Friday, December 11, 2009

Lens Love

Last weekend, when mom and I went down to see PW, we also stopped by Houston Camera Exchange. I was hoping they'd have a C-Lux 3 in store for her to play around with, but they didn't. She ended up getting a Nikon Coolpix, her very first digital camera! While she was looking at those, I asked the Nikon rep if I could play with some of the lenses that were out on display. She put the 50mm f/1.4 AF-S lens on my D40 and I just about died. I was wearing a scarf/shawl I'd just finished, so I put it on the counter to play around:

Lens Love

Look at that depth of field! Wowza! Do want, very badly.

Also, just for kicks, I did the auto-lighten in Picasa on that pic:

Lens Love Lightened

I think it blows out the colors a bit, but shows off the texture more nicely. What do you think?
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4 comments:

  1. kim @ mommyknowsDecember 11, 2009 at 8:25 PM

    I like the 2nd photo better, but I haven't seen the yarn IRL.

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  2. AnonymousDecember 19, 2009 at 4:26 AM

    Mmm, I like what Picasa did ... but whichever way, that is a *fab* piece of knitting!! Love it! :o)

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  3. UnknownDecember 21, 2009 at 12:39 PM

    Thanks Melissa! It's a Multnomah shawl, which is a free pattern. You can find it in my Ravelry projects if you want more info! =)

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  4. teacakebiscuitDecember 22, 2009 at 9:51 PM

    hoo, dreamy DOF. i have the 50mm f/1.4 and love it, love it way more than the zoom I have.

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