Setting Clicks

.
.
Before I got my present Digi-cam, I used to take pics at my fav place near sundown on film, had them developed, n put on a CD to load on 'Puter Machine here. The images format, colors, n feel seem so different with the film takes.
.
Here's a couple I like better than most of the Digi shots due to their feel n clarity. Those days I didn't need ten shots to get one in focus, n didn't need as many crops. Also, the red-tints (red pic) or other details seen with my eye, appeared in the prints more often than not.
.
Of course, the disadvantage of waiting to see what you got, was inconvenient. The shutter was carefully clicked not to waste exposures on unworthy subjects. One roll of 27 clicks would last me about a month, then I had to have time n bux to get them dropped off, developed, printed, CD'd, n picked up during store hours. For about a year at the start, ESR Bloggy didn't have any pics at all, until I began using disposable, kodak, film cams as used for these examples.
.
Now in Digi-days, I blow thru 50 to 100 clicks per week sometimes. I go to view them on 'Puter Machine larger, to find I won't use most of them due to color, light-meter, or clarity issues without any camera controls to correct these things while shooting. It takes more clicks to get usable specimens. Well, it's an older, cheaper, refurbushed cam. At some point when I can afford to, I'd like to upgrade megapixels n features, so I can adjust light meter, aperture, shutter speeds, focal distance, n get tight close-ups, as I learned to do with a manual, film, SLR model in college.
.
Today I realized I'm going to have a problem getting a new 1GB SD card for my Digi-Cam, because there are none in this whole town, n they've been on clearance, meaning discontinued! It isin't compatable with the plentiful 2GB cards in the stores now, which I tried. I'll have to order them online, add shipping cost, n shipping time. While I'm waiting around, I'm on involuntary click vaca...
.
I'll prob be sifting thru old pics for ESR until a card arrives. For me, a new card is preferred to deletion n re-use, due to wanting to use them as ultimate proof of ownership of the images. So I'll wait this time. I have to wait for enough bux in my account, n hope there will be some of the cards still available in the future as well, until I can afford a better Digi-cam, or else revert back to disposable film cams again.
.
The above pic was taken on film in January 2007. This film image is from two years ago this week. Today it was cool, cloudy, n I had no time to get to Fav place, little bux for errands, n no cam anyhoo.
September 16 two years back, was sure pretty tho...