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Blurry Pictures!!

Yet.Another.Munchkin.Ugly.MonsterIt has been about a week since I started taking photographs with my new android phone.  Admittedly, it was not the most expensive top of the range phone but at that time, I just wanted a camera to take pictures for the Blog.  I should have known that taking high definition pictures would be next to impossible!  There is a zoom which just makes things even more blurry (maybe I haven’t got the hang of it yet) and in poor lighting, they look rather dire.  In short, although I am pleased that I can achieve my main goal of providing pictures, I feel that the they really fall short of the real thing.  I am hoping that the photos will get better as I get used to the new camera…it may be a question of practice and technique!

Meanwhile, here are a few baaaad pictures!!  Better to laugh about it..than cry!!

Munchkin.Another.Funny.ShotThis was a breadfruit hotpot…it is so disappointingly blurry!!   I feel too embarrassed to post up the recipe because the picture is so crap!  It did taste good though…

Breadfruit Hotpot.
Breadfruit Hotpot.

Out of focus akee fruit:

Akee.Ready.for.Picking

Bad lighting…aaarghhh!

Ground.Pelletized.Miso
Making Peach Palm Miso.

Please accept my sincere apologies for the poor picture quality!!  Since starting this Blog, I have realised that I really enjoy taking photographs; I usually take about 10 to 20 pictures in one day and each picture is a potential story.  My plan is to save my pennies up to buy a high quality camera so that I can continue my hobby of taking pictures.  Meanwhile, let’s all have some fun with my blurry pictures!!

Camera Problem!!

Munchkin.Another.Funny.ShotWe are now facing a slight problem with writing our posts.  Our camera has suddenly stopped working and it looks like it is going the usual way of “throw-away consumables.”  Now, this is really upsetting because the camera was  a gift and it was not cheap.  It has only lasted 18 months.  We are not the kind of people who like to throw away stuff to buy more gadgets to play with and throw again.  Plus, we are in Belize!!  I can not physically buy a brand new camera in Punta Gorda, I would have to drive two hours to Belmopan to get one.  Anyway, we tried the camera on my crappy phone (I am still using a flip phone whilst everyone now is onto the clunky, rectangular looking things) and it does work.  The only problem is that, for some unknown reason, we can not transfer pictures from the phone to the computer.  Possibly because Gnome uses Linux rather than Windows??  However, it does work the other way…pictures from computer to phone…but, that is of no help to us.   Arrrrghhh!!!

I don’t know if getting a new phone will change things…I  loathe to buy yet another gadget.  It is my philosophy to keep a mobile phone until it dies its natural death, usually a life-span of 2 years (how ridiculous).   I might be trying the pawn shop for a cheap camera!!

Here are some pictures that I saved up for a rainy day:

Caterpillars on African Tulip Tree.
Caterpillars on African Tulip Tree.

Poor Froggy!!  Must breed more in our buckets of water…

Snake Eating Frog.
Snake Eating Frog.

Let’s hope we come up with a solution because otherwise, you will just have to read my plain old words and imagine the pictures!