Well I got my new lenses ordered and I anxiously await the mail lady every day. In the mean time a good friend of mine let me borrow his 100mm 2.8 macro lens tonight. Oh, I’ve had fun trying it out. This lens is VERY different from the two I own now. It’s heavier and I’m manually focusing. I’m also manually doing everything else. Setting my own ISO and all that jazz…
So here’s some of the fun I’ve had tonight. What do you think?
This was my first subject. I played with the lightening for a while and settled on this with my tripod as my knees.
Then the corner of the frame on the wall looked interested. And yep, it still looks cool.
This is my favorite shot. My bible on top of my husband’s bible. So much right there in that photo….so much!!
As you can see mine is held together with a nice array of packing tape. It does the trick! Much love in it the 13 years I’ve owned it. It was a precious gift to me from my best friend.
I had moved into the office and closer to the computer by this time. Here lies today’s jewelry, a little of out focus but still very interesting to me that I can shoot under the lightening here.
Oh girls, do you see the dust on those pretty shiney balls??? Still cool though!
"I shall not be detered by something as significant as dust!!"
And here was the last shot (it’s 11 and we must sleep) I loved the light play here.
So as you can see I’m off to learning! Aren’t you proud of me Alyssa?
And everyone leave a comment for Rod and tell him how nice he is for letting me use his big old lens!!! Yea Rod! You’re the MAN!
always in HIM…
julie
What a great friend to loan you such a neat lens. I love, love, love the picture of the two Bibles. Really nice!
How fun, Julie! Yes, I'm proud of you! 🙂 You're going to love those lenses- you'll get that narrow depth of field you got in these and that pretty blurred background. I'm excited for you! 🙂
Love, Alyssa
Wonderful photos! I am still experimenting with my new camera but haven't had lovely results like this yet!
i'm wanting a new lens for my birthday. i have the canon rebel xti. which one did you order?
Wow great pics ! 🙂
-Hannah
Love a good macro lens! I mosied on over here after reading your comment on the shuttersister blog. 😀 I really like the bible photo. Very nice.
Cocoa
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you're going to have to sign up for a blogger account and attach your email so i can directly reply to your comments (you ask so many!–not being critical either, i love to talk cameras and such)
i only have photoshop elements! i'm so far behind. i just can't make myself pay for the big program and i don't even think i know elements well enough yet.
i have not ordered my lens yet. this will be my first new lens besides the one that came with the camera. it's hard to know what to get.
Julie, you are so very creative… I love what you do with light. Great smooooth Bokeh!
Here is a sight I love, lots of creative photography, the best i have ever seen, and valuable resources:
http://photo.net/
love – rod