Photography by Ellen

Walkin' on Sunshine
Woohooooo I'm excited. Can you tell??

Ok, cheesy title. And song. And first picture to go with it. But hey, what's life without a little cheese? Even the vegans can enjoy this type :)

So here I am, walking on sunshine.

And here's why!! I've been agonizing over lenses for a while. Macro, wide, telephoto, L, zoom, prime, it was like a synchronized swimming show in my head. I finally decided to get the best of both worlds, and went for the Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 and the Canon 85mm 1.8. Together they came in under the price of the 17-55 2.8 I'd been considering before, and weren't much more than the Canon 10-22 on its own. The Sigma gets some great reviews, and I think it will be great. And the 85 speaks for itself. You all know how much I like a good shallow DOF, so the 85 is right up my alley. These are my graduation present from my mom.. So excited!! And I've never owned a brand new lens before :)

Here's the first shot off the 85.. Flower in the dining room.

And here's the same flower at 10mm:

I wanted to show you the card I made with one of the pictures from last week... Here it is, wide.


Here's a branch.. I'm so loving the 85.. So smooth to focus, lovely bokeh.. I'm in love. Of course I had to shoot wide open the whole time.

I've been jealous of all the dandelion shots I've been seeing lately, so here's my version. I think it's so pathetically cute lol.

A rake up against the wall.

Check out the airplane! Can you see it? Don't mind the power line lol.. I was just excited to be able to see it through the viewfinder, there was no chance of that with the 30. Thanks for looking! I'll hopefully have some more exciting shots with the new glass soon...