December 17, 2013: Alameda Marsh at Sunset with Kevin

Sunsets are where I am really feeling the limits of my camera, a Powershot SX230HS.  I have manual controls, but it just does not have a big enough sensor to capture the range and sensitivities of color that I see around me.  I have had 2 years with this wonderful little camera;  it is so light and easy to take on hikes and travel with, I can hook it on my fanny pack when I go biking, it has a great zoom and does very well in low light.   (I bought it for the mosques and cave churches of Turkey and was very happy with the results.  I even got reasonable shots in Carlesbad Caverns, which is quite dark.) 

But after 6 months of not allowing myself to shoot anything on any auto setting,

 I might be ready to graduate to a DSLR!  :)