I’m excited about it, and will update this blog post with more about the Nikon D40 as I have time . . .

I also got the flash. The D40 comes with a pop up flash, but the optional flash provide a lot better light, and more options with bounce effects (pointing it up to the ceiling to get a softer light, instead of harsh, in your face, blasts of white light, like the on camera flash provides.)

I also ordered a fun little remote! It is wireless and now, when Laura and I want to make our photo with both of us in the shot, I can press the remote button and bingo! We can get a nice shot of us without me having to set the timer, run back into the shot, and then trip on something, so I have a picture of me looking crazy, like in this picture. There is just something funny about watching a countdown light from ten seconds, knowing you have to hold still, smile but not laugh, and be ready when the light stops blinking and the shutter fires. We took our Christmas card photo about 25 times to get it right. Hopefully, with the remote, when we have found our positions, stopped chuckling, and are ready, I can just squeeze off the remote button, and boom, picture!

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