Access to Capital

As part of our study tour to East Africa, our class has started a blog to chronicle our experience for perspective students and other members of the MIT community. See our posts here:

http://atceastafrica.wordpress.com/

The world right under my nose

So I've had some time to play around with my new camera, and to my surprise the area I have been most impressed with is not how far away I can take pics, but rather how close I can capture shots! Reflecting on my Canon point and shoot, I really can't complain about the quality of landscape shots. However, my Canon could never truly focus on things like a ring on my finger or something close.

My Olympus Pen, however, is quite awesome at capturing close range images. Below are some examples.














Here is a test shot from my messy desk. However a bottle of water has never looked so crisp!















I even signed up for a beginner SLR class next week at the shop where I bought my camera.














Sorry if this is a gross shot to some, but in Bali I got some really tacky nail art on my nails and toes while sitting on the beach. Here is the last remnant of the nail art which I could never capture with my camera. (see the blurry image taken with my old camera below). You can click on each image to see the full file!













(taken with OLD camera)

Ironically I had to take this pic with the camera on my phone. I
especially liked the versatility available with this camera. However,
I feel the need to wear 60's tweed when wearing the camera around my
neck.

New toy!

Here is my awesome new camera that I got today: the Olympus pen e-p1.
I got to thinking that my canon point and shoot just won't cut it
while on safari in Africa. This retro cutie is actually a serious
camera in the dslr ranges. I'll post another pic so you can see the
removable lens.