Pumpkin Patch!
So I used our visit to the pumpkin patch to test out my spiffy new lens, the Canon E/F 50mm. The cool thing about this lens is it goes to f/1.8, which is a nice low f-stop that will let me get pics with fancy blurred backgrounds. I really wanted this lens because my house is ALWAYS messy so I’d like to have the option to make that fade so the pictures focus on what’s important… the kids. =) So I basically put my camera on AV mode, which makes me choose the aperture, and played around! It was really interesting. I am a total newbie when it comes to the DSLR, and when I first started using this lens I felt like I had everything in a microscope! It seems to zoom in close even though it’s so short. It’s interesting, and kind of a challenge since I’m used to having to get in my subject’s face to get a close up. I like it though, and I’m getting some fun results. I’m not good enough yet to go full manual, so I practice things like shutter speed, aperture, and iso one at a time. Here are a couple of my favorite pics!
So I used our visit to the pumpkin patch to test out my spiffy new lens, the Canon E/F 50mm. The cool thing about this lens is it goes to f/1.8, which is a nice low f-stop that will let me get pics with fancy blurred backgrounds. I really wanted this lens because my house is ALWAYS messy so I’d like to have the option to make that fade so the pictures focus on what’s important… the kids. =) So I basically put my camera on AV mode, which makes me choose the aperture, and played around! It was really interesting. I am a total newbie when it comes to the DSLR, and when I first started using this lens I felt like I had everything in a microscope! It seems to zoom in close even though it’s so short. It’s interesting, and kind of a challenge since I’m used to having to get in my subject’s face to get a close up. I like it though, and I’m getting some fun results. I’m not good enough yet to go full manual, so I practice things like shutter speed, aperture, and iso one at a time. Here are a couple of my favorite pics!
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| See, Serenity is in focus, nice fuzzy pumpkins |
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| All the random people, fuzzy, Serenity and her horse, in focus! |
And here’s a fun activity you can do with your pumpkins, assuming you haven’t thrown yours all out since it’s after Halloween already =) We didn’t carve ours so they’re still good.
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| Playdoh Pumpkin Decorating! |
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