its been awhile

but thought I'd share here some edited shots that I didn't show over on my other blog. Just to spread the photo overload around.

These show the before (unedited, straight-out-of-camera shots) the middle with tweaked levels and sharpened, ready to print without any frills, and the last right hand shot, had a light, sort of washy action run over, and then dialled right back. I LOVE the result, just love love it. Its all subjective, next week or next year I will be over this affect I guess.

And the one with the three, well this was the best of a bad bunch but I actually like this one. Its caught them in their natural state of being I guess, you can take your guess of what personality type each child is...

Now what to do with these photos....maybe pick my favourite of each child and get a small canvas done, the same size, of each, or perhaps just print out on photo paper, laminate and then blue tak to the wall. The start of a new simple and inexpensive photo wall. Decisions decisions.

New Lens

I know, I know.  I haven't been here for awhile.  But I am NOW ok!

A new lens - to be specific - Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II. Bought it at Dick Smith for $149 - I know you can get them cheaper online, but I had a gift card that needed using, so I got it there.

To make a short story shorter:  I love it. 

I posted this photo over at my other blog, but I am posting it again, as I can't stop looking at it.

I just happened to catch the last of the lovely sunset light that was around this arvo.  The rest of these photos were taken in the dusk light, with ISO on 1600, and the rest however it happened to come out of the camera.  This new lens is great in low light!  I've done nothing at all to these photos - including the above - apart from a slight sharpening and resizing for web.

It was getting pretty late - 6pm  - on one of the shorter days of the year, but this little lens handled it wonderfully, with little input from me. 

I did some research before buying - around the net people were saying how inferior this lens is to the far more expensive f/1.4 lens.  All I can say is it must be bloody BRILLIANT if it is so much better than this little lens.  I am happy, and my wallet, while lighter by $100 (remembering I had a gift card! ;-) isn't broken hearted!