Day 18 - At the Computer

I've been spending the past few months coveting a dedicated macro lens, but I just can't justify the expense, given that my photography serves no practical purpose, and I haven't even put the tools at my disposal through their paces yet. Tonight, just to see if I could get it out of my system, I screwed on my 'macro close-up lens,' which isn't even a lens, it's more like a filter. It lets you focus closer, yes, but the focusing range gets much smaller and the DOF is practically non-existent. I was just reading this, and to a great extent I agree, but sometimes that just doesn't help.

Anyway, the 100mm f/2.8 is still in my (somewhat distant) future. Until then, I'll just photograph things from normal distances, or use my P&S, which has a pretty decent macro setting.

Thanks to Evan for being my hand model here!

Day 17 - Sunset

I took this over the fence into our neighbor's yard during sunset.

Later, I attached my super cheap fake fisheye lens to my camera and took a few shots of Mouse. Still waiting for the perfect shot where I get her nose dead center and no blurring. And yeah, the lens created that annoying circular vignette around her.

Day 16 - The Motorbike

I liked the radial symmetry of the wheel on our bike. Wish I had moved the watering can from behind it before I took the picture, though.

I know I'm a little behind on the posting . . . but I'm going to get completely up to date today. The important thing is when I took the photos, right?