Busy week. Two birthdays- neither of them mine. UPS delivery. Big box. New lens. I promise to share it with DH as there is enough glass here for the two of us. Heart flutters. Shutter clicks. Bliss. Meet the newest addition to our Canon collection:

{add this baby to my camera, and the whole outfit weighs as much as a small child! I tell you, I’m going to get some major biceps toting this thing around! It is one of those lens with “zebra stripes” that mounts directly on the tripod rather than your camera on the tripod.}

And of course I did break it out of the box (within seconds of it being delivered!) and here are a few test shots:

{flowering pear 1/1250 sec at f/3.2, 200mm, 100 ISO}

{For some fun in the garage: try an impomptu photo session with the garage with the door open and your subject angled towards your new lovely light source. You’ll notice a flattering source of indirect light, and a nice reflection in the eyes!}

{Birthday mail from a beloved Uncle M & Aunt D–you made her day! Notice the new rollerblades– evidence of a recent birthday. More about this in the next post. I promise!}

{My darling A. in the kitchen. This lens works great indoors if you have enough room to move back and/or a full framed sensor. I love the bokeh (background blur) it produces! Now I’ll never have to clean up my house before taking photos!! Hah! It handles low light especially well.}

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