my favorite things with everyone else. As you could guess from my title, my favorite things are clouds, plants, and triathlons. But anything that happens outside, really, I am a huge fan of. So here it is: my life, my interests, good and bad (but hopefully not too bad). Thanks for reading, I hope you find it interesting.


This was the first lightning picture I took. Total luck right here.