So I went to shoot late last night and around sunset this evening, just like I usually do, and out of 40 pictures between those sessions I kept all of 2. I haven't seen that ratio of usable to trashcanned photos since I first started. It's definitely not the camera's fault. I just forgot about the learning curve that comes with new equipment...especially if the new piece of equipment is leaps and bounds better than you're used to.
I've grown so accustomed to my old XSi that I could operate the controls in pitch black when I would go to take night photos. With the new 50D I spent most of my time fumbling around trying to get at the settings like a teenage boy fumbling around with his first girlfriend's bra hooks.
With the sunset photos, I thought it'd be easier, since the controls were well lit still, but my other problem was the new remote shutter release trigger I got. I really think they sent me a remote to a tv or something...anything other than what it's for...my camera. When I press the button it only fires the shutter every now and then, and it keeps trying to refocus, even after I ALREADY SET THE FOCUS!@!! LOL. Maybe it was busy trying to open a garage, rather than fire my shutter.
Oh well. It's all part of it. I'm sure within a month I'll be used to the new camera and gadgets and will be navigating menus in my sleep. But for now....I'm a newbie all over again.
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