Another new lens, Another glimpse of a Pirate

April 15, 2009

Per a friend’s suggestion, I bought a new Canon 50mm f1.8 II lens recently and as is tradition, snapped my first shot of my pooch, Pirate. Yes I know the photo isn’t the greatest thanks to my excitement and forgetting to lower the ISO from 800, but I still love this grainy photo after all. You would think these boys were enjoying a lazy Sunday morning, but it was a quick Wednesday cat nap after work.

Problem was, Pirate couldn’t get much sleep thanks to the sound of the autofocus on the lens. It’s incredibly loud and quite a disappointment. I can’t really complain due to its cheap price, but I find myself leaving it on manual focus, which drives me nuts as well because I’m not a fan of the placement of the focusing ring. Well beggers can’t be choosers and I have to say I was much more impressed with the images and their sharpness when I viewed them on my computer, so maybe I’ll hold on to it after all.

Phew, 3 new lens in 6 months? This wedding season is going to be awesome!

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Who’s going to be my first Lensbaby bride?

January 17, 2009

Playing with new camera equipment is exciting, but getting to use new equipment at a wedding is even more exciting!

This Christmas my husband bought me the Lensbaby Composer, a lens which gives beautiful blurred edges and selective focus. After waiting and waiting for Christmas to arrive (since I did hint quite openly that this was #1 on my wishlist!) I spent hours and hours playing with my new “baby”.

Enjoy the following favorites from my first photo shoot with my pooch, Pirate. View the full collection on Flickr.

Are you ready to be the our first Lensbaby bride? I hope so!!!

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