New toy

I bought a new toy last week. A Kodak easyshare Z612. I have wanted a camera for some time. Working on the Photoshop presentation for blogging class and working along the river with the River Revitalization Foundation made me finally open my wallet and buy one. I am very happy that I did. I took some time and researched before making a purchase. The Z612 is a consumer reports best buy and has received a number of J.D. Power awards. That and good experience with Kodak products in the past and I was sold.
This camera takes beautiful pictures.It also has very nice features. The electronic view finder is great for outdoor photography. I have yet to see an LCD that is clearly visible in bright sunlight, Having the option of using the viewfinder in bright light is excellent. I can also shoot video with sound which is a feature I had to have. I want to get into video shooting and editing. I don't have the time and money to pursue it right now. This is a good compromise until I buy a video camera.
I have started editing some of my pictures with Gimp which is an open source equivalent to Photoshop. I will be posting images here as the mood strikes.

This is the fountain on the UWM campus.Picture taken April 10