the lately through a new lens

actually that's not true.

i don't have a new lens 

but the alliteration was smoother than

 "life through a new camera"...

i am loving her though. i love how she feels in my hand

& the very professional sound she makes when i take a shot.

several of ya'll asked what i had been using.

a canon rebel (xt?) for about the last 6 years 

who was totally faithful

& besides getting all out of whack going from our airconditioned rental at the beach

out in to 90+ degrees and humidity

never ever gave me any trouble.

 

i took 10's of 1,000's of images with her.

honestly more than that.

especially since i confessed to shooting over 5,000 on beach trips.

no lie.

anyways,

 i didn't want her to wear out while i was out on a shoot

and that's why we upgraded to a 7D.

for about a year i shot exclusively with a 50 1.4 .

then for many sessions, especially with mobile little ones

i found that i preferred my zoom 28-75 2.8 .

i think an 85 is next on my wish list.

so there you have it.

 

when she first arrived i seriously sat her beside me here in the studio

& just looked at her.

in the box.

for days.

then i took her out

& continued to look at her.

for days.

i finally put the lens on her & took some random pictures around the house.

hence this random out of sequence blog post!

my locally made peace of thread bag

from my sweet friends.

 

madi & dan heading to the braves game on a daddy daughter date.

hydrangeas from our yard

sunflowers from trader joes

madi's fancy new everyday shoes

(kidding. sorta)

from marshalls. i think they're jessica simpson.

remember all that talk about trying to take my workouts to a new level,

well i'm hear to announce that i officially have

calluses on my elbows from planks.

which i stink at ( abds are my worst) but i'm trying!

ya'll have a great tuesday!