The P&S sputters

This will likely be one of the last shots from my first digital camera. It got a bit too wet in the boat one day and it hasn’t been the same since. Now I often have to reset the date-and-time when I turn it on; it seems to chew through batteries way too quickly and most of my outdoors shots are underexposed.

This is a sheltered part of Cedar Lake where I found calm water today. I ventured out a bit into more open water to the left of this image and it was the beginnings of white caps. So I backtracked toward the dock and went down a different part of the lake that’s almost always calmer (and it was). Turned out to be a very pleasant row.

A year ago (“Cloudy Bay — Ahhhhhh!”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-04-24

[Ann Stenson]

Aww what a shame!.....This is wonderful, and such gorgeous reflections!

[Thom Mitchell]

@annbo Thanks, Ann, but actually, it's time. It's old like me! (7.1Mpx I think.)

[Rick Schies]

It's gorgeous Thom, but ouch. I feel bad for your digital. Hopefully no permanent damage.

[Tiara]

that looks like a serene place to be

[Ellen E]

beautiful shot. a fond farewell.

[Joyce Wells]

Beautiful shot, Thom - I know you never take your DSLR out on the boats, so what are you going to do now?

[Thom Mitchell]

@digitalrn It's pretty much flat-lining at this point. It's unreliable. But fortunately this is my P&S and not the dSLR!

@tbats22 Very serene and I very much appreciated it that day because there were few calm spots like this in the main part of the lake!

@ellen Thank you, Ellen!

@sparkleplenty1 New P&S! There are times when a P&S is the only appropriate camera to take. Yikes -- like commencement! One cannot "wear" a T2i unobtrusively under academic regalia. So I need to get one in the next 12 days!