Struggled with Exposure Compensation

I love my Nikon D7000.  I really do.  I always was a Nikon fan, but in all honesty, sometimes I really, really wish it was more user-friendly.  In some ways it is, I guess, but in other ways it is just about impossible to figure some of the functions out without hours of research.  I have tried using the Bracketing (bkt) function on my Nikon D7000 for about 2 weeks now.  I could not figure it out.  I've searched online for advise, read what the manual had to say several times, asked at camera shops, it was like one of life's great mysteries.  Until today.  A few short minutes ago I came across this site by Steve Tosterud: http://sumptuousart.com/shooting-hdr-with-the-nikon-d7000/

The puzzle has been solved!  Yay!  After many frustrating hours I can finally say I managed to get it right.  Now to go out and try out the new skill.

I've read somewhere that it is advisable not to carry a 'name-brand' camera bag in order not to draw too much attention to the quite expensive camera you might have inside.  This is obviously to prevent thugs from noticing it and realizing the value.  So hubby bought me a very basic 'no-name-brand' camera bag this past weekend.  It was inexpensive and not too bulky.  I like it.  Hopefully my camera will draw less attention than the one of the person who's camera seems capable of taking shots of planet Neptune from their front porch.

Here is a pic of my new bag.  I have used my new bracketing skill there for you!

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No Sign of the Bug

I finally got my camera back this afternoon after handing it in on Monday for cleaning.  I got a call from the company earlier today asking me to please bring the battery so they can test it....  The only problem was that I didn't actually take it out when handing the camera in.

After me having a slight panic attack and them looking for it everywhere, they found it in their charger.  What a relief.  I haven't played with it much yet after getting it back, but had a quick look and it seems like the bug is gone, although the technician couldn't see it from the time he got the camera.  He checked it several times.  Hopefully the cleaning helped.

So now it is on to the practice assignments to be completed for module three of the course.  Oh by the way, so far got 100 % for each module's theory questions!  Silly as this may sound, I cannot yet figure out the bracketing function on the Nikon D7000 yet.  On the Nikon D50 everything seemed straight forward, but somehow I've been unable to figure this one out.  So tonight I will be searching high and low on the internet for something that actually makes sense to me and that actually works!

Will post again once I've figured it out.

My Camera has a Bug!

No I don't mean "bug" as a technical term, I literally mean it has a bug.  It is somewhere inside my camera and I cannot see where.  I have removed the lens to try and see if it is on the mirror or on the glass on the inside of the lens, but it is nowhere to be found, but lo and behold, when I look through the viewfinder... there it is!  Taking a stroll across the viewfinder.  Only for me to frantically start looking for it again.

So... I've looked it up online and found that I'm actually NOT going crazy and this is something that actually can happen.  I have read some strange replies from people who responded to others experiencing the same.  One of the pieces of advise that was given from various people is to actually freeze the camera!  Whether it is true or not, I don't know, but in all honestly it is not something I will try.  I can just picture my camera being destroyed if I tried.

I don't have any idea on how to deal with this really, but I've handed it in to be cleaned yesterday.  I'm hoping that when I get it back tomorrow, the problem will be solved.